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Raise the Bar Resource and Event Spotlight

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Raising the Bar: Literacy & Math Series to Address Academic Recovery, Session 1

In October 2022, the U.S. Department of Education launched the “Raising the Bar: Literacy & Math Series to Address Academic Recovery.” This five-part series highlights strategies and best practices for accelerating learning, especially in literacy and mathematics. In this inaugural session, presenters outline high-quality programs and practices to address learning loss and offer information on available resources to support implementation and scaling of best practices at the State, district, and school levels.

Raising the Bar: Literacy & Math Series to Address Academic Recovery, Session 1
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Teaching Math to Young Children for Families and Caregivers

Hosting a wealth of resources and activities, this Web page from Regional Educational Laboratories Appalachia, Central, and Northwest is designed to support children as they practice mathematics at home. Targeted toward children ages 2-8, resources include math activities from numbers and operations to geometry, model problem solving, and data analysis, as well as guidance for parents and caregivers on how to incorporate math into play, create a math-rich environment, and embed math into daily routines and activities.

Teaching Math to Young Children for Families and Caregivers
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Literacy Skill Checklist

This interactive online assessment, developed by the National Center on Improving Literacy and designed for students in grades K-5, guides caregivers and educators through a series of questions about children’s literacy skills. Upon completion, the assessment provides a tailored set of resources for filling in gaps in children’s reading, writing, and language skills.

Literacy Skill Checklist
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From Information to Implementation: Combatting Shortages of Educators Serving Students With Disabilities

In this 12-part Webinar series, jointly hosted by the Council for Exceptional Children and the Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform Center, practitioners share their work in designing and implementing innovative ways to strengthen, stabilize, and diversify the special education workforce and offer evidence-based strategies that support these efforts. Sessions in this series include information on topics such as leveraging Federal funds, creating educator pathways and pipelines, collaborating, and establishing supportive working conditions.

From Information to Implementation: Combatting Shortages of Educators Serving Students With Disabilities
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Strengthening Partnerships Between States, School Districts, and Higher Education to Increase the Number of Teacher Candidates Prepared to Enter the Classroom and Provide Immediate Support to Schools

This Webinar, hosted by the U.S. Department of Education, provides a detailed overview of the education workforce shortage and its impact on educational opportunity. Sharing strategies for increasing the number of teacher candidates and providing immediate support to schools, roundtable panelists discuss the current educator landscape, present strategies for using Federal relief funds to address teacher shortages, and offer examples of States leveraging partnerships to build educator pipelines.

Strengthening Partnerships Between States, School Districts, and Higher Education to Increase the Number of Teacher Candidates Prepared to Enter the Classroom and Provide Immediate Support to Schools
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Learn more at
https://bestpracticesclearinghouse.ed.gov/

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