EALA

Disability: Orthopedic Impairment

  • Prioritizing Maslow to Get to Bloom

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    In this reflection Shannon Hodge, Co-Founder & Executive Director for the Kingsman Academy Public Charter School, discusses the importance of addressing the wellness and basic needs of her students and families while transitioning to a virtual school model. Practical strategies like a single point of contact for each student, Universal Design for Learning, and training…

  • Social-Emotional Growth through Academic Content for All Students

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    This case study describes the experiences of a fifth-grade special education teacher in New York City as she works to support her students’ basic and social-emotional needs—as well as their need for academic process during distance learning. She reflects on her experience and specific strategies, and she describes her classroom’s transformative experience during a unit…

  • Simile vs. Metaphor Independent Work

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    Sample of a worksheet created to support a lesson delivered virtually.

  • Simile vs. Metaphor Recorded Lesson

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    Sample of a lesson provided during virtual instruction.

  • Strengthening Connectivities From a Distance

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    In this reflection Tommy Reddicks, Chief Executive Officer for the Paramount Schools of Excellence, discusses the decision to move to eLearning and immediate actions taken to provide support for all students in the transition. Practical strategies like day one check-ins with families, consideration of support services and ensuring implementation fidelity to this new style of…

  • #OperationStoryTime

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    Children’s book authors doing virtual storytimes.

  • Brooklyn School Shares a COVID-19 Grief and Loss Resource Kit

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    The Brooklyn LAB school community has been hit hard by this pandemic, and we are doing our best to face this challenge together. The Brooklyn LAB leadership team, with input from community members and resources from colleagues from around the country, has compiled a COVID-19 Grief and Loss Resource Kit, in the hope that it…

  • Brooklyn School Shares a COVID-19 Grief and Loss Resource Kit

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    Few feel fully prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic that is sweeping the world. Indeed, as educators, we cannot ever fully prepare for the loss of a colleague, student, or family member. Brooklyn LAB has been hit hard by the pandemic, and in the process of trying to make sense of how to support our school…

  • The National Child Traumatic Stress Network

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    This site links to resources to help schools to raise the standard of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their families and communities throughout the United States.

  • About Children & Grief

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    Scholastic’s website provides a wealth of information about how children grieve and that teachers can help children manage loss.