GSRP and Preschool Special Education COVID-19 Guidance and Resources

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    • icon  An Inclusive Preschool During the Pandemic - Remote Learning at Big Walnut Elementary School.
    • This video illustrates how Anna Cordas and Erin Erjavec, two talented, creative, and energetic preschool education interventionists at Big Walnut Elementary School in Delaware County, Ohio, delivered remote learning services for their inclusive classrooms during the COVID-19 pandemic in spring, 2020. Anna and Erin show how they used their typical classroom visual schedule, provided both asynchronous and synchronous activities, delivered individualized services, and supported children with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). Lindsay, a parent of one of their students, shares her and her son's experiences with the remote learning services.

    • icon Best Practices in Online Instruction
    • Well-designed and thoughtfully executed online courses can effectively engage adult learners in high quality, engaging individual, small group, and whole group learning. This webinar will provide examples of how to develop and deliver content, support interaction including small group activities, promote reflection, and manage assignments as part of an online course.

    • icon Division for Early Childhood (DEC) Resources to Support EI/ECSE During COVID-19
    • icon Facilitation Tips for Virtual Meetings
    • This article has some practical tips for facilitating virtual meetings.

    • icon Pre-Kindergarten Remote Learning Weekly Activity Plans
    • In an effort to support families and teachers, the NC Office of Early Learning has created weekly family resources for home learning that do not require technology for children ages Birth through Grade 2. There are also links to many digital resources. This link targets pre-kindergarten.

    • icon Preschool Remote Learning During the Pandemic at Tarver Elementary.
    • This video describes how Peggy Mattingley, General Education Teacher, Kirsten Bilderaya, Itinerant Early Childhood Specialist, and Molly McCarthy, Speech-Language Pathologist at Tarver Elementary School in Thornton, Colorado delivered remote learning services in spring, 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. They discuss how they reached out to families, provided both asynchronous and synchronous activities, delivered individualized services, and supported children with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).

    • icon Service Delivery through Tele-Intervention and Distance Learning
    • While this is meant for home visitors, there may be helpful content for coaching online.