The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (NDDPI) is dedicated to gathering local, regional, and national resources for anyone in the education field. This resource center is designed to be a one-stop-shop to help school, educators, students, parents, and caregivers by providing access to educational supports and resources.
The linked resources on this page were carefully chosen for their alignment to North Dakota K-12 Education Content Standards. Particular attention has been given to identifying best practices and guidance in supporting ALL students and providing suggestions for educator professional learning. Local public school districts decide which curriculum, materials, and resources are used within their district; therefore, these resources may or may not be aligned to a student's specific coursework. Please be sure to cross-check your students' and school's specific materials to ensure appropriate use.
Disclaimer: To provide a wide variety of resources to assist families and educators, this site links to external websites. All external links operate independently from the NDDPI. The department has established a regular review process in an attempt to keep this information up-to-date and accurate. However, neither the State of North Dakota nor any agency, officer, or employee of the State of North Dakota warrants the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of any information published by this system, nor endorses any content, viewpoints, products, or services linked from this system, and shall not be held responsible for any losses caused by reliance on the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of such information.
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Career & Technical Education
- Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) - CTE resources, professional development and information.
- ND CTE Distance Education Resources - Resources that will enable teachers, counselors and administrators to continue to provide instruction to North Dakota’s students
ELA
- Breaking the Code - Literacy resources including videos, printables, and links to information about reading, phonics, literacy, and the science of reading.
- Florida Center for Reading Research Resources - Site contains reading lesson plans developed for Reading First.
- Into the Book - Students site contains reading comprehension activities; teacher site contains resources for reading instruction.
- Iowa Reading Research Center - Site provides information about ELA instruction and lesson plans searchable by grade span and topic.
- Kindergarten Teacher's Guide to Supporting Family Involvement in Foundational Reading Skills - Videos and activities for foundational reading skills.
- Literacy Essentials - Resources for literacy instruction for teachers and instructional coaches.
- National Center on Improving Literacy - The focus of this site is on addressing dyslexia. Resources include e-readers and games.
- ND Council of Teachers of English (NDCTE) - Site provides supports for teachers and resources for teaching ELA.
- North Carolina ELA Choice Boards - Link to ELA Choice Board ideas K-12; divided by grade span.
- Read Write Think - Reading lesson plans, graphic organizers for K-12. Linked to standards. Resources are linked to the plans.
- Reading Rockets - Site contains resources promoting early literacy.
- Star Fall - Site provides literacy activities that are aligned with national standards.
- University of Florida Literacy Institute - Resources for teaching reading online and dyslexia.
Fine Arts
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State Educational Agency Director of Arts Education (SEADE) Instructional Resources - Site contains resources for fine arts instruction.
Health and PE
- CHS Farmer's Alliance Cooperative - Safety information for rural areas including farm safety.
- ND SHAPE - Site links to resources from SHAPE America to encourage healthy habits and physical activity.
- Shape America 2020-21 - Resource for teachers of physical education and health providing considerations for re-entry in the fall.
History
- Eyewitness to History - Historical passages from various time periods in history. Site also contains old movie clips and audio, along with authentic resources for various historic periods.
Math
- American Statistical Association (ASA) - Site links to classroom resources to teach statistics K-12.
- Illuminations - Site includes lesson plans and interactive resources that may be searched by grade span, national standard, and topic area.
- Maine Math Resources - Provides a variety of resources; description provided for each.
- NDCTM - Site links to resources from NCTM and NCSM to support mathematics instruction and educators.
- NDMEA - Site contains links to musical events and associations in ND and links to resources and webinars for music teachers.
Music
- ND Music Teachers Association - Site contains a list of resources for Music teachers.
ND Studies
- ND Parks and Rec Campfire Series: Day in the Life of a Soldier at Fort Lincoln - Video from Fort Lincoln teaching about a soldier's life.
- ND Tourism - Virtual tours of sites in North Dakota
Science
- American Chemistry Society (ACS) - Site provides resources for teaching chemistry K-12. Elementary and middle school resources include experiments. High School resources include articles and comprehension materials, labs, simulations and extension activities.
- Dakota Zoo Creature Feature - Personnel at the zoo present facts about animals.
- Georgia Aquarium - Site provides information about preservation of ocean and aquatic animals, along with lesson plans, videos, and web cams.
- Maine Science Teachers Association - A variety of resources; description provided for each.
- National Earth Science Teachers Association (NESTA) - Site contains articles and lesson resources for earth science.
- National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) (member organization)) - Site allows access to resources to teach biology.
- National Institute of General Medical Services (NIGMS) - Provides resources for biology and chemistry.
- National Earth Science Teachers Association - Site contains articles and lesson resources for earth science.
- National Park Service - Site provides lesson plans and distance learning materials to assist with science instruction.
- National Science Digital Library - Resources for teaching science including remote teaching ideas.
- Natural Resources Conservation Services North Dakota - Site provides resources for science and teaching conservation
- NASA - Site provides resources for teaching Science.
- ND Game and Fish - Site provides information on wildlife and conservation to state stakeholders.
- ND Night Sky - Site contains information for astronomy.
- Nova -Provides science resources.
- NSTA - Site contains classroom resources and professional development resources.
- The Smithsonian - Resources for teachers, live webinars, and virtual tours.
- US Forest Service -Site provides information about forests and conservation.
Social Studies
- C3 Teachers Social Studies Resources - Site contains inquiry questions and activities for Social Studies.
- Civil War Inquiries - Site contains inquiry modules based on primary source instructional tools from the Huntington Library collection.
- Classroom Materials at Library of Congress - Site provides access to primary sources, lesson plans, and presentations for Social Studies.
- Digital History Reader (European) - Site contains high school level modules incorporating authentic sources; teacher's guide is included.
- Digital History Reader (US) - Site contains high school level modules incorporating authentic sources; teacher's guide is included.
- Ellis Island - Site provides information about immigrants and Ellis Island through which many of their ancestors came to the United States.
- Excel-Easy - Site provides tutorials designed to help guide the use of Excel spreadsheets.
- Excelin Ed - Social Studies resources and videos.
- Fort Abraham Lincoln - Link leads to videos about Fort Abraham Lincoln's history and virtual tours of the park.
- Fort Union Historic Site - Site provides historical information about the fort and preservation of artifacts found.
- History Labs - Site provides inquiry activities based on Social Studies topics.
- In Our Time - BBC podcasts about history.
- Mt. Vernon - Site provides a virtual tour of Mount Vernon, primary sources, and historical information from the Revolutionary War period.
- National Archives - Site provides primary sources and online learning programs.
- National Archives Docs Teach - Site provides digital access to photos and documents that may be used to teach history. Teaching suggestions are provided to help use the resources.
- National Constitution Center - Site includes videos and lesson plans to teach about government and civics.
- National Museum of the American Indian - Site contains historical artifacts and videos from the Smithsonian along with resources to history.
- North Dakota Heritage Center - Site provides photos, videos, and audio tours of exhibits in the museum. Resources are available to plan visits to the museum.
- North Dakota State Historic Sites - Site contains information about 57 historic sites and museums in North Dakota.
- North Dakota Studies - Site provides resources for teaching ND Studies.
- Plimoth Plantation - Videos of experiences at Plimoth plantation and virtual field trip; depicts lifestyle of 1600's.
- Social Studies Central - Site provides links to Social Studies resources.
- Stanford History Education Group - Site provides U.S. History and World History lessons, assessments, and resources.
- State Historical Society of ND - Site contains resources for teaching ND History.
- State Historical Society of ND - Site highlights exhibit information related to ND History.
- Teaching History.org - Site provides authentic sources and lesson plans for teaching history.
- Teaching Tolerance - Provide resources to supplement lessons on diversity.
- US Citizenship and Naturalization Test Resources - Site provides resources to prepare for the US Citizenship and Naturalization Test.
- US Holocaust Memorial Museum - Site contains information related to the Holocaust.
- US Census Bureau - Variety of resources including videos and activities to teach students about the census.
- USA.gov - Site contains information for teachers about government.
- Where in ND is Carmen SanDiego - Game reviews facts about ND.
STEM
- Code - Computer Science PK-12 lessons and games to teach coding. May sort by grade levels. Activities include lesson plans and self-guided tutorials.
- International Technology and Engineering Education Association (ITEEA) - Activities for teaching STEM in the classroom.
- National Inventor's Hall of Fame - Site provides STEM-based resources for educators.
Visual Arts
- Google Arts and Culture - Site leads information about different artistic mediums, history, and artists.
- Annenburg Learner - Site provides professional development and interactive classroom resources.
- AP Classroom - Site for AP teachers providing support for AP classes.
- AP Students - Site for AP teachers providing support for AP classes.
- Brainpop - Site provides videos and information for students on viruses, and distance learning.
- CommonLit - Site contains reading passages for grades 3-12 and also has lesson resources. A Chrome browser will be needed to access the site.
- Continuous Education Toolkit for School Systems-Academic Resources - List of resources to assist schools with continuous learning.
- Curriki - Site curates teacher created academic resources for multiple subjects.
- EDSITEment - Provide academic resources for teachers and activities for students.
- Education Development Center (EDC) - Site provides information for teachers about teaching online, SEL, STEM, biosciences, and lessons to teach history using authentic sources.
- Educator Resources - ACT site provides academic and SEL resources related to COVID-19.
- ELA Guidelines for Distance Learning - Tips for providing ELA instruction in a distance learning environment.
- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence - Site contains links to resources including monthly resources.
- Google Search Education - Resources to instruct students in conducting searches for academic sources.
- Great Lakes Equity Center - COVID-19 resources contain links to sites that would be helpful to teachers, principals, and parents; links are found below resources provided by the group.
- Hawaii Choice Board Ideas - Links to choice board ideas PK-12 for core areas.
- Ignite My Future in School - Link contains resources for computational thinking; instructional videos are included.
- Iowa Department of Education - Site provides links to COVID-19 resources for a variety of subject areas.
- Khan Academy - Site provides academic support and tutorials for students.
- LearningKeepsGoing.org - SETDA site that provides eLearning resources during COVID-19, including educational resources, articles with parent tips, and webinars.
- Lexile and Quantile Tools - Site provides instructional tools for teachers based on quantile and lexile scores.
- Library of Congress - Digital collections at the Library of Congress; valuable Social Studies document site among other resources.
- Library of Congress film and video collections - Site leads to a collection of films and videos pertaining to a variety of topics including history and music.
- Math Guidelines for Distance Learning - Tips for providing math instruction in a distance learning environment.
- National Geographic - Site provides resources in multiple subject including lesson plans.
- ND Gifted Children - Provide resources to meet the needs of gifted students.
- NDOER Commons - Site curates collection of teacher created resources for a variety of subjects.
- ND State Library - Site contains digital resources sorted by audience, along with teacher guides that accompany resources.
- Smithsonian Tween Tribune - Resource contains articles students read. There is an option to take a quiz post reading to check comprehension; articles are leveled with Lexiles.
- We Are Teachers - Site provides resources for multiple subject areas and grade levels. The site also has professional development and training resources for educators.
- AP Classroom - Site for AP teachers providing support for AP classes.
- AP Students - Site for AP students which provides instructional supports and AP Exam practice.
- Cognia Formative Assessment - A set of resources that elicit evidence of student understanding in mathematics, reading and STEM to inform teaching and learning in real time. The resources are grouped to target a single skill or cluster of skills in grades 3-8.
- College Board Educator Information - Information and resources related to College Board's Suite of Assessments.
- Counselor Toolkit - Site provides information related to ACT test including updates for COVID-19.
- For Educators - ACT information for educators.
- For Students and Families - ACT information for students. Site includes practice activities to help prepare for the ACT test.
- Lesson Planning with Formative Assessment - Links to resources, lesson plans, units, and template related to using Formative Assessment to help drive instruction.
- Lexile and Quantile Tools - Site provides instructional tools for teachers based on quantile and lexile scores.
- PSAT Information and Resources - Information on scores, test content, test taking tips, practice tests.
- SAT Practice - Online resources to help prepare for the SAT exam and college readiness.
- American Counselor Association School Re-entry Resources - Links to resources regarding the reopening of schools amid COVID-19.
- Appropriate vs. Inappropriate Roles for School Counselors - Link to a list of appropriate and inappropriate activities for school counselors.
- The Coping Skills Toolbox - Resources for counselors to assist students with learning coping skills.
- Counselor Toolkit - Site provides information related to the ACT test including updates for COVID-19.
- Explore Work: Start Mapping your Future - Resources to assist with transition and determining a career path after high school.
- National Dropout Prevention Center - Resources to prevent students from dropping out of school.
- Distinguished Teacher Exemplar–Keeping student learning at the top of their minds, our network of North Dakota State Teachers of the Year stepped forward, offering innovative tips to improve instruction and ways to resolve some growing pains with distance learning. To continue this momentum, the Department of Public Instruction in July invited former State Teachers of the Year, STOY nominees, and other classroom leaders to discuss how they overcame the challenges that they met with distance learning.
- Boston Children's Museum - Site provides play based resources and activities some of which could be done at home.
- Brightly Storytime - Provides recorded read aloud's for young children.
- Florida Early Learning Resources - Variety of resources for parents and early learning educators promoting the development of young children. Site links to other sites containing learning resources and provides activities and information.
- Leapfrog Letter Factory - Videos help supplement phonemic awareness instruction.
- Leapfrog Numberland - Videos help supplement number sense and early math instruction.
- Migrant Literacy Net - The MLN website provides teachers with supplemental resources and students with online instruction to develop individual literacy skills. There are math skills offered, as well. Site contains reading tutorials in English and Spanish.
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) - Site provides resources to promote the development of young children.
- National Office of Head Start - Site provides resources for early childhood teachers.
- Reading Rockets - Site contains resources promoting early literacy.
- Story Place - Scheduled story time daily online.
- US Dept of Education - Site contains early learning and family engagement information.
- Ways Families Propmote Early Literacy - Brief lists links to resources promoting early literacy
- Waterford UpStart - Early learning resources for families.
- Beginning of the Year Relationship Building - Resources to build relationships with students and families.
- CEEDAR Center Family Guide to At-Home Learning - Guidance for parents of students learning at home.
- Child Mind Institute - Provides information for families dealing with mental health or learning disabilities.
- Community Action Partnership - Site provides resources to assist families.
- Google Classroom Parent's Guide: Tonya Braaten - Family Engagement - Slide presentation that helps parents learn how to navigate Google Classroom.
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) - Site provides resources to promote the development of young children.
- National Center for Systemic Improvement (NCSI) - Variety of resources and information to assist students with special needs for parents and teachers.
- North Dakota Protection & Advocacy - Advocate for the legal rights of people with disabilities in ND.
- Parents Lead – Support for parents in promoting the behavioral health of their children.
- Parent and Family Digital Learning Guide – Guide to help all parents and caregivers, including those who have limited experience with digital tools, those who are expert with these tools, and anywhere in between.
- Parent Resource Videos by TIES Center and NCEO - Videos to assist parents with distance learning for students with cognitive disabilities.
- Pathfinder Services of ND - Parents information, training, and resource center for parents of children with disabilities in ND.
- Prairie Public - Site provides link to Public Broadcasting System Learning Media which has several resources available to support families and academics.
- Story Place - Scheduled story time daily online.
- Supporting Your Child's Reading at Home - Provide recommendations for parents to support reading for grades K-3.
- US Dept of Education - Site contains early learning and family engagement information.
- Wide Open Schools.org - Resources for a variety of subjects.
- North Dakota Family Engagement Cabinet Resource Kit - Link to Family Engagement Resources on DPI website.
- Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security - Link to the US Department of the Treasury guidance on the CARES act.
- ESSER Funding FAQ - Link to the ESSER frequently asked questions page of the NDDPI website.
- USED Coronavirus Fact Sheet - Link to the USED fact sheet on use of education grant funds during COVID-19.
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - Guidance to assist with pandemic preparedness in the workplace and ADA compliance.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) - Site provides information about COVID-19.
- CDC Cleaning and Disinfecting Guidelines - CDC cleaning and disinfection guidance for facilities.
- CDC Criteria to Discontinue Home Isolation - CDC guidance for those infected including guidelines for discontinuing home isolation.
- CDC General Business FAQs - CDC guidance explaining what to do if you are infected with Coronavirus.
- CDC Guidance - CDC guidance explaining what to do if you are infected with Coronavirus.
- CDC Guidance for Bus Transit Operators - CDC guidance for buses.
- CDC Guidance for Cloth Face Covers - CDC guidance explaining how to wear a cloth face covering properly.
- CDC Guidance for Schools and Childcare - CDC guidance for schools and childcare in handling COVID-19
- CDC Handwashing Guidance - Handwashing guidance information from the CDC.
- CDC Handwashing Posters (FREE) - CDC free handwashing posters schools may order.
- CDC Healthy Hygiene Etiquette and Practice - Guidance by the CDC to promote healthy hygiene etiquette and practice.
- CDC High Risk Populations for Severe Illness - CDC Information identifying high risk populations.
- CDC Sign Face Covering Checklist - CDC sign explaining what individuals should and shouldn't do when wearing clothe face coverings.
- CDC Sign How to Protect Yourself and Others - CDC sign explaining safe practices to help protect individuals from COVID-19.
- CDC Standards and Transmission Based Practices - Guidance on precautions for persons who may be infected to prevent infection transmission.
- CDC Stop the Spread Sign - CDC Stop the Spread sign.
- CDC Symptoms of Coronavirus - CDC information describing the symptoms of Coronavirus.
- Common Sense Media - Site provides resources to help learn more about COVID-19.
- Handwashing and Hand Sanitizer Use at Home, at Play, and Out and About - Site provides information on the use of hand washing and hand sanitizer to help prevent the spread of disease.
- Know the Signs of Child Abuse and Neglect During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Site helps provide signs of child abuse and neglect. It also provides strategies to help families connect over a distance.
- NDDoH Decision Tree for Symptomatic Individuals in Child Care Programs - ND Department of Health decision tree for dealing with symptomatic individuals.
- Prevent Child Abuse America - Site provides tips for parents, educators, and others to deal with COVID-19.
- What Healthcare Personnel Should Know About Caring for Patients with Confirmed or Possible COVID-19 Infection - Resource to assist healthcare personnel (i.e., school nurses) who may care for patients with confirmed or possible COVID-19 infection.
- Respiratory Pathogen Emission Video - Resource contains a video showing droplets in a human sneeze spreading disease.
- Coronavirus: New Facts About Infection Mechanisms - Video from the CDC shows ways microdroplets in the air can help spread disease.
- Evidence of Effectiveness of Wearing Face Coverings - Article from the CDC regarding the impact of wearing face coverings.
- Academic Progress Tools Chart: National Center on Intensive Intervention - Resource provides information about academic progress monitoring tools.
- Assessment for Identifying Lagging Skills - Resource provides several instruments that can be used to measure lagging academic skills in students.
- Aurora Institute: Continuity of Learning Resources - Resources to help maintain continuity of learning during COVID-19.
- Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports - Resource provides strategies to help educators meet the social and emotional needs of young children.
- National Center on Intensive Intervention - Resource to help educators find the tools and resources to support students with intense needs.
- ND MTSS Framework - Site provides framework and supports for multi-tiered support systems to help meet student needs.
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North Dakota OER Commons - This resource contains teacher created materials for multiple academic areas.
- Back-to-School Blueprint - Site provides resources in the form of learning modules for re-entry.
- Back-to-School Resources are Available for Parents and Caregivers During the Pandemic - NDDoH has a new resource available to help parents and caregivers in supporting children with back-to-school plans, whether that means returning to school full time, distance learning or a hybrid model.
- COVID 19 Planning Considerations: Guidance for School Re-Entry - To provide guidance for schools as they plan for re-entry in the fall.
- Plan Ahead to Support the Transition-back of Students, Families, and Staff - Information to assist schools plan to address barriers to learning as they transition back to the school setting.
- Restarting School: Planning for Acceleration in the 2020-2021 School Year - Link to document by TNTP to assist schools as they plan to restart schools and address learning gaps created by COVID-19. Document helps identify some steps schools can take and instructional practices that will help move students forward.
- Return to School Roadmap - Planning steps to assist schools in preparing to return and effectively transition back to instruction in the classroom.
- School Resources Hub - Site provides information to help schools as they plan for re-entry.
- School Re-Entry Considerations - Resources to assist school staff in dealing with the social, emotional, mental and behavioral health of students during COVID -19 and re-entry.
- Principal Toolkit for Returning to School - This tool kit provides support for Principals during re-entry. It provides suggestions for scheduling, space use, learning recovery, etc.
- Alphabet of Stress Management and Coping Skills - Site provides a list of stress management and coping skills.
- American Institutes for Research (AIR) Social Emotional Learning Solutions - Site provides research and resources for social and emotional learning.
- Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) - Site contains resources for Social and emotional learning.
- Common Sense Education - Resources for teaching social emotional learning.
- Educator Resources - ACT site provides academic and SEL resources related to COVID-19.
- Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network - Site provides mental health supports for students.
- Social Emotional Support Resources - Resources to help students social and emotional learning during COVID-19.
- Assessments for K-12 students’ Interpersonal, Intrapersonal and Higher-Order Cognitive Competencies - List of assessments to help measure the social and emotional behavior of students.
- Center for MH in Schools & Student/Learning Supports at UCLA - Links to help schools transform learning and address barriers to student learning.
- FastBridge Screener - Link to a social, academic and emotional behavior risk screener.
- Helping Children Cope with Changes Resulting from COVID-19 - Resource providing strategies to support students cope with the changes resulting from COVID-19.
- Social Emotional Learning Assessment Guide - Resources for practitioners to select and use measures of student SEL.
- Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire - Questionnaire designed to assist with the identification of strengths and difficulties for student social emotional behavior.
- Trauma-Informed Approach to Teaching Through Coronavirus - Resource provides recommendations for educators supporting students during the COVID-19 crisis.
- Addressing Barriers to Learning - Link provides information and resources to help address barriers to learning.
- Aspen Institute SEAD - Link defines connection between social, emotional and academic development.
- Aspen Institute SEAD Fact Sheet - Link to information describing the impact of social emotional to academic development.
- CASEL - Reunite, Renew, and Trieve: SEL Roadmap for Reopening Schools - Resources and considerations for SEL learning upon reopening schools during the pandemic.
- CASEL Competencies - Link to social emotional and learning competencies.
- CASEL COVID 19 Social Emotional Resources and Guidelines - Link provides a variety of social emotional resources and guidelines for parents and educators.
- CASEL 3 Signature Practices Playbook - Three signature practices to help integrate SEL practices and promote community building and deeper engagement.
- CASEL Guide to Schoolwide Data Reflection Protocol - This tool presents a structured reflection process for SEL teams and other school stakeholders to observe trends and discuss ideas for continuous improvement of SEL implementation.
- CASEL SEL Implementation Tools and Resources - Site provides online suite of tools providing guidance and support for districts and schools to implement high quality, evidence-based SEL.
- CDC Tips to Helping Students Cope - Site provides tips and resources for teachers to help students cope after dealing with an emergency or disaster when returning to school.
- Center for Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) - Site provides resources to support the social and emotional needs of young children.
- Determining Who Needs Additional Support - Universal Screening Tool - Implementation guide to best practices for social, emotional and behavioral screening.
- Dr. Bruce Perry COVID -19 Stress, Distress, and Trauma Series - Link to a series of videos explaining the impact of stress, distress and trauma on student learning.
- Helping Children with Traumatic Separation or Grief During COVID-19 - Link to information to help talk to children about traumatic separation or grief related to COVID-19.
- National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments - Link provides information to help promote a safe school environment.
- NCTSN Coping in Hard Times: Fact Sheet - Resource provides information about how to assist students, staff, and families dealing with economic downturns.
- ND Behavioral Health - Site provides resources and links to behavioral health supports for children, adults and providers dealing with COVID-19.
- ND MTSS SEL Goals - The NDMTSS SEL Goals provide ND school districts and educators a framework to guide quality explicit instruction of social and emotional learning skills to foster an engaging school climate for all students, guide selection of evidence-based programs and steer professional learning with regards to SEL in ND.
- ND Project Renew - Link to resources in North Dakota for behavioral health and homelessness.
- Psychological First Aid - Intervention model to assist students, staff, and families dealing with trauma related distress.
- Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools - Link to a toolkit or resources to help schools prepare and manage emergencies and crises.
- Robbie's Hope – Site provides resources for teens and their parents regarding teenage issues such as anxiety, depression, suicide, managing screen time, and technology usage.
- School Guide Essentials - Link to a set of essential tools for use during professional training or as a quick reference for coaches and SEL team leaders.
- SEARCH Institute Building Developmental Relationships During the COVID Crisis - Link to a checklist to help build developmental relationships during the COVID-19 crisis.
- Social Stories to Support People with I/DD During the COVID-19 Emergency -
- Social Stories for Young and Old on COVID-19 - Social stories about COVID-19 for students.
- Strengthening Adults Social and Emotional Needs - Resource to assist schools strengthen adults' SEL competence and capacity.
- Supporting Children During COVID-19 - Resource provides strategies to help support students during COVID-19.
- Supporting and Responding to Behavior - Strategies to help educators support and respond to student behavior.
- Teaching the Whole Child - Guide to instructional practices that support SEL.
- Trauma Informed Approach to Teaching through Coronavirus - Recommendations from the National Child Trauma Stress Network for educators supporting students during the COVID-19 crisis.
- Talking with Children about COVID-19
- National Association of School Psychologists; Talking to Children About COVID-19, A Parent Resource - Resource to help adults talk to children about COVID-19.
- Talking With Children: Tips for Caregivers, Parents, and Teachers During Infectious Disease Outbreaks - Resource provides tips for Caregivers, Parents, and Teachers During Infectious Disease Outbreaks.
- Coping With Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks - Site provides a variety of resources providing strategies to deal with the stress that may be felt during infectious disease outbreaks.
- Parents Lead - Helping Children Make Sense of the COVID-19 Pandemic - Site provides resources to help families during COVID-19.
- 2019-2020 Transition Discretionary Grant ~ Self-Advocacy and Social/Emotional Learning Units - Transition activities for students with disabilities to develop self advocacy skills.
- American Occupational Therapy Association - SPED COVID-19 response information for Occupational Therapists.
- American Physical Therapy Association - COVID-19 response information for Physical Therapists.
- American Speech Language Hearing Association - Site provides telepractice resources for use during COVID-19.
- Autism Speaks - Provides families and educators with information about autism.
- Avenue PM - Curriculum-based measures for students who are deaf or head of hearing.
- Career Exploration Videos - Videos to assist special needs students with transition.
- CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning) - Site contains resources for Social and emotional learning.
- Ceeder Center - Supports student's with disabilities in achieving college- and career-ready standards by building the capacity of state personnel preparation systems to prepare teachers and leaders to implement evidence-based practices within MTSS.
- Center for Parent Information and Resources - Provides information for disabilities categorized as OHI by IDEA.
- Child Mind Institute - Provides information for families dealing with mental health or learning disabilities.
- Common Sense Education - Resources for teaching social emotional learning.
- Council for Exceptional Children (resources for teaching remotely) - Site provides resources and information for teacher of students with special needs.
- Cox Campus - Site provides tools, resources and professional development for families and educators in the areas of Speech/Language and Literacy.
- Described and Captioned Media Program (make videos accessible - Captioned and described educational videos for students with disabilities and their families.
- Distance Learning Engagement: an Overview Framework - Framework to support all students, including those with significant disabilities, during distance learning.
- Educating All Learners Alliance - Resources shared by educators throughout the United States regarding students with special needs.
- Explore Work: Start Mapping your Future - Resources to assist with transition and determining a career path after high school.
- Family Voices of ND - Resource containing audio recordings of information on a variety of family centered topics.
- Getting Started with Document Accessibility (PDF) - Site provides assistance with best practices for document accessibility.
- Getting Started with Presentation Accessibility (PDF) - Site provides assistance with providing accessible presentations.
- Grandview University Autism Training Resources - Resources that provide training for autism.
- Helpful Online Transition Related Resources - Site provides support for teachers and transition stakeholders providing transition services to students with disabilities through distance learning methods.
- High Leverage Practices in Special Education - Provide a set of high leverage practices for special education educators.
- Informed SLP Telehealth - Resources to support Speech Language Pathologists.
- Intervention Central - Site provides educational and behavioral resources for teachers to assist with providing intervention for students.
- Iris Center - Instructional resources for students with disabilities.
- Learning Disabilities Association of America - Site provides resources for educators and families dealing with the challenge of learning disabilities.
- Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network - Provides mental health supports for students.
- National Association of Special Education Teachers - Site provides information and resources for various disabilities.
- National Association of School Psychologists - Site provides resources and advanced practices to improve student learning, behavior, and mental health.
- National Career Development Association - Site contains vetted, current and credible resources useful to counselors, coaches, and specialists working with clients needing transition related instruction.
- National Center for School Mental Health - Strengthen policy and programs in schools to support kids mental health.
- National Center for Systemic Improvement (NCSI) - Resources for assisting special needs students including products, guidance, webinars, and tools.
- National Child Traumatic Stress Network - Site contains links to many mental health supports for families.
- National Institute of Mental Health - Provides information about different mental disorders, diagnoses, and treatment.
- ND Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health - Resource is a parent run organization focused on the needs of children and youth with emotional, behavioral, or mental disorders and their families.
- North Dakota Association of School Psychologists - Site provides resources and advanced practices to improve student learning, behavior, and mental health.
- North Dakota Protection & Advocacy - Advocate for the legal rights of people with disabilities in ND.
- Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Services (NKCES) - Professional development opportunities for educators of students with special needs.
- NTACT: Transition Resources during COVID-19 Outbreak - Offers resources from various federal agencies and other state agencies, including ready to use resources for classroom, home and community use.
- Office of Special Education - Evidenced-based and promising practices to support continuity of learning for students with disabilities.
- Parent Resource Videos by TIES Center and NCEO - Videos to assist parents with distance learning for students with cognitive disabilities.
- Pathfinder Services of ND - Parents information, training, and resource center for parents of children with disabilities in ND.
- Personalizing the Reading Experience - Provides guidance on creating accessible materials.
- Prevent Child Abuse ND (PCAND) - Organization promoting the prevention of child abuse.
- Resource Materials and Technology Center for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing (RMTC-D/HH) - Resources and professional development for people who are deaf/hard of hearing.
- Successmaker - Program used to personalize instruction for special needs students in the areas of reading and math.
- Supporting Students with IEPs during eLearning Days - Webinar explaining how to support student with challenges during distance learning.
- T-Folio - Transition portfolio tool to guide youth in exploring, identifying, and planning for their desired post-school goals.
- TIES Center - Provides resources for students with significant cognitive disabilities.
- Understood - Provides resources and information for educators and families of students with ADHD or learning disabilities.
- Professional Development - Links to professional development resources to assist students with disabilities.
- Remote Learning Site for Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities - Link is a source for quality remote learning lessons and activities for teachers and parents to utilize.
- Supports for Learning at Home for Students with Complex Communication Needs - Resource provides strategies for educators working with students with complex communication needs.
- 10 Ways to Personalize Learning - Resource provides strategies to help personalize instruction to meet student needs.
- ASCD - Site provides informational webinars about curriculum, instructional strategies, and assessment.
- Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators - Site links to tutorials for distance learning instruction in Math.
- Blackboard -Video to assist educators with using this LMS platform.
- Blended Learning and Flipped Classrooms Definitions - Video defining blended learning and flipped classrooms and explains how these strategies may be helpful to students.
- Blended Learning Resource Roundup - Site provides resources to help train educators and start using blended learning.
- Blended Learning Universe - Site provides information and strategies for applying blended learning.
- Canvas - Videos to help educators use the Canvas LMS system.
- Center for Teaching and Learning - Provide guidance and suggestions for teaching in a blended or hybrid environment.
- Center for Teaching Innovation - Resources and guides to help design hybrid learning courses.
- Classroom Learning Modules - Free webinar on this topic and others relating to education.
- Cognia - Resources for improving teaching practices and schools.
- Corwin - Publishing company hosts webinars and coffee talks in a variety of subject areas on instructional strategies for educators.
- Differentiated Instruction Definition and Professional Learning - Link connects to videos providing definitions of and resources for differentiated instruction.
- Differentiated Instruction Resource Roundup - Site provides resources to help train educators and start using differentiated instruction.
- Education Reimagined - Site provides information on personalized learning.
- Educator's Guide to Flipgrid - Site provides information to help teachers use Flipgrid to record lessons and communicate with students remotely.
- EduTech - Contains a list of COVID-19 resources and training for teachers on TEAMS.
- EduTech You Tube Training Videos - Videos to help educators navigate TEAMS and PowerSchool.
- Edutopia - Site contains professional development videos and articles for educators.
- EdWeb - Professional learning community for teachers containing webinars on distance learning.
- Flipgrid - Site contains information to help teachers use Flipgrid to create teaching videos for distance learning.
- Getting Started with Personalized Learning - Resources to assist school with the move toward personalized learning.
- Google Classroom: Eric Curtis - Videos to help educators navigate Google Classroom Tools.
- Google for EDU - Videos to help educators navigate Google Classroom Tools.
- Google for EDU: Classroom 101 - Videos to help educators navigate Google Classroom Tools.
- Google Hangouts - Videos to help educators navigate Google Classroom Tools.
- Google Meet - Videos to help educators navigate Google Classroom Tools.
- How to Measure and Increase Student Engagement - Resource identifies levels of students engagement, explains how they may be measured, and provides strategies to improve students engagement.
- Intervention Central - Provides educational and behavioral resources for teachers to assist with providing intervention for students.
- Introduction to Hybrid Learning - Guide to prepare to teach in a hybrid environment.
- Instruction Partners - Provides resources for curriculum development and instruction.
- Learner Centered Initiatives - Site for educators to provide tools and resources to develop learner centered learning environments.
- LINCSpring - Professional development tool which help train staff in innovative practices designed to increase student performance.
- Marzano Tips for the Highly Engaged Classroom - Resource provides tips to help increase active student engagement in learning.
- Math Solutions Free Resources - Link to webinars, blog, videos and lesson resources to teach math standards.
- Microsoft Education You Tube Page - Videos to help educators navigate TEAMS and Microsoft Education to communicate with students.
- Microsoft TEAMS - Best Features - Videos to help educators navigate TEAMS and Microsoft Education to communicate with students.
- Microsoft TEAMS Tutorial - Videos to help educators navigate TEAMS and Microsoft Education to communicate with students.
- Moodle - Videos to help educators use the Moodle LMS platform.
- National Center for Systemic Improvement (NCSI) - Variety of resources and information to assist students with special needs for parents and teachers.
- National Comprehensive Center - Site provides information and resources for literacy education, assessment and standards based instruction.
- National Math + Science Initiative (NMSI) - Training videos for math and science instruction.
- NDAA Instructional Resources Based on the Essential Elements - Resource provides professional development for educators working with students with significant cognitive disabilities.
- ND United – Resources for educators; contains link to NEA classroom resources.
- NDCEL - Resources for administrators.
- NDREA - Site contains links to the Regional Education Associations in ND. These groups have professional development opportunities and instructional resources listed on their individual sites.
- Personalize Learning - Site provides background and tools to assist with the journey to personlize learning.
- Professional Learning State and District Planner - This resource is a school/district planning guide for professional development plans that is data driven and aligns to vision and continuous improvement.
- Schoology - Video helps teachers learn to use the LMS platform.
- Screencastify Instructional Videos - Videos to help educators use Screencastify to record teaching videos to use with distance learning.
- Screencastify Training - Videos to help educators use Screencastify to record teaching videos to use with distance learning.
- SeeSaw Tutorials for Educators - Videos to help teachers navigate SeeSaw and use that tool for recording lessons and communicating with students.
- Solution Tree - Site provides professional development resources for teachers.
- Teach Thought - Site provide information on innovative instructional practices.
- Teaching with Accessible Video - Article that explains how to create accessible videos.
- The Learning Accelerator: Blended and Personalized Learning - Site provides information and strategies to implement blended and personalized learning.
- ThoughtCo - Site provides ideas and strategies for educators.
- TIES Center - Distance Learning Engagement Framework - Resources to assist schools with distance learning.
- Top Ten Tips for Creating Quality Videos - Site provides tips for teachers to help them create quality distance learning instructional videos.
- Zoom - Information to help teachers use Zoom to communicate with students.
- Zoom instructional Videos - Videos to help teachers navigate Zoom as a communication tool during distance learning.
- Zoom Tutorial for Classroom Teachers - Videos to help teachers navigate Zoom as a communication tool during distance learning.
National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) – is the leading trade association in the student transportation industry, a vibrant and diverse community of people and organizations that share a passion for safe and efficient student transportation.
- The STARTS Task Force: Supporting Transportation In Its Support of Education
National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation (NASDPTS) – the purpose of the association is to provide leadership, assistance and motivation to the Nation's school transportation community with the goal of providing safe, secure, efficient, economical, and high-quality transportation to school children on their trips to and from school and school-related activities.
National School Transportation (NSTA) – is the leading resource for school bus transportation solutions. Our member organizations will be recognized as providing the safest, most secure, environmentally-responsible and cost-effective school bus transportation services.
With the rapid exodus of children from schools to homes last spring, it seemed only fair to offer schools and families some ‘grace’ while everyone was making the sudden adjustment to distance teaching and distance learning. While Child Protection Services has continued to respond to reports of suspected child abuse and neglect throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we have now entered a new phase of varying models of teaching and learning, unique to each school district and family. The following guidance is offered around responding to reports of suspected child neglect involving educational neglect.
Guidance:
A school should first assure they are meeting all requirements set forth by the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the North Dakota Department of Health for safeguarding the health and safety of students.
North Dakota Compulsory Attendance law (N.D.C.C. 15.1-20-03) charges each teacher and administrator with enforcement of compulsory school attendance provisions, which include the school administrator’s review into the cause of absences. The administrator may determine educational neglect if:
- A child is without proper education;
- The reason for absences is not due primarily to a lack of financial means;
- A person responsible for ensuring that the student is in attendance has not made substantial and reasonable efforts to comply with the requirements; and
There is reasonable cause to suspect that absences are due to actions or inactions by a person responsible for a child’s welfare.
The school shall review the cause of absences prior to reporting educational neglect as specified in N.D.C.C. 15.1-20-03. Educational neglect should not be reported when the person responsible for ensuring that the student is in attendance has made substantial and reasonable efforts to comply with the requirements but is unable to compel the student to attend school.
Since each school district is required to define an excused absence and is required to document a verbal or written excuse supplied by the student's parent, teacher, or school administrator that may be requested to verify a student's absence, documentation of excused absences (as well an attendance record) must be provided at the time educational neglect is reported or within 48 hours of making a report as required by N.D.C.C. 50-25.1-04.
At the same time, schools must define distance learning during COVID-19 what “school engagement” looks like to them.
- When school attendance processes have changed, student engagement remains paramount. During COVID-19 disruption, school districts and administrators should make sure regular connections are made with students and families.
- Teachers and support staff should connect with all students to maintain their relationships, assist with issues and concerns related to assignments, and encourage full participation in continued learning opportunities.
- Schools should identify students who were chronically absent pre-COVID-19 or otherwise identify, as required, additional needed support and determine if support can be provided in any way, including virtually.
- School administrators and support staff should reach out to students who are not signing into online learning or engaging in other continued learning opportunities.
Educational Neglect:
Educational neglect should be reported to Child Protection Services in your local Human Service Zone. This report may be concurrent with the reporting requirement for law enforcement.
When reporting suspected educational neglect, keep in mind that Child Protection Services can only become involved for reports of reasonable suspicion of non-compliance with the state’s compulsory school attendance law and not for any other reason, such a non-compliance with school policies or School District plans.
In addition to demographic information concerning the child, such as name, date of birth, race, etc. along with the parents’/caregivers’ names, address and contact information, other information that may be requested when speaking with Child Protection Intake includes:
- Would the school be willing to go to the home if needed with CPS staff in the human service zone?
- Are there any safety concerns?
(i.e. weapons, gang affiliations, pets, etc.)
- Describe the nature and extent of the suspected educational neglect, including any available information on siblings
- What did the child say about the concerns?
- How is this harming the child(ren)? How was the child(ren) affected?
- What behavior is the child displaying?
- How frequently is this happening?
- How safe does the reporter believe the child is right now? In the near future?
- What do you think should happen/what made you decide to call today?
- Is the parent/caregiver aware of the situation? Has the reporter talked to the parent/caregiver about the concerns?
- Who else was present? Who else knows about the situation? Who else might have useful information? What information might this person have? Do you have contact information for these individuals?
- Has there been any law enforcement involvement?
- Who are the family’s natural supports? (friends or family members if known)
- Has the reporter or others tried to help the family? In what ways?
- Describe any current or past involvement with services (if known) Who are/were the service providers and what services are/were being received/for whom? (if known)
- What was the outcome of the services they have previously received? (if known)
- Are there other stressors in the family? (if known)
- What are the strengths of the family? (if known)
- Are there other concerns?
- Describe any action taken by the reporter.
- Willingness of the reporter to share with the family his/her role in initiating the report or to participate in the assessment process (if appropriate)?
Helpful sections of the child abuse and neglect law:
- N.D.C.C. 50-25.1-02(1). Definitions.
14. "Neglected child" means a child who, due to the action or inaction of a person responsible for the child's welfare:
- a. Is without proper care or control, subsistence, education as required by law, or other care or control necessary for the child's physical, mental, or emotional health, or morals, and is not due primarily to the lack of financial means of a person responsible for the child’s welfare];
- a. Is without proper care or control, subsistence, education as required by law, or other care or control necessary for the child's physical, mental, or emotional health, or morals, and is not due primarily to the lack of financial means of a person responsible for the child’s welfare];
- 50-25.1-04. Method of reporting.
All persons mandated or permitted to report cases of known or suspected child abuse or neglect shall immediately cause oral or written reports to be made to the department or the department's designee. Oral reports must be followed by written reports within forty-eight hours if so requested by the department or the department's designee. A requested written report must include information specifically sought by the department if the reporter possesses or has reasonable access to that information. Reports involving known or suspected institutional child abuse or neglect must be made and received in the same manner as all other reports made under this chapter.
For questions or more information on educational neglect in North Dakota, please contact:
Joe Kolosky, Director Office of School Approval & Opportunity (701) 328-2755 |
Tara Fuhrer, Director |