Best Practices
Pre-Referral Flowchart - Multilingual Learner for Initial Special Education Assessment
Pre-Referral Flowchart - Multilingual Learner for Initial Special Education Assessment
Pre-Referral Flowchart - Multilingual Learner for Initial Special Education Assessment

Team Considerations for Use Prior To Referral of A Multilingual Learner For Initial Special Education Assessment. This resource was created by Imperial County Office of Education to improve outcomes for English learners with disabilities.
Reports
Study Finds Teachers Need More Support with Math Instructional Materials for English Leaners
Study Finds Teachers Need More Support with Math Instructional Materials for English Leaners
Study Finds Teachers Need More Support with Math Instructional Materials for English Leaners

Research outline the needs of math teachers in support of instructional materials for English Learners.
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Spelling Bee
Spelling Bee
Spelling Bee

The Spelling Bee is an annual contest held amongst the winners of the thirty-three school districts in San Bernardino County where K-8th grade students are challenged to spell words from a given list, as well as more challenging words that require students to have an in-depth knowledge of word morphology. San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools promotes and encourages students to improve their spelling, expand their vocabularies and learn correct English usage that will positively affect communication, reading, and writing skills for the rest of their lives.
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International Children's Digital Library
International Children's Digital Library
International Children's Digital Library

This digital library hosts a collection of books from around the world. Ultimately, this organization hopes to have every culture and language represented so that every child can know and appreciate the riches of children's literature available from the world community.
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Starting Smarter
Starting Smarter
Starting Smarter

The Starting Smarter website includes information on student score reports, sample test questions, parent-teacher conferences, and other no-cost resources in English and Spanish.
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Multilingual Learning Toolkit
Multilingual Learning Toolkit
Multilingual Learning Toolkit

The Multilingual Learning Toolkit is an online hub for research-based key principles, instructional strategies, and associated, free, practical, and easy-to-use resources that are geared towards educators who teach PreK-3rd Multilingual Learners.
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Translanguaging: Theory, Concept, Practice, Stance… or All of the Above?
Translanguaging: Theory, Concept, Practice, Stance… or All of the Above?
Translanguaging: Theory, Concept, Practice, Stance… or All of the Above?

This CAL Commentary from Marybelle Marrero-Colón examines emergent practices, debates, and examples of translanguaging in the classroom and highlights the educational advantages and benefits of translanguaging in multiple contexts: dual language immersion, English as a Second Language, and more!
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CalSNAP SBCSS
CalSNAP SBCSS
CalSNAP SBCSS

CalSNAP is an all in one media library that allows teachers and students to search premier licensed media content through multiple vetted resources. The media resources that are available through CalSNAP include California Streaming, Khan Academy, Pics4Learning, Library of Congress, Common Sense Media, CK-12 and so much more! CalSNAP is a tool that can be used to help promote student agency and empower students to take their learning journey into their own hands as they acquire and synthesize information. Students are able to practice the digital citizenship skills that they have learned while becoming avid researchers.
Best Practices
Computer Science at SBCSS
Computer Science at SBCSS
Computer Science at SBCSS

Access information and tools about computer science that is available here in San Bernardino County.
Best Practices
Computer Science Education Week
Computer Science Education Week
Computer Science Education Week

Find materials for Computer Science Education Week (December 6-10). These resources can be used during throughout the week and/or school year.
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Schools Have a Huge Impact on the Local Economy
Schools Have a Huge Impact on the Local Economy
Schools Have a Huge Impact on the Local Economy

This article details the impacts of not adequately funding public schools.
Reports
New Vision for Education: Fostering Social and Emotional Learning through Technology
New Vision for Education: Fostering Social and Emotional Learning through Technology
New Vision for Education: Fostering Social and Emotional Learning through Technology

This report explores how competencies and skills developed through social and emotional learning (SEL) are as important as the foundational skills required for traditional academic learning. The New Vision for Education project examines the role that technology can potentially play to improve SEL education for the future.
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The Economic Value of Social and Emotional Learning
The Economic Value of Social and Emotional Learning
The Economic Value of Social and Emotional Learning

This study highlights the economic benefits of social and emotional learning and the need for further research by comparing the benefits and costs of six different interventions.
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Small Business Innovation Research
Small Business Innovation Research
Small Business Innovation Research

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program is administered out of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). The program provides up to $1.1M in funding for research and development of innovative forms of learning and instructional technologies for classrooms.
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World Class: How to Build a 21st-Century School System
World Class: How to Build a 21st-Century School System
World Class: How to Build a 21st-Century School System

This book spotlights best practices in high-performing school systems worldwide.
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From Response to Reopening: State Efforts to Elevate Social and Emotional Learning During the Pandemic
From Response to Reopening: State Efforts to Elevate Social and Emotional Learning During the Pandemic
From Response to Reopening: State Efforts to Elevate Social and Emotional Learning During the Pandemic

This brief focuses on social and emotional learning-related policy actions due to COVID-19, providing concrete recommendations based on state examples about ways to enhance the social, emotional, and academic learning of all students.
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A Quality Approach to School Funding
A Quality Approach to School Funding
A Quality Approach to School Funding

This article shows that future reform must focus on the quality of education.
Reports
Career Readiness: A Business-Led Approach for Supporting K-12 Schools
Career Readiness: A Business-Led Approach for Supporting K-12 Schools
Career Readiness: A Business-Led Approach for Supporting K-12 Schools

This paper reviews how states and districts have historically approached career readiness in K-12 schools and the limitations and challenges with current approaches. This paper also defines career readiness and argues that it should be pursued as an integrated measure under postsecondary readiness as part of ESSA state accountability systems as well as specific recommendations for the business community in addressing key implementation challenges involving the career readiness components of a postsecondary readiness indicator.
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Why Chronic Absence Matters for City and County Officials
Why Chronic Absence Matters for City and County Officials
Why Chronic Absence Matters for City and County Officials

Attendance Works provides recommendations to city and county leaders on how to bring together school and community resources and improve school attendance.
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Student Achievement and What it May Mean for Educators
The Impact of COVID-19 on Student Achievement and What it May Mean for Educators
The Impact of COVID-19 on Student Achievement and What it May Mean for Educators

This article describes the expected learning losses from the COVID-19 shortened COVID-19 school year.
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What Do Test Scores Really Mean for the Economy?
What Do Test Scores Really Mean for the Economy?
What Do Test Scores Really Mean for the Economy?

This article argues that lower reading and math test scores will impact the future U.S. economy.
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How Children's Social Competence Impacts Their Well-Being in Adulthood
How Children's Social Competence Impacts Their Well-Being in Adulthood
How Children's Social Competence Impacts Their Well-Being in Adulthood

This 20-year study tracked a group of kindergarten students who were evaluated on social capabilities (e.g., listening to other, sharing materials). Researchers followed these children for the next two decades, examining whether these assessments could predict how these same children would fare by early adulthood.