Unit: Center for the Study of Education Policy

Know that kids are learning when they’re offline too.

The Center for the Study of Education Policy has begun creating a four-phase series of planning tools and resources designed to support schools navigating their work during coronavirus (COVID-19).

How different our world feels as we experience this COVID19 pandemic with our youngest of learners. One thing that I am learning as I figure out my “new normal for now” is that “less is BEST”!  So this month’s blog is going to be short AND hopefully super supportive for what we need right now.  Take a look…

Effective teaching for early learning ELs…In a survey about what is most challenging in education, teachers expressed more apprehension about teaching English Learners (ELs) than they did for teaching any other type of student, including those with special needs (EPE, 2013).  This survey points out struggles in planning and instructing our fastest growing student population.

The Center for the Study of Education Policy (CSEP) held a virtual check-in with participants of the Leadership for Equity (LFE) Micro-Credential (MC)

A new video, produced by Michaela Fray and staff at the Regional Office of Education #1, captures the work of the LEAD Project.

Drs. Lisa Hood and Pam Rosa will be presenting at the IL ASCD PreK & K Conference at the Chicago Marriott Schaumburg in Schaumburg on March 5 at 3:45 p.m. The title of the presentation is: “What’s Special about Using the Framework for Teaching in Early Childhood Special Education?” Here is the session description: As

The Center for the Study of Education Policy launched the first training of its Leadership for Equity Micro-Credential (LFE MC) Pilot at the state ESSA Conference.

Funding for the Illinois Birth-to-Third Grade (B-3) Continuity Project ends in December 2019.