Reading Rockets Summer Reading
Reading Rockets summer reading materials give parents, teachers, and district leaders many ideas to keep students reading over the summer....
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Literacy Rich Classroom Library Checklist: An Assessment Tool for Equity
Classroom libraries are often a student’s only way of finding literature easily. Does your classroom library represent the students in your classroom? Your classroom library should be inviting and organized and include books that are engaging. Want to know...
Raising Community Program Perception/Awareness
This resource provides an overview of how districts can gather data on parent communication preferences and improve community engagement. The document pulls from multiple sources and includes exemplary district links and profiles....
Webinar: Solving the Teacher Shortage Challenge
What are effective strategies for attracting and recruiting teachers? This panel discussion features leaders from TNTP, the Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education, the Learning Policy Institute, the National Council on Teacher Quality, and the American Federation...
Mississippi Public Broadcasting Classroom TV
Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB), in partnership with the Mississippi Department of Education, provides videos of high-quality classroom lessons taught by certified teachers in multiple content areas. The site also includes links to education-focused panel discussions as well as guidance...
Research Study Review Rubric
This R7CC-developed rubric is based on Evidence for ESSA Standards and Procedures to identify research study evidence of program and practice effectiveness, meeting ESSA levels of evidence standards....
Advocating for the Literacy Needs of Children
This toolkit from the National Center on Improving Literacy provides guidance on how and what to advocate for in children’s literacy needs, as well as resources for workshop sessions, problem-solving, research briefs, and infographics. It also serves as a...
Webinar – A Blueprint to Solve Teacher Shortages: The Overlooked Workforce
In this recorded webinar, Paul Pinsky (State Senator from Maryland), Dr. Carey Wright (Former State Superintendent of Mississippi), and Bryan Hassel (Co-president of Public Impact) share how states are addressing pathways and preparation, professional support and mentorship, licensure policies,...
Building Better PL: How to Strengthen Teacher Learning
This brief reviews recent research and promising practices to identify important considerations for the how (features and formats) and what (content) of professional learning. Identified features and formats include peer collaboration, coaching, and follow-up meetings. Brief authors encouraged targeting...
The Mississippi High-Dosage Tutoring Playbook
This playbook from the Mississippi Department of Education provides guidance in the effective implementation of a high-dosage tutoring program, including considerations for tutor training, student and subject selection, and scheduling....
English Learner Learning Opportunities and the COVID-19 Pandemic
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This fact sheet from OELA explores the learning opportunities offered to ELs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data is based on the School Survey Dashboard, which includes information on students in Grades 4 and 8. In January 2021, 62% of Grade 8 ELs were enrolled in remote instruction—a higher percentage than all students in Grade 8 (48%), Grade 4 ELs (52%), and all students in Grade 4 (43%). From January to May 2021, ELs and all students experienced a decrease in remote learning as more students transitioned to hybrid and in-person instruction.
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