THE HOT LIST

Every week, we will highlight a resource from the TALE Academy.

Universal Design for Learning: A Tool for TALE

We meet Jamal, Sydney, and Caleb in Module 3, Session 2 of the TALE Academy. Each student brings their unique abilities to the classroom....

What does resilient design for leading look like?

Let’s take a sneak peek at Module 7 of the TALE Academy, which is designed for school leaders. In Module 7, Session 2: Resilient Design...

Quick Guide: CASEL 5 SEL Competencies

Module 6 of the TALE Academy is Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Across Learning Environments. In the first session of this module, we...

4 Factors That Foster Families’ Trust in Teachers and Leaders

Module 5, Session 2 of the TALE Academy is about building trust, transparency, and capacity with students’ families. In a post for...

The Keys to Effective Collaboration Among Teachers

Check out our infographic on Making the Most of Teacher Collaborations, in which we look at 7 core skills for teacher collaboration from...

Quick check: Is your digital content accessible to all of your students?

When we talk about TALE, we often picture moving between in-person, remote, or hybrid, learning environments. But TALE is also describing...

The 16 Elements of Explicit Instruction

Twenty-two states saw declining graduation rates among students with disabilities (SWDs) in 2020-21, compared with 10 states the previous...

About the TALE Academy

Need an easy way to share about the TALE Academy with others? Check out this handy “About” flyer on the TALE Academy, which we shared...

Putting Relationships First: The 3 Foundations

In the TALE Academy module on Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education, Session 4 is all about putting our relationships with students...

Get to know the foundation of the TALE Academy

In June 2022, the New York State Department of Education published the Quality Remote/Hybrid Teaching: The Flexible Futures Instructional...

5 Statements to Spark Student Belonging

In our session on Creating Welcome and Affirming Communities Across Learning Environments (Module 2 - Session 2), we feature "Five...

The Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework

In Module 3 of the TALE Academy, Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Across Learning Environments, we introduce New York State's...

To be on camera or not to be on camera... is that the right question?

In Module 1 - Session 4, the TALE Academy focuses on rethinking student engagement to support teaching across learning environments. The...

4 constants across learning environments

In Module 1 - Session 2, we borrow from the work of Alex Shevrin Venet to define 4 elements that should remain constant across learning...

Teaching, TECHNOLOGY & COFFEE

In Module 1 - Session 7, we explore frameworks for integrating technology in your classroom, whether you are teaching in-person, remote,...