Additional Resources for Educators and Community Providers
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Additional Resources for Educators and Community Providers
Educators and community providers play an important role in helping refugee, immigrant, and newcomer students feel safe, welcomed, and supported at school. Newcomer students may experience challenges related to language barriers, cultural adjustment, interrupted education, trauma, or immigration-related stress.
The resources below provide practical tools and guidance for educators, school staff and community providers on creating welcoming classrooms, supporting English learners, promoting culturally responsive and trauma-informed practices, and strengthening engagement with newcomer students and families.
RESOURCES: Additional Resources for Educators and Community Providers
for Providers
Welcoming Immigrant Students in School
Resource Type: Website
Source: Intercultural Development Research Association
How to Support Unaccompanied Immigrant Children & Youth Students in US Schools (KIND)
Resource Type: PDF
Source: KIND
Supporting Students from Immigrant Families
Resource Type: Website
Source: Learning for Justice
Immigrant and Refugee Children: A Guide for Educators and School Support Staff
Resource Type: PDF
Source: American Federation of Teachers
Supporting Unaccompanied Minors in the Classroom
Resource Type: Website
Source: The Immigrant Learning Center
Promoting Cultural Competency in Teaching
Resource Type: PDF
Source: Partnership for Public Education, University of Delaware
Beyond Teaching English: Supporting High School Completion by Immigrant and Refugee Students
Resource Type: Website
Source: Migration Policy Institute
Bilingual Glossaries and Cognates
Resource Type: Website
Source: NYS Statewide Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network
Responding to Immigration Policy Changes
Resource Type: Website
Source: Immigrant Connections: Supporting Educators and Organizations
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Guidance on Sharing Information with Community-Based Organizations
Resource Type: PDF
Source: U.S. Department of Education