In the midst of the COVID-19 global pandemic, teachers were forced to quickly determine how to deliver a free appropriate public education to their students when in-person instruction was not possible. School districts and states have a variety of ways to provide supports to their teachers. One method for providing technical assistance, professional development, consultation, and mentoring to teachers is through the use of regional cooperatives. In this Practice in Action article, two educational cooperative consultants present their experiences in supporting their teachers in the face of the pandemic. Successful strategies the cooperatives developed for teachers included providing trainings in online formats, creating an organized list of resources appropriate for online teaching, and facilitating opportunities for teachers to work together to problem solve in the era of the novel COVID-19. Challenges for teachers providing instruction for their students when schools were closed to face-to-face instruction are discussed.

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在非传统教学中为农村特殊教育工作者提供支持：一个国家的回应

在 COVID-19 全球大流行期间，当无法进行面对面教学时，教师被迫迅速确定如何为学生提供免费的适当公共教育。学区和州有多种方式为教师提供支持。向教师提供技术援助、专业发展、咨询和指导的一种方法是利用区域合作社。在这篇实践中的文章中，两位教育合作顾问介绍了他们在面对大流行时支持教师的经验。合作社为教师制定的成功策略包括以在线形式提供培训，创建适合在线教学的有组织的资源列表，并为教师在新型 COVID-19 时代共同努力解决问题提供机会。讨论了当学校关闭面对面教学时为学生提供教学的教师面临的挑战。