Description
Explore how teachers can help homeless students. Get ideas, learn the law, and understand rights of homeless students.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the basic requirements of McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2001 and the Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program.
- Identify the federal criteria used for determining eligibility of homeless students.
- Gain a basic understanding of the barriers faced by homeless students which impede their academic success.
- Explore classroom implications and strategies for assisting a homeless student.
Documentation Methods
Participants must document their learning by completing the following summative.
1 Multiple Choice Exam - Learner demonstrates knowledge of content by selecting
the correct answer from the choices provided.
The summative must meet 80% of the established criteria.
Project Team
Author: Dawn Capes, M.Ed.; Lynda Claspy, M. Ed.; Kay Daniel,
Developed by Vicky Nichols, B.S.; Kay Landingham, M.S.;Lynda Claspy, M. Ed..
Module Last Updated: 2023© 2003-2023 Beacon Educator