For Educators

Big Ideas for Little Kids

Children's Books and Teaching Modules

• Teaching Children Philosophy
• SUNY Cortland TMC: Diversity in Children's Literature
• Picture Books About Incarceration

Mandated Workshops for Teacher Education

• Cortland Mandated Workshops LibGuide
• Mandated Reporting: Before you call (PDF) | Shriver Center on Poverty Law
  • If you must make the call
    • Talk about the family’s strengths
    • Be very clear about your concerns
    • Ask the operator to repeat back to you what you have stated
    • Don’t be casual about concerns that lack a basis
    • If you think the child should remain home, say so!
    • Call as a last resort, remember your call is just the beginning!
    • If CPS investigator follows up with you, this is an opportunity to clarify any mistakes made in the report and reiterate family strengths