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March 26, 2021

Info Brief: The Power of Cultural Brokers to Build Partnerships with All Families

Reaching and partnering with the families of all students can be difficult. Research supports the role of cultural brokers as an effective strategy for building these important relationships. This article describes cultural brokers as...

Before...Meetings in school. After...Meeting families where they are. Let's change the way we think about family engagement.

Communication / Community Partnerships / Early Childhood / Elementary School / Family Engagement Planning / For Schools / Middle & High School / Recommended Reading

February 16, 2021

Toolkit: How to “Reframe” family engagement in your communications

After three years of research, 72 focused interviews, and more than 6,000 participants, the research conducted by FrameWorks Institute provides clear recommendations on how to talk about family engagement so that people will understand...

Cover of Family Guides for 2020-21 Student Achievement Partners Seek Common Ground

Academics / Communication / Early Childhood / Elementary School / For Families / For Schools / Learning at Home / Remote Learning for Fams / Remote Learning for Schools

October 30, 2020

Quick Family Guides: Grade Level Expectations for K-5 (Available in English & Spanish)

These family guides from Seek Common Ground can help you as a parent/caregiver understand more about what your child should know and be able to do by the end of each grade in literacy...

Front page of COVID-19 Resources for Families

Child Well-being / Communication / Early Childhood / Elementary School / For Families / For Schools / Learning at Home / Middle & High School / Remote Learning for Fams / Social Emotional

September 3, 2020

Videos and Resources: Tackling Coronavirus (COVID-19) Together – Resources for Families (Available in English, Spanish, Mam, and Tagalog)

Abriendo Puertas has put together a video series and information sheets for families in English, Spanish, Mam, and Tagalog, along with a document full of resource links for undocumented families, expecting mothers, families of...

Chart of hardware and online tools for education

Communication / Early Childhood / Elementary School / Family Engagement Planning / For Schools / Middle & High School / Remote Learning for Schools

July 28, 2020

Video Tutorials for Education Apps and Services for Families (Available in Multiple Languages)

One way to equip families and students with the tools they need to succeed in a virtual or blended learning environment this school year is to provide families with short video tutorials along with...

Communication / Early Childhood / Elementary School / For Schools / Middle & High School / Recommended Reading

June 23, 2020

Article: How Discrimination Shapes Parent-Teacher Communication

This article from The Atlantic discusses Dr. Cherng’s research on teachers’ communication practices with families. “Relying on a sample of about 10,000 predominantly public high-school sophomores, their parents, and teachers from the Education Longitudinal...

Attendance / Communication / Elementary School / For Schools / Recommended Reading

June 6, 2020

Low Cost Attendance Intervention Involving Families

This article from the Harvard Graduate School of Education contains insight from research into low-cost interventions schools can use to work with families as allies to improve student attendance in the early grades. One...

Academics / Communication / Early Childhood / Elementary School / For Schools / Middle & High School / Remote Learning for Schools

May 29, 2020

Sample End of Year Letter to Inform Families of their Child’s Progress

Highland Elementary School in Sylvania, OH sent parents and caregivers personalized letters with specific feedback about their child’s progress, areas for growth, and suggested resources for summer learning. Their sample letter can be adapted...

Communication / Early Childhood / Elementary School / Family Engagement Planning / For Schools / Middle & High School

May 20, 2020

Understanding Families: Resources for Home Visits

One very powerful way to listen and learn about families as educators is to conduct home visits. Many educators in Ohio routinely visit with their students’ families at their homes and in their communities...

Sample schedule for child with complex learning needs

Academics / Communication / Early Childhood / Elementary School / Family Engagement Planning / For Schools / Learning at Home / Middle & High School / Remote Learning for Schools

April 23, 2020

Supporting Learning at Home: Sample Remote Learning Schedule for a Student with Complex Learning Needs

Imagine for a moment that you are a teacher. Your Zoom link for class this afternoon isn’t working, so you send an email to your students with a new link and password. It seems...

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