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November 14, 2019

Ohio Family Story: Transition from Homeschool to Formal Education

Kenyona and her husband decided to homeschool their children through kindergarten and first grade. While both children have since transitioned to private school, the idea of no longer homeschooling her children left Kenyona second-guessing...

Communication / Early Childhood / Family Engagement Planning / For Schools / Social Emotional / Transitions

October 4, 2019

Head Start Family Engagement Resources

The Head Start website for early childhood professionals has a wealth of resources for supporting effective family engagement. The site includes resources for engaging fathers, communicating with families, building relationships, school readiness, transitions and...

Communication / Early Childhood / For Schools / Spotlight

October 4, 2019

Ready4K: An educational text-based resource that schools can share with families

Ready4K is an evidence-based family engagement strategy via text messages. Schools can set up a way for families to sign up to receive 3 texts per week to learn about fun activities they can...

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

September 16, 2019

Communication Strategies that Schools Can Use with Families

This short article from responsiveclassroom.org shares several practical steps schools can take to implement more effective communication with families. Communication between school and home is hugely important to a child’s success in school. When...

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Communication / Early Childhood / Elementary School / Family Engagement Planning / For Schools / Spotlight

September 6, 2019

Video: Effective Family Engagement Could Look Like This

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction created this video to share specific ideas about how schools can shift from involving families to partnering with families. The animated video is a useful tool for staff...

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

August 20, 2019

All things Technology – A Toolkit for Schools to Work with Families (Available in English and Spanish)

For kids, digital life is real life. It’s where they build friendships, take a stand on issues, and do so much more. Schools and educators with a commitment to digital citizenship can use this...

Academics / Communication / Elementary School / For Schools / Middle & High School / Spotlight

July 19, 2019

Academic Parent-Teacher Teams: Finally, a better way to do parent-teacher conferences!

Academic Parent-Teacher Teams (APTT) supplement and elevate the efforts of traditional parent-teacher conferences by expanding opportunities for families and teachers to collaborate. The format creates a systematic pathway for teachers to share grade-level information,...

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

July 17, 2019

Literacy in the Welcoming Classroom: Creating Family-School Partnerships that Support Student Learning

In this book you will find a number of ways to partner with families of students in their educational experience both in the classroom and at home. There are many examples of how teachers...

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

June 28, 2019

How can families and teachers listen well to one another?

This one-pager is a great start for learning how to listen well. As a teacher or school leader, how could you build in time for listening to families? As a family, how could you...

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

June 28, 2019

Learning about Communication and Respect through Parent-Teacher Partnerships

This module, part of a larger set of resources for small groups of parents/caregivers and teachers working together in schools, allows for deep conversations about communication and respect between families and schools.

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