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Reimagining Family Engagement in the Time of Covid
In the face of challenges, but with a recognition of the importance of engaging and supporting families during this time, many educators have found ways to connect and partner with families.
How To Know What Your Teenager Is Doing In School
By: Jamie Steckart. Head of School at THINK Global School shares a simple, yet effective process to use in home to not only build upon the parent-student relationship, but relieve some of the anxiety and stress brought on by the shift to distance learning.
How a Montessori Classroom, Online Learning, and Family Engagement Can Work Together
By: Lisa Evans. The Lexington Four Early Childhood Center has discovered an at-home program called Waterford UPSTART that not only supplements classroom teaching and student learning, but empowers parents to authentically engage in their child’s education.
Voices from the Field: Best Practices
By: Erin Gohl and Kristen Thorson. We can support our teachers and the work they do by valuing their perspective and insights, providing them with the resources specific to their students’ needs, and giving them the autonomy to respond to the variations in learning and circumstance within their classrooms.