family engagement
Smart Review | Tested: An Education Documentary
This documentary follows New York City middle school students as they prepare for the Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT), hoping to be one of the very small group of students admitted to three prestigious specialized NYC high schools.
Infographic | Math Success for English Language Learners
By: Heera Kang. Math skills are the top predictor for student success. With language-heavy instructional methods commonplace, how can English Language Learners (ELLs) have the same access to these essential skills?
3 Strategies For Building a School Community Through Technology
By: Yvonne Blinde. We all know technology can enhance teaching and learning outcomes, but it can also help schools create beneficial and supportive relationships between teachers, administrators, parents and students.
Top 5 Ways Teachers Can Incorporate EdTech into the Classroom
By: Lisa Low. Teachers lives (and classrooms) are becoming increasingly technological. Here are five ways teachers can use EdTech in their classrooms, making the most of new innovations that fit many different teaching styles.
3 Ideas to Make Your School’s First Open House Rock
Open Houses are often the first opportunity we teachers have to get off on the right foot with our new group of students and their parents, so here are three ideas I use to help make our open houses a success.
Can Vision Planning Ward Off the Politics of Education?
I have been involved with the “Vision Committee” in my district for almost a year now, and this committee has served as an excellent template for creating meaning for its members, instead of just more work.
Smart Review | Education App Gets Kids AND Parents Engaged in Learning
Our staff tested out the new mobile learning app Epic Heroes of Knowledge, which gets both children and parent engaged in learning fun through traditional and non-academic subjects.
7 Ways to Maximize Student Engagement
Once you have your students’ attention on the first day of school, how do you keep it? Here are a few best practices from teachers and administrators across the nation to help keep that engagement level all year.
5 Ways To Get Parents Involved in Student Learning Beyond Homework
By: Vlada Lotkina. Research shows U.S. schools assign a lot of homework, especially in lower grades. However, getting parents involved in their student's learning can help alleviate this growing issue, and here are five ways teachers suggest doing this.
The First Step in Engaging Parents is Getting to Know Them
By: Murray Woodard. Parents and families are essential stakeholders in improving education outcomes for students. Let's make an effort as schools to better engage with them for better outcomes.