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ClassDojo: A Tool not a Teacher
We all know that tools can be used in many ways, both good and bad. ClassDojo is just that—a tool. As a parent, I don’t want to take a good tool out of a teacher’s hands, but I need to communicate with my child’s teacher if I feel a particular tool isn’t working for my child.
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Infographic | Why do Human Beings Engage?
Human beings engage in a task for many different reasons. Here are 26 instincts that motivate a commitment of time and energy.
Leadership
Not Your Cupcake Sale: Parental Involvement that Drives Learning
By: Arina Bokas. What type of involvement really affects learning? Here's a look at the state of parent involvement spawned from recent story of Dee Heinz – a Texas mom who came up with a humorous flyer asking families to donate money in lieu of time-consuming fundraisers.
Personalized Learning
10 Tips for Parents + Teachers To Activate Powerful Learning This Year
It’s Back to School Time, so how can parents and educators work together to activate powerful learning? Here are 10 tips to get the collaboration off to the right start this school year.
Personalized Learning
8 Ways Educators Help Parents Promote Powerful Learning
As we look to the new school year, we must recognize that parents have a strong desire to be advocates for their children, in partnership with teachers and EdLeaders. The path forward and beyond exists, and is inspired by over 60 parents represented in our new book.
Leadership
Parental Involvement in Schools Matters: A Teacher’s Perspective
Student success happens when families, students and educators work together and holistically approach a child’s education, focusing on a child’s academic, social, and emotional needs.
EdTech
Bridging the Gap from Living Room to Classroom: FreshGrade
What if the communication line between parent and educator was truly open? Enter FreshGrade, a Learning Collaboration System that helps educators document student learning and progress through photo, video, work samples, and more.
Series
Beyond Information: Engaging Parents (and Students) in Choosing Great Schools
The Thomas B. Fordham Institute recently partnered with GreatSchools in asking -- "What is the future of parent Information?" with the premise that it’s not enough to just inform parents, but that we have a responsibility to engage parents and students.
Leadership
Preparing for Conversations with Parents
Designing conversations with parents about their student's academic levels, pace, and progress in competency-based education and helping parents and their students appreciate the value of personalized learning. emphasis on personalized learning based on where students are in their learning
Leadership
What Would Real Community Engagement Look Like?
By: Preston Smith. By taking the time to build a real relationship with parents like Maria and encouraging them to see their own leadership capacity, schools can become catalysts of broader community transformations.