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How to Increase Family Involvement with Connection

Waterford

For example, if a student is falling behind in math you can suggest to their family that they attend an after-school math lab. Family Trainings or Workshops Even those who want to be involved in their child’s academics might not know where to start. One example would be implementing community-centric training for personnel.

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Every Person Counts: How the 2020 U.S. Census Could Impact Adult Education

Digital Promise

You can share this video and provide information about participation in the 2020 Census by hosting events or workshops, reminding communities to avoid fraudulent or scam forms and sharing that the information provided to the Census Bureau is confidential. Census Bureau (PRB). Learn more about how the U.S.

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How the Substitute Teacher Shortage Is Impacting Teacher Professional Development

Edsurge

It’s 7:00 am, and I’m on my second trek from my car to our centralized district meeting space, lugging snacks, supplies and chart paper as I prepare to lead a workshop on best practices for technology integration for a group of 15 elementary teachers in my district.

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Why Schools Can’t Talk About Family Engagement Without Talking About Race

Edsurge

For years, the parent advocacy group worked tirelessly to influence education policy and practices in Oakland. Young had already built considerable credibility with the district through earlier advocacy work and a city-wide literacy campaign conducted by the parent-powered organization.

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If we don’t engage online, we cede mindshare to others who will

Dangerously Irrelevant

Please join Dr. Heather Johnson and me for one or both of our two Spring 2019 social media workshops for SEHD faculty and students! ]. Tales of “Bad Twitter” are legion, for example. They are great models for how to use social media in empowered ways for research dissemination, policy advocacy, and educational impact.

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Agency: Important for Students and Educators

A Principal's Reflections

The desire to increase agency in the form of voice, choice, and advocacy should be viewed as just as important for educators (teachers and administrators) as it is for students. This could consist of speaker recommendations, workshop topics, hosting your own event, or even the development of an unconference.

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How Access to Technology Can Create Equity in Schools

Digital Promise

Connecting secure datasets such as absenteeism and homework completion with formative mathematics assessments, for example, allows educators to consider why issues may be happening, decide on a course of supportive action, and then use data to determine effectiveness. Here are some examples. Ensuring internet access outside of school.