Family Engagement

Family Engagement Opportunities

Beginning of the Year Toolkit, Family Engagement - Flamboyan Foundation - This toolkit contains multiple resources for starting the school year on a postitive note with families. Many templates included. Additional resources are also available at hte Flamboyan Foundation website.

Family Engagement Activities (PDF)

Promising Partnership Practices- Download the PDF of this book for free.  The latest book includes 70 practices from sites all across the United States that have successful practices.

SEDL (National Center for Quality Afterschool) Family Events Toolkit- Complete guidance for running Family Engagement events in Literacy, Math, Science, Arts, Technology, and Homework).

You for Youth (Y4Y)- This site provides multiple resources for family engagement and connections that includes the following:

1) “Trainings to Go” which are hour-long training plans that include a PowerPoint, handouts, and training guides.  https://y4y.ed.gov/teach/family/

2) “Training Starters” help you plan trainings on key topics and 3 “Tools” that are ready-to-use and customize. https://y4y.ed.gov/teach/family/

3) Family Engagement Resource Providers Webinars https://y4y.ed.gov/webinars/family-engagement-resource-providers-webinars:

1. Using the Department of Education's Dual Capacity Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships https://y4y.ed.gov/webinars/using-the-dual-capacity-building-framework
2. Engaging Families in Student Learning https://y4y.ed.gov/webinars/engaging-families-in-student-learning
3. Engaging Families of Children With Disabilities https://y4y.ed.gov/webinars/engaging-families-of-children-with-disabilities
4. High-Impact Strategies to Engage Families and Enhance Student Achievement https://y4y.ed.gov/webinars/high-impact-strategies-to-engage-families
5. Beyond Bedtime Stories: Engaging Families to Support Children's Literacy Development https://y4y.ed.gov/webinars/engaging-families-in-early-literacy
6. Strengthening Father Engagement https://y4y.ed.gov/webinars/engaging-fathers-in-student-learning
7. Tweets, Texts and Blogs Oh My! The Many Ways 21st CCLC Programs Can Use Social Media to Connect with Families https://y4y.ed.gov/webinars/tweets-texts-and-blogs-oh-my
8. Engaging With Families to Support College and Career Readiness https://y4y.ed.gov/webinars/engaging-with-families-to-support-college-and-career-readiness
9. Engaging With Families to Support STEM Student Success https://y4y.ed.gov/webinars/engaging-with-families-to-support-stem-student-success
10. Evaluating Family Engagement https://y4y.ed.gov/webinars/evaluating-family-engagement
11. Engaging With Families to Support Summer Learning https://y4y.ed.gov/webinars/engaging-with-families-to-support-summer-learning

Family Literacy & Resources

Family Engagement, Language, and Literacy Webinar Series-  presented by Head Start/ECLKC

Improving Family Engagement, Flamboyan Foundation Partners in Education A Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships Students do better in school and in life when their families are engaged.  A strong body of evidence is clear that family engagement, from birth through adolescence, contributes to a range of positive student outcomes.

Shared Responsibilities & Leadership

Arizona Department of Education (ADE Parent Gateway Resources) Resources to assist parents with preparing their student(s) for success in school and life.

Dr. Maria Paredes APTT (Academic Parent-Teacher Teams) APTT is a model of family engagement that is research-based and aligns grade-level learning concepts, student performance data, and family-teacher communication and collaboration.

Common Sense Media- Resources to assist  parents and educators in teaching youth how to thrive in the digital age with free, research-backed lessons and information.

Global Family Research Project - Enjoy a wealth of strategies to help sites develop and evaluate strategies to promote the well-being of children, youth, families and their communities.

National Network of Partnership School - Established at Johns Hopkins University under the leadership of Dr. Joyce Epstein.  See templates and success stories using the NNPS Mode

Transforming Schools Through Family, School, and Community Engagement- presented by SEDL and archived on YouTube.

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