
Family Engagement Capacity Building
Human-Centered Design: An Innovative Tool for Professional Learning in Family Engagement
Human-centered design is a powerful tool for promoting family engagement.
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Global Early Childhood Education
8 80 Cities: Building Better Cities for and with Families
8 80 Cities is reimagining how families and caregivers can play an active role in shaping city building processes.
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Learning from Library Leaders: Strategies for Coaching and Consulting
Sharon Morris of the Colorado State Library shares her ideas about the art of consulting to create change.
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New Ideas for Libraries to Engage Families and Youth
Learn how libraries are engaging families with school-age children to learn together, explore cultural topics, and find resources to plan for their future.
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Early Childhood Education Family Engagement Capacity Building
Parent Innovation Institute: Co-creating Solutions with Parents
This post by Aida Mariam is the first in a two-part series about The Early Learning Lab’s Parent Innovation Institute.
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Family Engagement Early Childhood Education Capacity Building
Family Engagement Professionals Find Support at Friday Café
Our latest blog post highlights how the Friday Café model is connecting family-focused practitioners in Connecticut, California, and beyond.
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Designing a Public Library For and With Families
This post looks at how design influences families’ ability to work together in the library. Learn strategies for re-envisioning library spaces from architect Jeffrey Hoover.
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Leadership for Our Children
In celebration of Presidents’ Day, we highlight the ways leaders raise up, reach out, reimagine, relate, and reinforce when engaging with families.
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Early Childhood Education Family Engagement Research
Every Child Ready for Math
Librarians and families can talk, sing, read, and write about and play together to help every child to develop early math skills.
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Digital Media Early Childhood Education
Finding Their Way: Family Engagement with Digital Math Activities Helps Children Develop Spatial Skills
Heather Sherwood and Ashley Lewis Presser of the Education Development Center describe ways families can build children’s spatial skills as part of their mathematical thinking.
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Early Childhood Education Libraries
Fostering a Love of Literacy: Through Libraries, Schools, and Families
Heather Weiss writes how families, schools, communities, and libraries work together to promote strong literacy pathways for children.
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Early Childhood Education Libraries
Count on Families! Engaging Families in Math
As children return to school this fall, Margaret Caspe provides research-based tips to help families and educators work together to support children’s mathematical learning.
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