Parent-Teacher Conferences: Strategies for Principals, Teachers, and Parents
Oct 2
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Family Engagement Schools Capacity Building

Parent-Teacher Conferences: Strategies for Principals, Teachers, and Parents

This guide from Global Family Research Project is designed to support educators and families in conducting productive, successful parent-teacher conferences.

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Responding to COVID-19: Seven Practices to Guide Funding and Programming
Oct 26
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Family Engagement Digital Media Capacity Building

Responding to COVID-19: Seven Practices to Guide Funding and Programming

STEM Next Opportunity fund reimagines family engagement in the changing environment of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Everything Is Awesome! Reflections from a Whirlwind Journey to the LEGO Idea Conference 2019
Apr 22
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Everything Is Awesome! Reflections from a Whirlwind Journey to the LEGO Idea Conference 2019

GFRP’s Margaret Caspe shares her reflections on the 2019 LEGO Idea Conference in Billund, Denmark.

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Balance of Power
Nov 12
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Family Engagement Schools Capacity Building

Balance of Power

As schools grow more racially diverse, D.C. nonprofit Kindred gives parents a place to tackle bias and be equal partners in improving opportunities for all students.

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How Coaching Boosts Family Engagement
Apr 11
Policy Brief

Family Engagement Early Childhood Education Capacity Building

How Coaching Boosts Family Engagement

This brief highlights lessons from an Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership technical assistance project.

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Six STEM Strategies for Librarians and Families
Feb 6
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Early Childhood Education Libraries Research

Six STEM Strategies for Librarians and Families

Librarians and families can talk, sing, read, and write about and play together to develop strong STEM skills.

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Family Engagement Professionals Find Support at Friday Café
May 7
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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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Sustaining a Human-Centered Design Approach to Engaging Families
Feb 6
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Early Childhood Education Family Engagement Capacity Building

Sustaining a Human-Centered Design Approach to Engaging Families

This guest blog post by Sheetal Singh is the second in a two-part series about the Early Learning Lab’s Parent Innovation Institute.

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Research Shows Home-School Communication is Forever Changed
Jun 10
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Research Shows Home-School Communication is Forever Changed

New data sheds light on lessons learned during the pandemic and how districts are shifting communication practices for the future.

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Minds On! Learning Through Play Promotes STEM
Aug 28
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Early Childhood Education Family Engagement

Minds On! Learning Through Play Promotes STEM

In this blog, Jennifer Zosh describes the power of playful learning in promoting STEM.  

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Engaging and Supporting Families During Distance Learning
May 5
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Early Childhood Education Family Engagement Schools Capacity Building

Engaging and Supporting Families During Distance Learning

Learn more from GFRP’s Christina Simpson about what families want to know during times of uncertainty.

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