How to Engage Culturally Diverse Families
In this session, educators will gain valuable insights and practical strategies for engaging families from a variety of cultural backgrounds, enhancing communication, and fostering stronger partnerships between home and school. As K-12 classrooms continue to become more diverse, understanding the cultural norms, values, and traditions of various communities is crucial for creating an inclusive and […]
From Home to School: Unlocking Potential Together for Student Success
This workshop, titled “From Home to School: Unlocking Potential Together for Student Success,” delves into the crucial role of parental involvement in driving academic achievement. Attendees will explore innovative strategies and best practices for fostering effective partnerships between parents and educators. Through interactive discussions and real-world examples, participants will gain insights into creating a supportive […]
The Path to Building Strong and Authentic School-Family Partnerships through High Impact Strategies
This session explores high impact authentic school-family partnerships practices and how one district has implemented them to foster stronger relationships, deepen trust, create more inclusive communities, and ensure more equitable access for underrepresented families. It explores practical strategies to build the dual capacity of families and educators, such as positive outreach systems, two-way communication apps, […]
Invest in Educators: Mobilizing Parents as Advocates for Black Teachers
Black teachers are essential and fundamental partners in the education system. Yet, they are often an overlooked and undervalued stakeholder group when creating education policies and strategies for advocacy engagement. Research shows that having minority teachers benefits not only minority students but also all students. In fact, Black teachers positively impact test 10 scores and […]
The Missing Bridge: How Family Engagement Fuels Social Emotional Success
Many schools invest heavily in social-emotional learning (SEL) programs, yet struggle to see sustainable outcomes. The missing piece? Meaningful family engagement that extends SEL beyond classroom walls. This session explores the critical connection between family partnerships and student social-emotional wellness, revealing why SEL initiatives often fall shortwhen families aren’t actively involved. Participants will discover research-backed […]
Mastering the Mini-Moments: Small Actions, Big Impact in Father and Family Engagement
Forget grand gestures; true father and family engagement often happens in the subtle, consistent “mini-moments.” This session highlights the incredible power of small, intentional interactions and offers practical tips for weaving meaningful connections into your father’s engagement efforts. Discover how tiny shifts in approach can yield monumental positive changes in family-school partnerships.
Family Engagement – Building Bridges Between School & Home for Multilingual Learners
Maria Pia Ulrich, a PhD candidate at William & Mary, presented on family engagement strategies for multilingual learners and shared her personal experiences as a multilingual learner. She discussed the importance of family engagement versus involvement in education, emphasizing active collaboration and partnership with schools, while highlighting the need to recognize diverse experiences and avoid […]
Leveraging the Power of Families to Combat Illiteracy
This session will explain LINC’s community literacy model and our spotlight program VIP , which stands for Very Involved Parent. By activating the most impactful components of a community LINC is able to create literacy movements in communities that create change. LINC supports communities hardest hit by the illiteracy crisis by providing families with workshops […]
Using Mindfulness Practices to Build Relationships and Support Family Wellness
Research shows that mindfulness lowers stress, improves focus, increases self-awareness, supports emotional self-regulation and more. In addition, families who embrace and practice mindfulness, communicate more effectively; reduce habitually negative reactions to one another, increase empathy and compassion toward each other and strengthen unity and collaboration. Engaging families in mindfulness practices will not only help enhance […]
2025 Summit – Opening Keynote – Day 2 (Virtual)
Tyler opened the second day of the Virtual Engagement Summit and introduced Euan, a keynote speaker from Edinburgh who discussed the importance of family engagement in education and shared his experiences with practical school-family partnerships. Euan presented research and frameworks to clarify the roles and benefits of different types of family engagement, emphasizing the need […]