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Family Outreach Script
Every staff member at Taos Academy, from instructional staff to administrative personnel, receives this script with questions to ask their assigned families. Staff members call 10 to 15 families prior to the start of the school year to set them up...
Parent Information Sessions
My Tech High hires parent support specialists to assist parents, families, and caregivers in their students’ online educational journeys. The specialists offer daily Q&A sessions, Monday through Friday, as well as ongoing information sessions on a...
The Forest School Parent-Owner Contract
The Forest School and The Forest School Online have created a digital contract for parents/caregivers to sign that commits them to supporting their student’s journey at the school. The contract includes parent/family expectations, ways to overcome...
Family Feedback Form
The Forest School Online sends their families a weekly feedback form about their experience, as well as their child’s experience. They synthesize these responses into an email that they then share with the school community. Learn more about the...
Laurel Springs' Community Connections
Laurel Springs School brings together parents and families through Community Connections, a monthly event held in Zoom designed to help families connect and meet each other.
Addressing Student Engagement Through Hybrid Project-Based Learning (Cabarrus Virtual Academy)
Cabarrus Virtual Academy designed and piloted a project-based learning (PBL) lesson for middle-school students to provide them with critical opportunities to socially interact with peers while also empowering them in their learning.
Cabarrus Virtual Academy's Approach to Active Engagement in Virtual Learning
Through their participation in TLA's Strategy Lab: Virtual & Hybrid program, Cabarrus Virtual Academy designed and piloted a program centered on actively engaging project-based learning for students.
Engagement Strategies Generator for Illustrative Mathematics Lessons
This tool provides teachers with ways to incorporate MVP (movement, voice, and participation) engagement strategies into their lessons. Teachers select which lesson in Illustrative Mathematics they are teaching, and guidance is provided tailored to...
Inspiring Teacher Engagement by Actively Sharing Their Work
How to inspire pioneering teachers to share their practices both within the network and also to others around the country.
Today’s One Thing for Teachers: Remote Family Engagement
This installment of Today’s One Thing addresses how to remotely engage families to support student development and outcomes.
Rethinking Scheduling to Support Deeper Engagement with Cohorts
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cedar Rapids Community School District rethought and adjusted scheduling to support deeper engagement with cohorts of students. The process helped students and teachers dive deeper into content and focus in...