Linking family engagement to learning
Karen Mapp, Senior Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, sets out the evidence; strong family engagement leads to better learning outcomes for students.
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In this section of the website we have gathered lots of resources to help teachers and school leaders make effective family engagement a reality:
Karen Mapp, Senior Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, sets out the evidence; strong family engagement leads to better learning outcomes for students.
This video, made by the Family School Partnership Bureau in 2015, emphasises the importance of joining family knowledge with teacher expertise to create a better
Parents Victoria has had a long association with Canadian academic Dr Debbie Pushor. Debbie has worked as a public school teacher, consultant, principal, senior administrator,
This 2-page flyer is a brief introduction to the key concepts of family engagement. It’s a useful conversation starter as it succinctly addresses three questions:
Why a systematic approach is needed Dr Debbie Pushor on why family engagement needs to be co-ordinated and systematic, rather than random and disconnected. How
This podcast from the Raising Children website focuses on “being active in your school community”. The guest is PV Executive Officer Gail McHardy. Gail talks
In this podcast published by the Bastow Institute of Educational Leadership, Dr Debbie Pushor from the University of Saskatchewan talks with Angela Scaffidi about the
This is a summary of a workshop held as part of the PV/DET Parent Forum in August 2019. Speaker: Claire Tobin, Principal Health Advisor, Wellbeing,
Karen Mapp, Senior Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, sets out the evidence; strong family engagement leads to better learning outcomes for students.
This video, made by the Family School Partnership Bureau in 2015, emphasises the importance of joining family knowledge with teacher expertise to create a better learning environment for children.
Parents Victoria has had a long association with Canadian academic Dr Debbie Pushor. Debbie has worked as a public school teacher, consultant, principal, senior administrator, and now as a researcher and teacher educator. She is
This 2-page flyer is a brief introduction to the key concepts of family engagement. It’s a useful conversation starter as it succinctly addresses three questions: Why family engagement? How? What does it look like? This
Why a systematic approach is needed Dr Debbie Pushor on why family engagement needs to be co-ordinated and systematic, rather than random and disconnected. How it works in practice The story of how a disadvantaged
This podcast from the Raising Children website focuses on “being active in your school community”. The guest is PV Executive Officer Gail McHardy. Gail talks through the issues with host Prof. Julie Green: the benefits
In this podcast published by the Bastow Institute of Educational Leadership, Dr Debbie Pushor from the University of Saskatchewan talks with Angela Scaffidi about the barriers to genuine engagement between schools and parents, and the
This is a summary of a workshop held as part of the PV/DET Parent Forum in August 2019. Speaker: Claire Tobin, Principal Health Advisor, Wellbeing, Health and Engagement Division Workshop summary Family hardship is a
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