An energizing discussion around Developmental Assets, meaningful relationships and positive youth development.

With reflective approaches, schools, districts, and families can support the process and organizational conditions to enable family engagement to thrive while building the dual capacity necessary to improve student outcomes.

Prerecorded 2024, 1hr.

Exploration website for parents and children or teacher and class to share daily "wonders" and learn useful and fun factual information with the opporutnity to participate in activities and make creative projects together.

Unite for Literacy has partnered with schools, tribes, nonprofits, and businesses over the last decade to re-imagine the roots of literacy education and grow lifelong readers.

To serve adult immigrant and refugee English language learners equitably and holistically, there is a pressing imperative to educate and engage service providers, policy makers, institutional decision-makers, and advocates for re-envisioning adult education, digital equity, and immigration at the national, state, and local levels.

By National Center for Families Learning

This tip sheet provides steps for educators to take before, during, and after family conferences.

A podcast made by teens for teens (and those in relationship with teens!) on what it's like to move through the world as a teenager right now.

The Equity Lab seeks to disrupt racial and ethnic inequity by engaging organizations in issues of race, equity, diversity, and inclusion (REDI).

CASEL is among the most trusted resources when it comes to social emotional learning in schools. This guide lays out essential tools for school-based teams to use as they create a process for systemic SEL implementation. It is organized into the four following focus areas: building foundational support and plan, strengthen adult SEL, promote SEL for students, and reflect on data for continuous improvement.

by Seek Common Ground

Parents and caregivers want their children to succeed in school— to be engaged and excited about learning; to build strong relationships with their teachers and peers; and to learn each year the knowledge and skills they need to be successful academically.

By Search Institute

The Search Institute's robust research has led to the conclusion that positive relationships with adults is essential for young people to thrive socially and academically. This framework can be used as guide for strengthening and deepening these relationships. This resource is available in both English and Spanish.

Reading is a Family Affair, Brilliant Together Podcast, featuring Raising a Reader and Little Free Library.

Articles and resources on parenting, media, and everything in between to help you support your child have a healthy and safe relationship with technology.

by NCFL

Explore NCFL’s library of publications, research materials, and other resources for the latest on family literacy, family engagement, and family leadership.

These activities encompass social-emotional benefits of play-based learning, foster inclusion, nurture cognitive and social development, support emergent learning in literacy and math and, most importantly, cultivate joy!

This resource provides educators with tools and strategies that promote equity and inclusion and allow all students to be seen, visible, and valued in their classrooms and schools.

by Digital Equity Team

The Office of the Future of Work, Colorado Broadband Office, and Office of eHealth Innovation make up the Digital Equity Team which works with partners to ensure all Coloradans have the digital skills, devices, and affordable access to the internet needed for full participation in our society, democracy, and economy.

by Colorado Education Initiative

CEI developed this Social Emotional Development Ecosystem to represent the interwoven components of creating a thriving environment for students, staff, families, and community members. The four rings of the ecosytem include: learning enviornments, systems of support, empowered students, and open partnerships.

by Maria Paredes

This is a video of an Academic Parent Teacher Team (APTT) meeting at Stanton Elementary school in Southeast Washington, D.C.. APTT is a family engagement strategy that aims to provide parents the information they need to be effective partners in supporting their childrens' education. The APTT model was developed in the Creighton school district in Phoenix, Arizona by Maria Paredes.

by Raisa Masood, Common Sense Media

Find out how the artificial intelligence (AI) tool works and how to talk with kids about it.