Engaging With Parents and Families During Remote Learning

Engaging parents and families in student learning is an important part of improving educational outcomes. While many schools continue to utilize online or hybrid learning models this year, it is even more essential to support families as they play a highly active role in their children's learning and social-emotional well-being.

Effective engagement with students and their families often depends on building relationships and trust. With fewer opportunities for educators and school staff to interact with families in-person, it can be challenging to find ways to effectively build and maintain these relationships. The resources below include a number of tips and strategies as educators and schools work to engage parents and families remotely.
Resources
Engaging Parents and Students from Diverse Populations in the Context of Distance Learning
Effective student and family engagement relies on building relationships of trust and partnership. Find lessons from research and practice in this recorded webinar to help educators remain engaged with with students and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tips for Engaging Families in Distance Learning
Parents and caregivers are struggling to navigate the new world of remote instruction, and often don't have significant time or ability to devote to supporting the technical needs of their students.
Today's One Thing for Teachers: Remote Family Enagement
This resource provides practical strategies and specific, practical suggestions for sharing information, creating bi-directional dialogue, and providing targeted resources to support parents.
Engaging Families During Remote Learning
This resource outlines ways that educators and school staff can connect, engage, and effectively partner with parents to help students receive the support they need while learning remotely.
Survey Opportunity
Research Study on Teacher and Principal Well-Being
Are you a US PK-12 teacher or school leader? Are you interested in topics related to well-being? We are exploring what makes a school "well." If you choose to participate in this study, you will complete an online survey to share your thoughts about school-related well-being in general and in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the end of the survey, we will provide you a shareable link to a clearinghouse of well-being resources for teachers, leaders, and families. To learn more about the research study, click here.
CHHCS Resources
Addressing the Mental Health and Well-Being of Educators Through Self and Collective Care: Tips for School Leaders
Partner Build Grow:
An Action Guide for Sustaining Child Development and Prevention Approaches
Resources for Response to COVID-19 in Schools
Including resources for schools, teachers and parents.
Grant Alerts
Emergency Fund for Educators | National Geographic
Funding to support K-12 educators developing resources to help in remote and hybrid learning environments. Learn more.
Deadline: Rolling
Underserved Student Education Evaluation Grants | Brady Education Foundation
Funding to support evaluation of programs that have potential to close opportunity gaps in education. Learn more.
Deadline: December 1, 2020
Surge Capacity Funding | The Upswing Fund for Adolescent Mental Health
Funding to provide immediate resources to organizations providing mental healthcare to adolescents who are of color and/or LGBTQ+. Learn more.
Deadline: December 4
Please note that CHHCS does not administer funding opportunities. Please refer to each organization for additional direction and details.
Job Opportunities
Special Education Lead Teacher | KIPP DC (Washington, DC)
Work to create intentional goals and supports for students with individualized education plans. Learn more.
Community School Director | Young Audiences New York (Bronx, NY)
Cultivate relationships with parents, students, teachers, and funders. Implement transformative model of family engagement. Learn more.
High School Resources and Opportunities Manager | Thread Baltimore (Baltimore, MD)
Execute strategy to connect with community resources, opportunities, and services to support students. Learn more.
Student and Family Engagement Coordinator | Center for Supportive Schools, Inc. (Bronx, NY)
Day-to-day management of the school's student and family engagement strategy. Create bridges between the school and community. Learn more.
Meetings and Events
November 18, 2020 4:00 PM ET
Hosted by New England MHTTC
November 19, 2020 2:00 PM ET
Hosted by Kognito
On Demand
Hosted by National Center for School Mental Health
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