Family Engagement
Our family engagement offerings are here to support your community. We can customize presentations to best fit the needs of your families and district.
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Family Engagement Catalog:
Browse our selection of available Family Engagement programs below. Unsure about Title I funding? Need something custom? Have other questions or ready to put us on your school or district schedule? Get in touch!
| Subject | Title | Description |
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| At Home Learning | Homework Without Tears | This workshop will focus on how parents/guardians can effectively help their child(ren) with homework! Every parent/guardian feels challenged at times to help their child with homework. Are you looking for ways to help your child study math facts and/or getting your child to read? Is getting homework finished a regular battle? During this fun and informative session, we will discuss... specific study skill strategies parents/guardians can use at home to help their child learn and retain vocabulary, concepts, and facts. how to identify your child’s learning styles and ways to support their learning styles. tips and tricks for motivating a child to persist at and complete homework with ease and without arguments! Be inspired and energized with strategies for making homework time hassle free in your home! |
| At Home Learning | Tips and Tricks for Student Study Skills | Does your child struggle in knowing how and what to study when preparing for a test? Is memorizing math facts an endless battle? Whatever your child’s academic level, you can be sure there will be a test! Test taking strategies are key for students when it comes to demonstrating their knowledge. This workshop will help parents/guardians and students understand how to read for information, how to memorize, and most importantly, how to make studying FUN! Participants will gain hands-on, practical study tips to match learning styles. |
| English Learners (TIII) | ACCESS Test Results: How to Support your Child to Improve their English Language Proficiency and Academic Achievement | Join us to learn more information about ACCESS testing. Attend this session to understand the ACCESS test, it’s results, what it means for your child, and how you can support him/her at home. Learn how to confidently assist your children with setting and achieving goals at school. |
| ELA | How Families Can Help Build a Stronger Reader and Writer | This workshop encourages families to approach learning in a fun and natural way. Learn how to help your child choose a “just right” book and select materials that they can’t resist reading. Practical ideas will be shared on ways parents can interact with and motivate their child to read and write. Kid friendly resources and apps will be shared. |
| ELA | Comprehension Tricks and Test Taking Tips | Does your child struggle with comprehension and fear online and teacher made tests? Learn how to help your child choose “just right” books and materials that motivate them to read. Develop techniques and learn strategies to help them become an interactive reader, helping them remember what they read. Tricks and tips to encourage your child to actively think and respond while reading will be demonstrated. Testing terms that trip up test takers will be revealed. Online apps to practice reading and test taking will be shared. |
| Math | “Do the Math” To Better Support Your Child at Home | Math and problem solving are a part of almost everything we do! Math games are a great way to learn math facts, improve calculation, practice problem solving skills and develop critical thinking in a fun, easy way. In this interactive, hands-on event, you and your child will learn and laugh as you play various types and levels of math games, solve brain teasers and work through logic puzzles and activities that will make you think, sharpen your brain and develop confidence to Do the Math! |
| Miscellaneous | Common Sense Parenting Class | This session is highly interactive and allows parents/guardians to build and practice skills that: foster strong family relationships, prevent and correct misbehavior, use consequences to improve behavior, teach self-control, stay calm, and create predictable family routines. The class also covers how parents/guardians can deal with school problems, teaching parents/guardians strategies to help their kids be more successful at school in their reading and math/problem solving classes, computer use/misuse, and other safety issues that older students face. |
| Miscellaneous | “Edu-tainment” | This workshop will help parents/guardians focus on and gain strategies in whole family engagement/interactive involvement of students and parents/guardians. The Edu-tainer will present reading (for grade school students) and literature (for intermediate students) in an entertaining manner. Using the method of storytelling, parents/guardians will learn about and gain strategies in the importance of reading (to your child) for success in school and in all aspects of life. |
| Miscellaneous | Supervisor and teachers at each school will have an informational meeting with Title I Parents to: Give an overview of Title I services Explain available Title I programming offered at the school Explain parent/guardian roles and responsibilities Explain Title I teacher roles and responsibilities to the Title Families |
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| Technology | Basic Computer Skills for Parents/Guardians | This class has been created for parents/guardians with little experience in the use of computers/technology and/or those who want to refresh their skills. The parents/guardians will set the pace for learning and leave with a sense of accomplishment! (Note: We will adjust the topics addressed based on the needs and interests of the parents/guardians attending. No previous experience with computers is required to attend this class.) During this course parents will learn: Basic computer skills The use of the internet (parents/guardians will learn how to focus their internet searches so they can effectively and safely access websites with downloadable and free reading and math materials to use at home with their children) The use of free reading and math materials they find on the internet to support their child’s learning Installation of antivirus software in English or Spanish |
| Technology | Google Classroom for Parents | Learn how to navigate Google classroom like a pro. Sometimes it's difficult to keep track of and stay on top of everything happening in virtual classrooms! Together, let's dig into how you can figure out what your student is supposed to be doing, when they're supposed to be doing it, and where they are supposed to go to engage in and complete their work. Attend this session to master the following: 1) Learn how to navigate all the different areas of Google classroom 2) Discover how to help your student access and submit assignments 3) See the most efficient ways to check schedules and assignment dates 4) Customize your notifications and the way that you and your student interact with Google classroom |
| Technology | Tech Tips & Tools: Using Technology to Increase Achievement | There are so many resources available now that sometimes it can be overwhelming to know what websites and apps are best for your learner! This workshop will show parents/guardians how to find the best resources for their child’s ability and learning style! The instructor will help parents/guardians to explore… Finding quality FREE educational websites and how to avoid the junk! Math websites/apps that focus on practicing basic math facts. Instructional websites that explain step by step how to solve specific types of math problems. Reading websites/apps that allow the child to practice specific skills for his/her reading level. Accessing books online and finding reading material appropriate for your child’s level. Using a computer to improve spelling and writing. Incorporating technology resources in a variety of ways to improve achievement in all subject areas. The instructor will determine the group’s needs and will modify the workshop to meet the needs of the participants. No experience is required to attend class. |