F is for Family Communication
4 edtech tools for family communication How can technology help make communicating with your students’ families easier? These 4 edtech tools for family communication offer different ways to open the…
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Unlocking family communication in math class
…that Lizzie takes the time to look through the emails. 8 positive impacts of weekly emails In addition to strengthening family communication, here are eight more benefits of students writing…
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Family communication
Family communication Dialoguing with families about crucial issues such as student progress, appropriate use of technology, socio-emotional growth, and school change initiatives. Start with these 17 ways to communicate with…
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17 ways to communicate with students’ families
…Family engagement… When we engage families in their students’ education the benefits are numerous. The findings from the 2017 report from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation on Family Engagement (Wood,…
Read more4 more ways to help middle schoolers get organized
…this for class or school device management, hopefully using fewer DON’Ts. Computer Care for Kids from LClendinning 4. Create accountability with family communication Sometimes it’s easier to stay organized with…
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#vted Reads: Place-Based Curriculum Design
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…six because of the war that happened there. I left with my family. I was lucky enough to leave with my family. And we became refugees in Congo and Zambia…
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PLPs in Seesaw
…tied with regular family communication, are a tool to help everyone see students, make their lives visible, and are for everyone: caregivers, teachers, and community partners, and help all see…
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5 keys to a successful virtual parent night: 2020 edition
…going to have the spoons right now to attend attentively, but as y’all are diligently using The Scott Thompson 17 Methods Of Family Communication bingo cards to stay in touch…
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#vted Reads: Troublemakers with Mike Martin
In this episode of #vted Reads, we talk with South Burlington curriculum coordinator Mike Martin,about Troublemakers, a book by Carla Shalaby. We touch on what we're really doing when we ask our students to code-switch, Black Lives Matter, and the trouble with classroom norms, and we pose the question: 'How do school systems bestow unearned privilege on some, and un-earned hardship, on others?' Oh, and we talk about Harry Potter. Naturally.
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…I loved my family, I was well loved but I had to always choose. I always felt like I was betraying my family when I chose school values. And I…
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#vted Reads: Reaching and Teaching Students in Poverty
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…family of four. I don’t know about you, but my family of four is struggling to get by on quite a bit more than that. So, I’m wondering why these…
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#vted Reads: So You Want to Talk About Race
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…pushback from families, or *a* family. It’s usually just one family, right? And so how do we prepare in advance, whether it’s for racial aggression, or for when we get…
Read moreHelping your teen or tween with social media
…that policy ever been broken? Heck, yes! And with that came broken trust and a host of other consequences as would happen if your child broke any family rule. Even…
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#vted Reads: Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson
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…“family and consumer sciences”. It’s kind of a new age home ec, and my real focus has been on health education. I started right out of UVM. I got my…
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#vted Reads: Protocols in the Classroom, with Terra Lynch
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…version of 21 st century skills. I wonder if you want to talk a little bit about those kinds of skills like communication, clear and effective communication we call it,…
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Creating your school plan for distance learning with limited internet access
…not choose to build or create. Communication . Schools strive to be an inclusive community. Communication is key to a sense of belonging and support. Remember, not all students have…
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How to throw culminating events — online!
…at the same time, in real time. This allows for instant personal communication and connection. Examples of this include video conferencing, live chats, and live streamed videos. Asynchronous is when…
Read moreHow do educators begin planning for 1:1?
…traditional face-to-face communication. This dual-pronged approach respects the busy, busy schedules of student families with an evening option as well as an online vehicle that can be consulted on an…
Read more4 ways to help middle school students organize their tech
…days, events and extra-curricular activities, and tie it all in to family communication. Holy synchronized Swatches, Batman! 4. Partner with parents on student-specific solutions No single organizational solution will work…
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Virtual video walkie-talkies? Meet the Marco Polo app
Why the Marco Polo app? With social distancing and remote learning on educators’ minds, there’s never been a more urgent need for communication that’s clear, effective, bandwidth-respecting and multi-platform. The…
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Graduations in the time of COVID-19
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…organizing a car parade through town, and then having each family drive through the school bus circle, one by one. As each family drove, the graduating student got out and…
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Student-led conferences
A student-led conference (or SLC) can be a magical opportunity for teachers to engage deeply with a student and their family. It typically involves a middle schooler gathering some evidence…
Read more3 ways to create a student-led open house
…open house 1. Students do actually lead the Open House Just go for it. Try asking your students to run your Parent Open House (or Family Night or whatever incarnation…
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PLPs, Parenting, and a Pandemic
…effective communication, or citizenship. The magic of these skills is that they’re, well, transferable….across contexts and settings. The communication skills a kid hones while working on their Minecraft tutorial video…
Read more4 Project-Based Learning resources for parents
…here about this!” Ian went on to ask his mom about attending local political protests, which they then did as a family. Five project-based learning resources for parents Here are…
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Summertiiiiiiiiiiiiime
…and her family as they make some big decisions. I’m also reading Troublemakers: Lessons in Freedom from Young Children at School by Carla Shalaby. This book is truly transformative in…
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Service learning (during a pandemic)
…were practicing reading fluency, oral communication skills, but more importantly, they felt purposeful and connected. And kindergarteners are just dang adorable. How could you tweak something that was already great…
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#vted Reads: Community Schools Blueprint with Kathleen Kesson
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…family. I have a granddaughter who’s a really high-achieving student. I mean, A+, honor roll, AP classes. She’s a junior in high school. And she is suffering from so much…
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Updated Student-Led Conferences Toolkit
…teachers to engage deeply with a student and their family. It typically involves a middle schooler gathering some evidence of their learning, strengths and challenges, and possibly their goals and…
Read moreLessons learned from a 1:1 rollout
…their middle level classrooms. I was fortunate enough to be part of their careful planning process, and witness important and thoughtful commitments to details such as student voice, equity, family…
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Race Against Racism VT
…school organizer, Hope, I knew that I wanted my family and I to attend this event. I also knew I wanted to learn from Hope and her teachers how we…
Read moreDigital badges as evidence of flexible pathways
…documentation continues, you notice your student developing better communication skills, improving their self-direction, showing their calculations with regard to the math and physics of boat-making — the whole enchilada. At…
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Equity, identity & art
…to develop Clear and Effective Communication, which was the Transferable Skill she was working on within her proficiency-based classroom. The Social Justice Standards For detailed learning targets directly related to…
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Hitting learning targets in Vermont hunter education
…officially certified Vermont hunter. Hunter safety courses in Vermont propose two options. Given our family’s other time commitments, we chose to enroll Henry in the homestudy program. It’s an online…
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#vted Reads about PBIS
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…studying families who are raising kids with special needs, and something called family resiliency. Both are related to Special Ed, but they’re a little bit different. I am a professor…
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Authentic ways to check in on your advisees
…questions will you target with your advisees? How is your emotional health? How are you feeling physically? Do you have enough food at home? How is your family? Hey, how…
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North Country Flexible Pathways
…than the coordinator’s small office. Mr. Dinzeo listened as the young man described the challenges of navigating a traditional school schedule, physical therapy, and family concerns about COVID. With an…
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Sixth Graders Revamp Lyndonville
…– A community member and business owner with multi-generational family connections to the community. Ben Mirkin – Associate Professor of Outdoor Education, Leadership, and Tourism at Northern Vermont University. Nicole…
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