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family engagement

a homeschooling dispatch
The 21st Century Classroom 

A Quarantine Homeschooling Dispatch

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 Life LeGeros 1 Comment family engagement, homeschooling, math games, scheduling
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Today on the 21st Century Classroom, from Super Sisters Academy: It feels really weird, because in some ways it’s kind

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family communication bingo
Teaming 

17 ways to communicate with students’ families

October 10, 2018October 12, 2018 Scott Thompson 0 Comments family communication, family engagement

BINGO. Communication with student’s families outside of student led conferences (SLC) is vital. Giving parents the information they need in

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Innovative Edtech Classrooms 

How to get students to communicate with families

September 14, 2018January 5, 2019 Audrey Homan 1 Comment explain everything, family communication, family engagement, family involvement, Google Drive, Peoples Academy Middle Level

Welcome to the Best Part of My Week And yours, likely. Peoples Academy Middle Level educator Joe Speers shares how

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Innovative Edtech Classrooms Student-Led Conferences 

Want end-of-year family involvement?

June 10, 2016September 19, 2018 Rachel Mark 0 Comments Brattleboro Area Middle School, family communication, family engagement, family involvement

Try Passage Presentations. The end of every school year is tough. Teachers and administrators struggle to keep students in line,

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Innovative Edtech Classrooms News Tools We Like 

Leveraging Google Calendar in the Classroom

November 12, 2014 Meredith Swallow 4 Comments Christ the King School, family engagement, family involvement, Google Apps for Education

Inspiring collaboration between teachers, students and families The free suite of tools through Google Apps for Education have certainly inspired

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