In this series of online trainings, you’ll learn about research-driven ways to partner with families in supporting children’s development using resources that are freely available to early learning programs and families. Learn more about building relationships with families, supporting them in tracking children’s development, connecting to play-based home activities, and hosting family events. Incorporate these ideas and practical resources right into your family engagement plans!
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Partnering with Families and Promoting Positive Communication
This Professional Learning Session (PLS) covers valuable strategies and resources that help teachers and school leaders build and strengthen partnerships between home and school, promote positive communication, and minimize barriers that get in the way of family engagement.
Encouraging Play-Based Learning and Responsive Interactions at Home
This PLS covers valuable strategies and resources that help teachers encourage play-based learning and responsive interactions at home, with a particular focus on the CIRCLE Activity Collection: Family.
Promoting Two-Way Conversations with Families to Individualize Student Support
This PLS covers valuable strategies and resources that help teachers promote two-way conversations with families to individualize student support. This PLS has a particular focus on gathering family input and helping families with understanding their child’s assessment results.
Hosting Family Events to Support Children’s Development
This PLS covers valuable strategies and resources that help make family events fun and meaningful for all, with a particular focus on the Teaching Together family workshop curriculum.
TO ACCESS THIS TRAINING SERIES:
Family Engagement Professional Development is available for all users! All you need to do is create a free account, then login to CLI Engage. If you aren’t already logged in, the below link will take you to the CLI Engage login screen then direct you straight to the course series.
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