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10 Strategies to Strengthen Family Engagement: From Intention to Action
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
Presented by Rebecca Honig, Chief Content and Curriculum Officer, ParentPowered; and Françoise Lartigue, Director of Content and Curriculum, ParentPowered, and Former Teacher
Sponsored by ParentPowered
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Research shows that when families are engaged, students thrive. Strong family engagement is a must, but it can feel daunting and complex. Where do you start? In this edLeader Panel, Rebecca Honig and Françoise Lartigue from ParentPowered explore 10 powerful things you can do to ensure strong partnerships with families.
From strategies that build trust and mitigate parental anxiety to strengths-based ways you can partner with parents around student learning, they cover highly doable actions you can take to break down barriers and ensure that you’re reaching and engaging ALL families. They also share numerous tools and resources that you can immediately use in your work with families.
Viewers leave with:
- Ways to build trust and mitigate parental anxiety
- Strategies to ensure clear, strengths-based communication with families
- Ways to break down barriers to participation
- Steps to scaffold family engagement
- Pathways to partner with ALL families around student learning
- Concrete tools and resources to use with families
This recorded edLeader Panel is of interest to PreK-12 teachers, school leaders, district leaders, education technology leaders, and family liaisons.
About the Presenters
Rebecca Honig has been working in the field of family engagement for the past 20 years. She is the Chief Content and Curriculum Officer at ParentPowered, where she leads the content department and the development of numerous evidence-based family engagement curricula that have reached over 750,000 families to date. In her role, she has presented on family engagement strategies across the country. Additionally, she has authored numerous curricula, parent guides, and children’s storybooks for Sesame Workshop, Scholastic, Disney, Compass Learning, PBS, WGBH, HITN, and Nickelodeon. Rebecca has written and advised for numerous Emmy Award-winning shows such as The Electric Company, Odd Squad, Sesame Street, and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. She has also served as a Curriculum and Content Specialist for Sesame Street and spent ten years teaching and leading family workshops in public, private, and after-school programs. Rebecca has a master’s degree in education from Bank Street.
Françoise Lartigue has been working in the fields of education and family engagement for over two decades. She is the Director of Content and Curriculum at ParentPowered, where, in addition to designing and developing ParentPowered’s curricula and programs, Françoise also plays a key role in working directly with partners to identify, create, and vet resources to share with the families they serve. She began her career teaching kindergarten in the South Bronx through Teach For America and has extensive experience in developing and implementing STEAM-based curricula in the elementary years. She holds a master’s degree in early childhood education from Bank Street College.
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Research shows that families play a powerful role in fostering children’s development. ParentPowered is on a mission to help K–12 districts provide accessible, evidence-based family engagement curricula, without adding more to teachers’ plates. Our program—for PreK through grade 12—supports, inspires, and activates parents and caregivers with simple, strengths-based insights they can turn into everyday teachable moments. Learn more and request a demo at parentpowered.com.
