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Family and Community Engagement
Bridging Family and Community Partners to Propel Student Achievement
Presented by Andrea Gonzalez Kirwin, Chief Academic Officer, ASPIRA; Christian Adair, Student/Family Transitional Support and Dropout Prevention Specialist, Fayette County Public Schools (KY); Dr. Shadae Harris, Chief Engagement Officer, Richmond Public Schools (VA); Tina Hike-Hubbard, Chief of Communications, Engagement and Enrollment, Baltimore City Public Schools (MD); and Dwaine Millard, Senior VP, General Manager, Scholastic
Parent Engagement in a Digital Age: How Technology Can Ease Back-to-School
Presented by Charles Field, CEO, School Family Media; and Jonathan Rivera, Director, Community Engagement, Smore
Young Kids and Screens: Healthy Development in the Digital Age
Presented by Victoria Saylor, Senior Manager, Education Partnerships and Community Engagement, Common Sense Media; and Jennifer Ehehalt, Senior Education Program Manager, Common Sense Education
Improving Middle School Outcomes: Engaging Families and Empowering Students
Presented by Rebecca Honig, Chief Content and Curriculum Officer, ParentPowered, creator of Ready4K; and Françoise Lartigue, Senior Content and Curriculum Specialist, ParentPowered, creator of Ready4K
5 Strategies to Enter the Year with Your Family Engagement Plan Done
Presented by Steven Aviña, Assistant Principal and Athletic Director, Palm Springs High School (CA); Simón Miera, Senior Partner Success Manager, TalkingPoints; and Kate Pechacek, Senior Director of Partner Success, TalkingPoints
5 Tips to Optimize Your Website for a New School Year
Presented by Kristi Bond, Senior Educational Consultant, Blackboard; and Ruth Spina, Senior Product Manager, Blackboard
Family Engagement Is the Secret Advantage to Improving Student Outcomes
Presented by April Hawkins, Former District Leader, Current Marketing Manager, ParentPowered; and Missy Martin, Title I Family Engagement Specialist, Lexington County School District One (SC)
Text, Twitter, Email, Call: Parents’ Preferences for Communication and Engagement
Presented by Dr. Julie A. Evans, CEO, Project Tomorrow
How the Power of Family Engagement Changes the Trajectories of Students and Teachers
Presented by Andy Danilchick, Co-Founder and Director, The Project for Mental Health and Optimal Development, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education; Sylvia Hall, Co-Founder, GAB-on!; and Jarrid Hall, Co-Founder, GAB-on!
Bilingual Family Literacy: Strategies to Support Dual Language Learners
Presented by Dr. Samina Hadi-Tabassum, Clinical Associate Professor, Erikson Institute; Lisa McManus, US Partnership and Program Manager, Worldreader; and Kristen Walter, US Director of Programs, Worldreader
SEL Strategies to Help Students Navigate Hard Moments in School and at Home
Presented by Miriam Silman, MSW, Trauma and Resilience Advisor, Kentucky Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities; and Rebecca Honig, Chief Content and Curriculum Officer, ParentPowered
Best Practices for Welcoming EL Newcomers Into Your School Community
Presented by Olivia Huntley, High School ELL Teacher, Clarion–Goldfield–Dows School District (IA); Lori Swanson, Middle and High School Instructional Coach, Clarion–Goldfield–Dows School District (IA); and Melanie Fox, Language Learning Strategist, K-12, Mango Languages
Welcome Our Multilingual Families: Create an Environment of Belonging, Achievement, and Inclusion
Presented by Pam Allyn, Founder and CEO, Dewey; Annabell Burrell, Multilingual Director and Relationship Manager, Dewey; and Hiba Eid-Khoury, Arabic Content Lead, Dewey
Partnering with District Stakeholders to Grow Literacy
Presented by Dana T. Bedden, Ed.D., CAA, Superintendent of Schools, Centennial School District (PA); Anthony Gabriele, Assistant to the Superintendent for Teaching and Learning, Centennial School District (PA); Joseph Rutz, Director of Teaching and Learning, Centennial School District (PA); and Jennifer Taylor Boykins, CEO, Nothing But Education
Highly Effective Family Engagement: 5 Habits to Start Now
Presented by Jessica Webster, Ed.D., Senior Family Engagement Specialist, MAEC, Inc.; and Rebecca Honig, Chief Content and Curriculum Officer, ParentPowered
Feedback You Can Use: Looping Parents in to Drive Student Success and Culture
Presented by Maya Sussman, Senior Director of Product, ParentPowered; David Adler, Ph.D., Director of Innovation, ReContext Data Solutions; and Cathy Tran, Ph.D., Researcher and Design Strategist
Blockbuster Strategies to Keep Learning Going This Summer
Presented by Rebecca Honig, Chief Content and Curriculum Officer, ParentPowered; and Francoise Lartigue, Senior Content and Curriculum Specialist, ParentPowered
Leveraging Digital Communications to Ensure Students and Families Are First-Day Ready
Presented by Charles Field, CEO, School Family Media; and Dr. Kara Stern, Head of Content, SchoolStatus
Moderated by Dyanne Griffin, Vice President of Product, TeacherLists