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Reflecting on the NAFSCE Assembly: Inspiration, Collaboration, and the Future of Family Engagement
Coaction Collective team at NAFSCE Assembly 2024 in Denver, Colorado.
From Classroom to Career: AFE Scholar Ambassadors Transforming STEM Education
From Classroom to Career: AFE Scholar Ambassadors Transforming STEM Education
Guide | Supporting Student Success: Family Conferences
Family conferences allow teachers to build trust with families and create a shared understanding of grade-level expectations and academic performance.
Introducing the Inaugural National Assembly for Family Engagement in Education
We are thrilled to share that we’re collaborating with NAFSCE on the first-ever National Assembly for Family Engagement in Education! Coaction Collective loves supporting meetings, gatherings and conferences of all sizes, but there are several reasons that we’re particularly excited to support NAFSCE in hosting this important event.
Facilitating Meaningful Dialogue with the Magruder High School Community
Coaction Collective collaborated with Montgomery County Public Schools to engage the Rockville-area community in a crucial conversation – whether to rename Col. Zadok Magruder High School.
Looking Ahead - Coaction Collective Year Three
In a recent blog post, we shared some of the highlights of Year Two. With our second year behind us, the team has started dreaming about what is next. So, where are we headed? We asked the team what their hopes are for year three…
Co-Plan Family-School Conferences
Raise your hand if you have ever run out of time in a parent-teacher conference. Teachers are busy, families are busy and too often both walk away unsatisfied by that 10-minute parent-teacher conference.
Equity in Communication
When educators and caregivers communicate, students benefit. The research backs it up! Oftentimes, full schedules, competing priorities, and even implicit biases can result in not all students’ families receiving the type of communication or frequency of communication that they need to be full partners in their child’s education.
Family School Partnerships in the Secondary Grades
In middle and high school, strong family-school partnerships are built when educators, families, and students have trusting relationships and ongoing collaboration around student learning and well-being.
Family Listening Guide
Have you ever prepared an excellent at-home activity that families have never used? Have you planned a fun family night, and no one showed up? Do you know why?
Reflecting on Our First Two Years
In September 2023, the Coaction Collective celebrated its second anniversary! It’s been two years of partnering with school districts, collaborating with families, and teaming up with educators to strengthen bonds between communities.