School (K-12) Stories

Category: School (K-12) Stories

PIQE Empowers Families With Strict Adherence to Treating Families as Equals
Family Stories, School (K-12) Stories

Driven by a philosophy based in Paolo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed, PIQE, the Parent Institute for Quality Education, shares tips for providers to keep families as equals at the table in their child’s education.

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OC STEM Family Toolkit on CA Common Core Standards
School (K-12) Stories

A toolkit for parents and students to understand California Standards, also referred to as the Common Core Standards. All materials are available in English and Spanish.

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Got STEM? Families are Key as students head back to school
Out of School Stories, School (K-12) Stories

The blog acknowledges the achievement gaps that exist for students that don’t have access to summer and afterschool opportunities. STEM Next Opportunity Fund gives four easy tips to support families in connecting to STEM opportunities within the community.

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An Award- Winning Way to Partner with Parents by Jessica Wilbanks
School (K-12) Stories

The former principal of an elementary school in Washington, D.C., which won an award for excellence in family engagement, has expanded her school’s thinking about family engagement to more than just pointing parents to useful resources.

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Pizza: The Secret Ingredient – Leaders of the North Country STEM Ecosystem share some of their family engagement strategies
School (K-12) Stories

In upstate New York, the North Country STEM Ecosystem is mindful about the environments parents are invited into to engage with their students. Ensuring food and the location is right are just a few things they share with us.

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Ensuring equitable access through connection – How EvanSTEM Ecosystem uses a comprehensive data system to broaden access to STEM for families
School (K-12) Stories

With the development of significant trust built within the community, the EvanSTEM ecosystem is using it’s school data systems to make STEM programming more accessible for all families.

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Shifting the Paradigm – School Leadership in East Syracuse is Changing Education as We Know It
School (K-12) Stories

The East Syracuse Minoa Ecosystem is changing the way we think about education. By engaging all community stakeholders, including families, the ecosystem is re-imagining education as a means to thrive in current and future economies.

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Funding STEM and Reduce Achievement Gaps in New Jersey Schools – How the Delran STEM Ecosystem Alliance is leveraging district funding to make change
School (K-12) Stories

Delran Township School District leads the STEM Learning Ecosystem in Burlington County, NJ and has many tips on engaging families and the greater community. From leveraging district funding to learning how to tell your story, this story from the field will surely leave you with some helpful take-aways.

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