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What ever

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I mess my old friends but love  my class room.

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Incorporate student-led parent-teacher conferences. Perhaps get parents input as to what it is that they're looking for in terms of their child's progress.

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The anonymous to the right of my screen is Gustavo. I liked it!

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Having opportunities for families to ask questions about how they can support their child at home And to leave with a tool kit to use at home.

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How about a family center/room during school day?

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Yes, Jenna, engaging students in rubric creation is empowering.

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Similar to Jenna's comment: Students sharing art/music work at Friday Share. Better communicating the successes of these performances and shares to families, proactively inviting families to these shares.

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Getting input from families when designing curriculum: "what would you be excited for your child to learn about this topic? are there resources or knowledge you could contribute to our learning experiences?" (would have to be intentional about cultivating a broad definition of funds of knowledge)

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Moving from a staff written newsletter to one that has a continued parent column (written by any willing families, not just those that are elected to particular offices).

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Allowing more opportunities for families to participate in focus groups during curriculum breakfast days.

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Yes, Kathy B, that has been on my mind for a few years

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Kathy B:  along the line of what Jenna said, I'm wondering about doing short, small group portfolio presentations at different points as we go through the year...

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Virtual opportunities

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Invite to field trips, presentations, structured classroom visits

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have been thinking about family support services- wonder if we can include some of these resources & training on behavioral health for families during conferences if this may help

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Showcasing student work when it's fully complete --> Inviting families to share projects that are still in process, invite them to support in the work. (Online platforms could help)

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Family members working with school staff to conduct trainings for other families-- especially with remote learning

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Our curriculum breakfasts: having documentation displayed throughout the classroom so families have context for the work, activity stations so families can experience how their child learned, feedback survey/questions/suggestion box. Also invite families to have demonstrations/presentations in the library and hallway areas

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showcases/performances= portfolio. I am wondering how we give opportunities for families to be more involved with this process...don't have the answer but want to think about it with people!

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Mini workshops on google classroom, aspen, emails, inbox maintanance...

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Have families be a part of planning and helping with school performances/showcases

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showcases/performances= portfolio. I am wondering how we give opportunities for families to be more involved with this process...don't have the answer but want to think about it with people! How about families being involved the developing the rubric for grading the portfolios and scoring and giving feedback on the portfolios

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Family suggestion box.

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Have families share a recipe in the newsletter

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Kez Use tech for streamlined communication (Dojo, Seesaw, etc)

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It is working

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NEWSLETTERS ONE COMMUNICATION CHANGE IT SO THERE IS A TEAR OFFICE FOR FAMILIES TO FILL OUT AND RTURN (IN PERSON)  CREATE A GOGGLE  FORM WITH A SECTION FOR FAMILIES TO ADD INPUT ON THE TOPIC OR SHARE AN IDEA(VIRTUALLY)

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Lower end activities are a way to get families involved and begin the process toward higher end engagement.