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be mindful of balance between teaching and care of students.  Give grace to families and yourself.

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be mindful of balance between teaching and care of students.  Give grace to families and yourself.

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Family schedules can be stressful to navigate.  Giving a weeks worth of content might help with flexibility.

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broaden our definition of engagement

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Culturally relative activities at home base for families to make a choice.

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Culturally relative activities at home base for families to make a choice.

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Some of our students are basically running the household all day while the grownups are working or otherwise not engaged.

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Some of our students are basically running the household all day while the grownups are working or otherwise not engaged.

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We need to be able to somehow recognize that, and figure out what realistic expectations are for their engagement. Communicating with them is the key.

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It’s OK to reach out to your families and ask them, “How are you? What do you need from me?”

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It’s OK to reach out to your families and ask them, “How are you? What do you need from me?”

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Giving students and their families options in daily/weekly activities...I love this.

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Giving students and their families options in daily/weekly activities...I love this.

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if we, as educators, are feeling overwhelmed by the technology, our students and families must be feeling the same. 

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if we, as educators, are feeling overwhelmed by the technology, our students and families must be feeling the same. 

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Educators can increase opportunities for family engagement by being flexible. 

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Educators can increase opportunities for family engagement by being flexible. 

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Technology is difficult to navigate for everyone, including parents. Give explicit instructions, offer help and give everyone grace.

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Technology is difficult to navigate for everyone, including parents. Give explicit instructions, offer help and give everyone grace.

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Families appreciate a matrix of options that can be completed over the course of a week. A mix of independent work and something a caregiver can help with can reduce stress and/or guilt.

Grace, support, understanding...
Ask a family how you can support them.

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all families are different get to know the family as you would the individual student...listen and take time for the whole picture of student and family

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all families are different get to know the family as you would the individual student...listen and take time for the whole picture of student and family

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Engaging with students and families is also about engaging with their personal culture and lifestyle.

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Make time to ask students if they're okay 

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Make time to ask students if they're okay 

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Emotional and environmental allowances. 

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Emotional and environmental allowances. 

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The in person student is not the online student. We can see in class that there may be a distraction but we don't see at home if they are cooking dinner for their younger siblings and helping with homework. We need fresh eyes for our students when teaching online.

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Trust that families are always trying to do their best for their children.

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Trust that families are always trying to do their best for their children.

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Families are looking for reassurance that things will be okay even if students miss an assignment or a meeting. 

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Families are looking for reassurance that things will be okay even if students miss an assignment or a meeting. 

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Give grace to the families, assuming best intentions, and to yourself as an educator.  Focus on social/emotional development to help family engagement.

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Families has different needs and wants; don't assume they are aligned with you, the teacher.  Ask what they want from you

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There are many ways for families to engage. Each family is unique and their engagement might not match our expectation, but it's important to recognize the wide range that care/engagement looks like in each household. 

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There are many ways for families to engage. Each family is unique and their engagement might not match our expectation, but it's important to recognize the wide range that care/engagement looks like in each household. 

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Of course caregivers want to be able to help their children. Many may feel guilt that they cannot be there to help with schoolwork or frustration that they can’t navigate the technology their children are required to use. 

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Of course caregivers want to be able to help their children. Many may feel guilt that they cannot be there to help with schoolwork or frustration that they can’t navigate the technology their children are required to use. 

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My takeaway is to not assume the situation for our families. We need to ask specifically what their needs are and how we might be able to accommodate for those needs.

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It's okay to drop the worksheet and just check in on the child's needs

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most difficult thing to obtain for our families most in need. Very difficult tool to communicate to families with whose traditions are founded in attending physically. Flexibility will be key

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I like the points that the author made about giving explicit instructions to caregivers. I think sometimes it is easy to assume that families understand what to do or how to organize the student's learning. I also appreciate the reminder to give options to families; some caregivers want more work and some will need for their child to have less work assigned. So, the big takeaways for me are: be explicit and give a variety of choices.

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I like the points that the author made about giving explicit instructions to caregivers. I think sometimes it is easy to assume that families understand what to do or how to organize the student's learning. I also appreciate the reminder to give options to families; some caregivers want more work and some will need for their child to have less work assigned. So, the big takeaways for me are: be explicit and give a variety of choices.

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Taking time to learn what works best and what is reasonable for families will lead to best outcomes for the student and teacher this school year

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There are many different ways families support their kids education.

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There are many different ways families support their kids education.

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Remember that family involvement comes in many forms and degrees of involvement and that families are doing their best.

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Remember that family involvement comes in many forms and degrees of involvement and that families are doing their best.

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Communicate and collaborate with your TEAM.

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Communicate and collaborate with your TEAM.

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Permission to do what we know is necessary

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Permission to do what we know is necessary

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It’s OK to put the worksheets down. It’s OK to spend time checking on your students. Families trust your expertise—use it to ease their stress rather than add to it during this crisis. Assure parents that you are there to support their children and that their children won’t miss any learning opportunities that cannot be made up when this moment passes

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Providing an outline of the week at the start so families can plan accordingly 

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Providing an outline of the week at the start so families can plan accordingly 

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We recognize that families are doing their best.

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We recognize that families are doing their best.

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Empathy is helpful to understand the families, where they came from, without pre judgement.

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Empathy is helpful to understand the families, where they came from, without pre judgement.

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Providing students with menus of activities that they can pick from will help them to be more independent

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Flexibility  and openness are keys to involvement. Every time you feel yourself being rigid on absolutely any expectation or assumption, question how you can maximize your accommodations.

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Flexibility  and openness are keys to involvement. Every time you feel yourself being rigid on absolutely any expectation or assumption, question how you can maximize your accommodations.

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We must recognize that all families care about their children’s education

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We must recognize that all families care about their children’s education