Family Engagement During COVID 19 School Closures by Cambria Russell https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j Please add your examples of family engagement excellence during school closure. We want to acknowledge great practice and share ideas. en-us 2020-04-02 23:04:35 UTC 2026-02-21 02:05:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/341569791/842cc8f5008060c9368df3c33d89fcd5/logo_snipped.png Teacher's note to student during school closure cambria_russell https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/490133877 Found on the sidewalk in Cambridge]]> 2020-04-03 00:57:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/490133877 Snail mail cambria_russell https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/490134785 I heard about a teacher who mailed a note and an addressed and stamped envelope to a student she had not been able to contact via phone or email. ]]> 2020-04-03 00:59:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/490134785 https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/491213688 My child's teacher from three years ago texted me to make sure he is ok since he has a history of respiratory problems. ]]> 2020-04-03 14:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/491213688 Masked Singer cambria_russell https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/491763049 Nashoba Valley Technical High School is doing a rendition of the Masked Singer. They have released four videos on YouTube and the school community can guess who is behind the mask! ]]> 2020-04-03 18:51:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/491763049 Happy Tweet! cambria_russell https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/491792652 2020-04-03 19:13:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/491792652 Bus drivers engaging families! cambria_russell https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/492068182 https://decaturish.com/2020/04/city-schools-of-decatur-bus-driver-calls-students-and-families-to-offer-support-during-covid-19/]]> 2020-04-04 01:21:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/492068182 Family Support Zoom https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/493336355 My son's residential program has moved its monthly family meeting online to Zoom.]]> 2020-04-05 15:11:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/493336355 alt home visit https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/493642945 We were scheduled to have a home visit with our son's teacher. Since we couldn't have her come into our home, she came to our house and stood on the sidewalk talking to us while we were on the porch. It would have been so easy for her to just cancel the visit. ]]> 2020-04-05 19:49:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/493642945 Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Family Engagement in the Time of COVID-19 and Remote Learning, and Always https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/493645132 2020-04-05 19:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/493645132 "Also, at the school level, teams are continuing to meet and they’ve developed systems for tracking who are the students who have not engaged or families we haven’t heard from so we can try to have follow up and additional effort to connect and potentially marshal other services to offer support." cambria_russell https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/495469986 2020-04-06 18:16:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/495469986 "Set up your digital classroom rules or at-home learning rules: send students home with the rules for online or at-home learning and communication with you and with each other. Asking questions will help guide learning as well: Where is your learning space? How much time do you need to complete each task?" cambria_russell https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/495478267 2020-04-06 18:20:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/495478267 Yep! https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/502095893 2020-04-10 14:36:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/502095893 Video for students from school https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/505123208 2020-04-13 19:16:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/505123208 Using TV to connect with students https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/505201854 2020-04-13 20:14:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/505201854 driving parade https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/505203564 2020-04-13 20:16:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/505203564 Great work in Haverhill! https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/508445507 2020-04-15 13:17:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/508445507 Today's school day at Weston! chetnaputta https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/508748984 At my child's middle school, plan for today are a couple of activities (via Google classroom). I think upon completion the child will find this both valuable and engaging. Activity#1: COVID19-How Can We Make Choices That Promote the Common Good? On a piece of paper students will insert a 'color', a 'symbol' and an 'image' that represents what common good means to them. Then reflect on the color, symbol, image they chose?
Activity 2: What actions can I take to promote the common good?  Students have to write their name in the center, Around their name, write names of the people, or groups of people, that they feel connected to.  Draw a line between each one and their own name. ]]> 2020-04-15 15:21:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/508748984 crussell67 https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/521323223 thank u to the teacher who sent me an email to ask if everything is ok because my child looked sad today]]> 2020-04-21 20:09:43 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/521323223 Good news from Boston Public Schools! crussell67 https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/537531250 2020-04-28 20:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/537531250 Boston technology crussell67 https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/545031625 A teacher who I have never met showed up at our apartment with a computer for our daughter the weekend after the closure was announced]]> 2020-05-02 00:34:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/545031625 thank you, Ms. L! crussell67 https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/549196843 We have enough food and we have internet and you don't know how much it means that you asked

]]> 2020-05-04 13:09:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/549196843 weekly parent meetings online crussell67 https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/549237523 I just realized that not all schools are doing something like this so I want to shout out to FMA in Cambridge where we have weekly meetings online with families and the administration. I think this is helping us all feel more informed. Thank you!]]> 2020-05-04 13:21:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/549237523 overheard on google meet https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/549341389 kid saying to teacher, "I never knew you watched good TV like that. You are interesting."]]> 2020-05-04 13:53:52 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/549341389 Teacher friend finally reached a student who hadn't logged on to remote class. His mom had lost his job, he said, and his little brother didn't have diapers. She left a supply on his porch & connected family to help. https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/550562616 2020-05-04 21:10:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/550562616 weekly schedules https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/552040379 From a parent’s perspective being included on the weekly schedule has been immensely helpful. I print out the attached PDF and put it up in the kitchen so both my husband and I can see it and check in with our daughter. ]]> 2020-05-05 13:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/552040379 work load https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/552042965 My daughter appreciates that there isn’t an overload of required work, and again, that’s what I really have come to value as a parent. Initially we all wanted it to be business-as-usual, but it soon turned out that that’s impossible. They are simply not able to focus in the same way as before. None of us are.
 
 It’s difficult not to worry about the long term impact of this on our kids’ education, and the fact that the workload seems manageable and the way new learning is presented in 🤬-sized chunks, eases that worry. ]]> 2020-05-05 13:24:40 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/552042965 Maintaining Connections with Students crussell67 https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/568210632 2020-05-12 17:24:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/568210632 Using WhatsApp to Stay connected crussell67 https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/570489352 2020-05-13 15:51:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/570489352 Remote Ed crussell67 https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/571051816 2020-05-13 19:33:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/571051816 my daughter's teacher left her a birthday card in our mail box https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/593371318 Thanks for remembering!]]> 2020-05-25 17:40:52 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/593371318 Virtual IEP Meetings crussell67 https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/593470936 2020-05-25 18:53:59 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/593470936 Ms. O'Donnell to the Rescue! crussell67 https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/601621329 2020-05-29 17:23:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/601621329 good news email https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/837175507 my son's social studies teacher emailed yesterday just to let us know that she enjoyed a comment he made in virtual class]]> 2020-10-16 23:51:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/837175507 science kits https://padlet.com/cambria_russell/8tomddcwdl1j/wish/837178445 Thanks to our school for providing materials for science experiments for virtual learning. The best part was getting to pick up items at the school so our 6th grader could actually meet his teachers for the first time since starting middle school. A nice moment even outside with masks!

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