“Research Findings From Learning at Home: Families’ Educational Media Use in America”
Q & A With Lori Takeuchi: Research Findings From Learning at Home: Families’ Educational Media Use in America is from the Harvard Family Research Project. Here’s the part most useful to educators: How can practitioners support families in selecting and using educational media? We know that teacher endorsements are one of the main ways that parents get recommendations for educational media. How
“Federal grant will help Providence families engage with children’s education”
Federal grant will help Providence families engage with children’s education is the headline of an article in the Providence Journal about a new family involvement program that the city is starting with a three million dollar from the U.S. Department of Education: Using a program called “Mind in the Making,” children will be taught the “seven life skills every child needs to be successful.” Those
Well-Intentioned, But Odd & Unworkable Effort To Incorporate Parent Involvement In New Jersey Teacher Evaluations
All the research shows that teachers are only ten-to-thirty percent of the factors that influence student achievement. Now, a New Jersey legislator is attempting to begin to recognize that fact in New Jersey’s convoluted teacher evaluation system by including some measurement of parent involvement for each student. In other words, if parents are less “involved,” then that would be recognized someh
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 3-1-14 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
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