ED Surge

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

She hopes to eventually earn a master’s degree and work at a nonprofit in her community. The experience “helped me want to continue with community engagement,” she says. “It It was refreshing to see all the perspectives in my community — in my county — that I never knew.”

Research 116

Research Civic Engagement Civics Community Engagement 116

Education Elements

MARCH 2, 2016

The success of your virtual school may very well depend on how you implement technology and how well you engage your community. It is perhaps obvious, then, that technology is a critical component, but the importance of people and community might be less clear. Technology is a critical part of your virtual school’s success.

Community Engagement 41

Community Engagement EdTech Education 41

Anthropology News

JUNE 6, 2024

Anthropology News encourages submissions in a variety of formats to present compelling stories that make anthropological insights accessible to a wide audience. Think short-form magazine-style stories with scientific bite—low on jargon, high on storytelling—or compelling photo essays or multimedia pieces.

Anthropology 75

Anthropology Community Engagement Archaeology Cultures 75

Geogramblings

JUNE 21, 2024

Gemma Bailey, the Climate Ambassadors Regional Hub Manager for Southeast England, is a passionate advocate for sustainability and community engagement. Based in Kent and working at the University of Reading, Gemma’s journey has been shaped by her deep-rooted love for wildlife and the environment.

Geography 65

Geography Community Engagement Government Education 65

Geogramblings

JUNE 29, 2024

Matilda Crane, the East Midlands Climate Ambassadors Regional Hub Manager, is a passionate advocate for environmental protection and community engagement.

Geography 69

Geography Community Engagement Research Professional Development 69

Geogramblings

JULY 6, 2024

Leading the London hub is Annie Risner, a true Londoner with a diverse background and a deep-rooted passion for community engagement and creative expression. The Climate Ambassadors scheme, a national initiative empowering young people to tackle climate change, has nine regional hubs across England.

Geography 65

Geography Education Community Engagement Leadership 65

ED Surge

MARCH 13, 2024

Our most recent cohort of fellows included educators across a variety of grades and content areas, including a high school principal, an elementary school paraprofessional, a math and computer science teacher, and a school and community engagement manager, to name a few.

Education 88

Education Elementary School Geography EdTech 88

Living Geography

JANUARY 10, 2024

with the help of the @TfL Community Engagement Team & what a project it was. Kate Stockings uses this area as the basis for some fieldwork and has kindly shared some of the materials that she uses. ??️?️ Ideas, logistics, resources ?️?️? Taking inspiration from @euanmills 'This isn't f ing Dalston!'

Community Engagement 52

Community Engagement 52

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 14, 2024

Quilantan-Garza puts it this way: “What we’re trying to do is promote a new generation of well celebrated and beautifully crafted library programs that engage not just the students but teachers and reach the overall community. ” Come back for more.

Library 359

Library Pedagogy Advocacy Professional Development 359

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Community engagement and leadership are our foundational principles. This acknowledgment led us to launch a task force that includes Black male students, teachers, principals, students’ fathers and other family members and community partners. I know that the solutions we need won’t come from me alone.

Leadership 78

Leadership High School Elementary School Community Engagement 78

Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The interdisciplinary project, led by Toohey and Patricia Chirinos Ogata from the University of California-Santa Barbara, underscores the importance of collaborative research and community engagement. Through outreach efforts, the team works closely with local residents to share findings and preserve cultural heritage.

Heritage 59

Heritage Archaeology Artifacts Anthropology 59

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Whether it’s a good idea for most schools to expand their mission and adopt aspects of the community school model depends on one’s view of the purpose of school. Others argue that strong community engagement is an important aspect of education and can improve daily attendance and learning.

Psychology 129

Psychology Government Public School Community Engagement 129

ED Surge

AUGUST 30, 2023

What started as a daunting task became a mission to reignite the passion and engagement of our students while strengthening our local community. Of course, things will never be what they once were, but we are building a better school and community – more importantly, we are building leaders.

Community Engagement 87

Community Engagement Advocacy Cultures Middle School 87

Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 17, 2020

I especially appreciated your emphasis on family and community engagement and our conversation about some new possibilities for next school year. Thank you, Cory Steiner , for sharing how the Northern Cass School District in North Dakota has been adapting to our new challenges and opportunities.

Leadership 102

Leadership Community Engagement Public School Education 102

ED Surge

APRIL 11, 2023

Both are emeritus scholars from selective institutions: Steven Volk, an emeritus history professor at Oberlin College, and Beth Benedix, an professor emeritus of world literature, religious studies and community engagement at DePauw University who is also founder and director of The Castle, a nonprofit organization that partners with public schools.

Community Engagement 98

Community Engagement History Teaching Public School 98

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 15, 2011

New Milford High School Principal Eric Sheninger will be joined by several of his teachers, students, board trustees and members of his community to discuss how New Milford High School uses technology as a student and community engagement tool.

Community Engagement 224

Community Engagement Educational Technology Cultures High School 224

Digital Promise

MAY 14, 2019

Schools are often a focal point for community involvement: families send children to school, where they’ll learn many of the skills they need to become happy, healthy, successful members of society. That means the majority of the work involved in breaking down barriers to community engagement in schools often falls to educators.

Community Engagement 98

Community Engagement Public School High School Leadership 98

Civics U

JUNE 16, 2022

In ways not unlike The People, Ably works to promote community engagement to effect change on a local level amidst the polarization we experience between right and left. Ably’s website gives a number of ideas for community engagement.

Civics 52

Civics Community Engagement Government Economics 52

Anthropology.net

APRIL 8, 2024

By actively involving Blackfoot community members in the research process—from sample collection to data analysis—researchers honored the principles of Indigenous research sovereignty and community engagement.

Heritage 52

Heritage Archaeology Tradition Community Engagement 52

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In my current role as a school and community engagement manager, I work with students and families facing a range of challenges — often very serious situations such as experiencing homelessness or community violence. It’s not uncommon for the trauma to follow my students into school.

Community Engagement 105

Community Engagement Leadership Teaching Education 105

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Whether you are a principal, superintendent, or teacher improving how you communicate plays a role in your success as an educator. Chapter 5 in my book takes a critical look at how digital leaders communicate.

Leadership 287

Leadership Tradition Community Engagement Education 287

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Thomas is vice president of strategic initiatives and community engagement at the Community College of Philadelphia, and he connects K-12 students to college opportunities that help them earn associate degrees or industry credentials and secure jobs as paraprofessionals.

K-12 123

K-12 Teaching Community Engagement Tradition 123

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2024

“A certain amount of humility is absolutely required in almost any of those situations, and universities haven’t been terribly good at humility in the past,” said Kirk Dombrowski, vice president for research and economic development at UVM, who oversees its new Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships and other community engagement projects. “We

Economics 86

Economics Cultures Community Engagement Research 86

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 14, 2012

Establish an interactive wall during class, assembly, or movie to increase engagement. Increase community engagement and enhance outreach by creating cells to gather information on aspects relevant to your school. I am a huge fan of using mobile learning devices (i.e. Ability to send alerts, notices, and reminders.

Community Engagement 277

Community Engagement Educational Technology High School Education 277

A Principal's Reflections

JULY 15, 2013

The ability to comment on any blog increases both student and community engagement. School administrators can use blogs as a powerful public relations tool in lieu of traditional newsletters and email blasts. In our digital journalism class students are required to have their own Twitter accounts.

Global Connections 262

Global Connections Professional Development Community Engagement High School 262

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2023

The University of South Carolina’s mission statement , for example, begins, “The primary mission of the University of South Carolina Columbia is the education of the state’s citizens through teaching, research, creative activity, and community engagement.” Still, it has the third largest gap for Black students in the country.

High School 98

High School Community Engagement Teaching Research 98

Digital Promise

AUGUST 12, 2020

We can no longer treat family and community engagement as a separate entity from learning. Educators are more important than ever, and we need to equip them with new tools to support virtual learning while simultaneously providing families with tools to engage in their new role as instructors.

EdTech 118

EdTech Professional Development Community Engagement Research 118

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 2, 2020

And researchers have reached consensus on the common features found in different types of successful community schools: integrated student supports; expanded learning time and opportunities; family and community engagement; and collaborative leadership and practice. “We

Public School 121

Public School Community Engagement Leadership Teaching 121

ED Surge

MARCH 24, 2023

The use of SEL curricula or programs was more common among elementary teachers, whereas secondary teachers reported greater reliance on community engagement, teacher-student check-ins and student involvement in school decisions.

Elementary School 113

Elementary School Community Engagement High School Humanities 113

ED Surge

MAY 5, 2023

Strong family and community engagement can enhance learning outcomes and help to create a sense of belonging. Relationships are critical in engaging students and families in meaningful and culturally appropriate ways, and are associated with increased literacy acquisition, lower dropout rates and improved attendance.

Social Justice 145

Social Justice Leadership Cultures Professional Development 145

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

The state’s policies regarding nutrition environment and services, counseling, psychological and social services, and community engagement were rated “moderate.”. The state also scored well in health services, which include requiring preventive health screenings across grade levels.

Psychology 85

Psychology Professional Development Community Engagement Public School 85

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2021

Our community finally was talking about racial disparities in a new way, and came up with five “D’s” toward dismantling inequities: Define what equity means to your school or district — To avoid “equity” becoming a cliche, you have to define what it means in your local context and agree on actions to support it.

Lesson Plan 107

Lesson Plan Community Engagement Cultures Public School 107

ED Surge

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Our study focuses on this group of educators in particular because, although Asian Americans hail from a multitude of ethnic and religious groups and are among the fastest growing racial groups in the country (projected to surpass 46 million people in the U.S. by 2060), they represent only 2 percent of educators in the U.S.

Ancestry 135

Ancestry K-12 Education Geography 135

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Storytelling and powerful learning with technology gives students agency to learn, solve problems, work in teams, and improve the quality of life for themselves, others, and their communities. Engage, Investigate, Act, and tell the story along the way. Marco Antonio Torres spent a decade teaching middle and high school.

Middle School 185

Middle School High School Community Engagement Leadership 185

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2022

“What we lacked was a transparent way for the community to see how boundaries could change under different scenarios,” said Craven-Howell. “I “It’s a powerful tool for community engagement. But a lot of messaging and communications work has to happen alongside it.

Elementary School 96

Elementary School Economics Community Engagement Cultures 96

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Anne Henderson, National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement. Out-of-school factors weigh heavily on student success, studies show, and research indicates family engagement can lead to higher grades and test scores, improved attendance and better behavior. “I

Research 145

Research Library Community Engagement Tradition 145

Digital Promise

JUNE 23, 2021

Essentially, every student should have a personalized learning plan which will help to enrich family and community engagement.

Charter School 93

Charter School Educational Technology Professional Development Community Engagement 93