Reframing Family Engagement

Research shows that many people feel that family engagement is dependent on how much the adults in a child’s life – especially parents and teachers – “care,” and that lower-income families do not engage because they do not value education.

This perception is a problem for advocates who try to gain support for well-structured family engagement programs and strategic policies that have the potential to advance equity in our education system, and ultimately close the achievement gap.

NAFSCE’s Reframing Academy leads learners through ten virtual modules, which break down the problems that stand in our way in communicating effectively about family engagement, and identify research-backed strategies we can use as advocates to solve those problems and change the way people think about family engagement.
In the first session, participants will receive a code to access the course materials and a copy of the course learning journal. The facilitator will share contextual information about the development of the course and materials. Between courses, participants will complete specific Academy modules. The next three sessions will be spent discussing the Academy content in an organized and meaningful way. There is no cost for participants.

Participants from Maryland and Pennsylvania who complete the course activities and attend all course sessions may be eligible for contact hours. All participants who complete the Academy Modules may earn a certificate of completion.