Recent Blogs
When you think about learning gains, second language learning, SEL skill development, and attendance, you should also be thinking of family engagement. We did a deep dive on family engagement research and best practices with our partners at BetterLesson.
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Moving beyond performances and potlucks, the surprising learning benefits of family communication for teachers, families and caregivers, and students. Learn more!
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Families and students live mathematical lives. Explore 3 strategies that you can implement today to reimagine the role of families in supporting students' math success. Discover more about FASTalk's math content offering.
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We’re excited to share the first blog in a 3-part series written alongside our partners at Illustrative Mathematics. In this post we explore the ways in which high-quality instructional materials and learning-focused family engagement practices can help support the development of growth mindsets in mathematics.
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We’re excited to announce that we’re partnering with BetterLesson, a leading provider of high-quality professional development for schools and districts. FEL’s co-founder and CEO, Vidya, shared “Our partnership with BetterLesson, centers the critically important yet often overlooked intersection of curriculum, professional learning, and family engagement. Together we offer a powerful opportunity to shift the way that school systems equip and support the most important stakeholders in a student’s learning journey, families and teachers.”
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Featured Blogs
Family Engagement Lab is committed to elevating best practices in learning-focused family engagement. In this blog post, we explore strategies to improve parent-teacher communication in large school districts. Read More
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Move beyond a language mismatch to leveraging the strengths of families through learning-focused family communication delivered in the student's home language.
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We're excited to share insights from Morris Jeff Community School, a FASTalk partner since 2020. Read on for insights into the problem they were trying to solve, the solution (FASTalk!), and how it's going.
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Learning-focused family engagement is an emerging priority for K-12 learning. Several announcements signal a shift in the K-12 education landscape and the teaching profession. In this blog, we’ll explore the implications of this shift and how districts can stay ahead of these changes to ensure that students are thriving academically.
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