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Illustrative Mathematics, Family Engagement Lab, and Partnership for Los Angeles Schools
Collaborate to Support Family Engagement in Math February 24, 2021 FASTalk text messages, aligned with the IM K–5 Math curriculum, help parents support their child’s math skills at home Tucson, AZ -- Illustrative Mathematics (IM) and Family Engagement Lab have partnered to bridge classroom curriculum and at-home learning in elementary school mathematics. Through this partnership, Family Engagement Lab will align its FASTalk (Families and Schools Talk) family engagement tool with the IM K–5 Math curriculum. Together, the two nonprofits will collaborate with Partnership for Los Angeles Schools to make the new tool available at participating pilot sites in Los Angeles Unified School District starting this month. IM K–5 Math is the first mathematics curriculum to be supported by the FASTalk family engagement tool. FASTalk builds partnerships between teachers and families by sharing at-home learning activities via text messages in each family’s home language. Through the collaboration with Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, IM and Family Engagement Lab will support participating teachers and families with weekly SMS text messages that include tips and activities aligned with the IM K–5 Math curriculum. The FASTalk text messages, which are available in more than 100 languages, will be pre-loaded and pre-scheduled to match teacher pacing guides and reinforce the IM classroom curriculum each week. Read the full press release. |
January 2021
September 2020
June 2020
- FASTalk's impact in Oakland highlighted in Great School Voices
- Press Release: FASTalk bridges language gap between parents and teachers during pandemic (Spanish version)
- Press Release: Study Shows FASTalk Meaningfully Advances Academic Achievement, Significant
Literacy Gains Observed - Press Release: Free Early Childhood At-Home School Readiness Program to Assist New Orleans Area Families with School Success
May 2020
- Press Release: FASTalk Offers Summer Learning Tool to Extend Learning Time
April 2020
- Co-founders Vidya Sundaram and Elisabeth O'Bryon featured in Thrive Global
- Press Release: FASTalk Offers Expert Learning Tips and Resources to Maximize Learning for Families Without Internet Access
March 2020
- Co-Founders Vidya Sundaram and Elisabeth O’Bryon were featured as Inspirational Women in STEM and Tech by Authority Magazine
February 2020
- Co-Founder Elisabeth O'Bryon shares six strategies for supporting students and families, no matter what language they speak, in her article "Keeping the Family Close," featured in the February issue of Language Magazine (pages 24-27)
December 2019
- Oakland Teacher uses FASTalk to Engage Parents in Student Learning (Tech & Learning)
November 2019
- FASTalk Featured as a Top Digital Learning Strategy by Teacher in Oakland, CA (eSchool News)
- Family Engagement Lab Launches Learning Series for Educators (District Administration, THE EDVOCATE)
- Family Engagement Lab Founders Featured in Fordham's Wonk-A-Thon
October 2019
- FASTalk Featured as Learning Counsel's "App of the Week"
- FASTalk Wins Zaentz Early Education Innovation Challenge at Harvard
September 2019
- Family Engagement Lab Co-Founder Featured on Two La Red Hispana Weekly Programs: La Doctora Isabel Gómez-Bassols and Dr. Eduardo Lopez Navarro.
- Innovation Challenge Names 15 Finalists (The Sector)
February 2019
- Family Engagement Lab team highlighted as part of the Oakland Literacy Coalition Member Network
July 2018
- J-PAL North America Announces Inaugural Partners for Education, Technology, Opportunity and Innovation Competition (MIT News)
March 2018
- Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley announces Greater Good Parenting grantees (Greater Good Science Center)
March 2017
- As education goes digital, some parents are left behind (EdSurge)
- How to keep parents onboard and informed using classroom tech (EdTech Focus on K-12)