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Spin the Reflection Wheel; A Simple New Tool for Reflecting on the School Year
Take a moment to reflect on the important learning this year with your family! Educators, share this tool with your partner families!
Posted on May 17, 2018 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Bringing Closure to the School Year
The pace of activities and anticipation of summer can add to a sense of frenzy in these final school days. Children are excited about vacations and swimming. Parents are ready to shed the early morning commute to school and the pressures of homework duty. It’s tempting to race blindly forward into the sunshine without looking …
Posted on June 1, 2017 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Facilitating a Reflective Transition from School to Summer
The pace of activities and anticipation of summer can add to a sense of frenzy in these final school days. Children are excited about vacations and swimming. Parents are ready to shed the early morning commute to school and the pressures of homework duty. It’s tempting to race blindly forward into the sunshine without …
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: capability, Competence, ending the school year, kids and summertime, Learning, metacognition, parents celebrating end of school year, parents supporting change, parents supporting transition, persistence, school year reflection, support for transition, transition from school to summer
Posted on January 12, 2017 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Learning from “Building Powerful Learning Environments From Schools to Communities”
All parties – schools, families, and community members – share the responsibility for building trust. But those who hold the official power within schools and classrooms have to set the tone and lead by example. -Arina Bokas, Building Powerful Learning Environments From Schools to Communities In both roles – as a parent and as an …
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment, Modeling Social and Emotional Skills, Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: Arina Bokas, building powerful learning environments, children's development, children's learning, Collaboration, emotions and learning, Family-School Partnerships, metacognition, Rowman and LIttlefield, school-family-community partnerships, self-efficacy evaluation, Social and Emotional Skills
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