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The Harvard Family Research Project separated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education to become the Global Family Research Project as of January 1, 2017. It is no longer affiliated with Harvard University.
In our expanded definition of family engagement, we at Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) acknowledge that children and youth learn anywhere, anytime, not just in classrooms during school hours. So, how can families, schools, and community organizations—like afterschool programs, museums, and libraries, to name just a few—join together to share responsibility for children’s learning throughout days and over years? What are the three key principles of the expanded definition of family engagement in the context of anywhere, anytime learning? How does one successful program put these principles into action?
Presenters Margaret Caspe, HFRP senior consultant; Betsy Nikolchev, executive director, Family Engagement Institute (FEI); Carmen Ponce, director, FEI’s Stretch to Kindergarten and Early Learning Programs; and moderator Christine Patton, HFRP senior research analyst, join a diverse group of educators to discuss these important issues during the 60-minute September 23, 2014, web conference, How Families, Schools, and Communities Are Reshaping Family Engagement to Reach All Learners. This event is part of our year-long strand of work exploring the idea of family engagement in anywhere, anytime learning.
Tips from the web conference include:
Three principles of the expanded definition of family engagement
How programs can put these principles into action*
You can access the recording of the web conference at any time. And, to stay informed of future HFRP Interact events, sign up for our mailing list.
*These tips were provided by Betsy Nikolchev and Carmen Ponce of Family Engagement Institute’s (FEI) Stretch to Kindergarten and Early Learning Programs.
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