Professional Development Learning Overview:
Family engagement is a critical component of student success, but staff often struggle with how to engage their students’ families. So much of a family’s relationship with a school is built on their regular interactions and communication, yet most staff don’t receive training on how to effectively communicate with families, utilize two-way communication, or extend their knowledge of family engagement into their regular core practices.
Livingtree’s Professional Development delivers clear instruction on practical high-impact strategies, based on family engagement research, to create measurable core practices in your schools and classrooms to improve engagement in student learning.
With the online-based professional learning program, you have the choice of separate training courses tailored specifically for your district’s teachers, family ambassadors, or leadership.
Courses specifically designed for:
Teachers
Family Ambassadors
Leadership
Trusted by state departments and school districts across the country
Regional and state-wide training options available
Modern Professional Development That Converts Research into Applicapable Core Practices
Co-developed alongside family engagement and education leaders to provide schools with high-quality, research-based learning content
Asynchronous online learning courses match anyone’s learning schedule and style
Designed to help schools create and meet their strategic priorities
Course content and activities drive experimentation, reflection, and application of best practices
Tailored content for teachers, leaders, and family ambassadors
Track completed work and gather online data to measure and report staff learning
Empower Schools to Engage Every Student's Family
Teachers
Overview:
Designed for educators that covers the following topics:
- Family-Centric Practice
- Components of Authentic Culture
- High Impact Practices
Family Engagement as a Community of Practice - Steps to Creating High Efficacy Communication
- Components to Evaluate Communication
Outcomes:
Participants will understand the shift to a family-centric practice, how to approach family engagement as a community of practice, and how to create impactful communications that engage their student’s families in learning.
Family Ambassadors
Overview:
Designed for educators that covers the following topics:
- Family-Centric Practice
- Components of Authentic Culture
- High Impact Practices
- Applying Authentic Practices as a Community of Practice
- Setting a Vision for Family Engagement
- Change Management Strategies to Create a Community of Practice
- Family Engagement Core Tenets
- Creating and Evaluating High Efficacy Communication
Outcomes:
Participants will understand the shift to a family-centric practice, family engagement as a community of practice, how to use change management strategies to create a community of practice, and how to create impactful communications that engage their student’s families in learning.
Leadership
Overview:
Designed for a cohort of school and district leaders that covers the following topics:
- Family-Centric Practice
- Components of Authentic Culture
- High Impact Practices
- Change Management Model and Strategies for Leaders
- Creating a Community of Practice
- Moving Forward with Family Engagement Core Tenets
- High Efficacy Family Interactions from a Leadership Context
- Components to Evaluate Communication
- Developing a Family Engagement Improvement Plan
Outcomes:
Participants will understand the shift to a family-centric practice, how to how to use change management strategies to create a community of practice, how to support high efficacy interactions as a leader, and how to use these modules to develop an improvement plan.
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Free Communication Technology Guide
App Overload: Why K-12 School Districts, Parents, and Teachers Need a Better Way to Engage
K-12 school districts need a unified solution that gives families the equivalent of a front-row seat or a window into the school.
Finding the right platform to facilitate this level of engagement can be challenging because there are so many different factors to consider. That’s why our guide has narrowed down the four main capabilities your K-12 Engagement platform must have, and examines the best practices for K-12 school districts to implement a platform. Simply enter your email to download the guide.