With Equal Step 🇨🇦

Authentic parent/caregiver engagement for educators,school councils, community. Anti-oppressive practice. "Schools Don't Own Education" podcast

[With Equal Step 🇨🇦 @WithEqualStep]

Thrilled to have written a chapter with Michelle Munroe @PCEOTDSB1 - "Anti-Oppressive Parent & Caregiver Engagement". Many thanks to @DrKenMacKinnon for leading the project and supporting us. A valuable book for education leaders at every level.

[ONTSpecialNeeds @ONTSpecialNeeds]

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[Parents International @Intl_Parents]

Today, we celebrate parents: the first and primary educators of their children.

For #GlobalDayOfParents, we invite schools, professional educators, policymakers, and communities to ask:

Are we truly engaging parents as partners in education?

https://t.co/kuoy3POvRZ

[With Equal Step 🇨🇦 @WithEqualStep]

"My Name is an Address" says @ekuwah. Her book speaks to this in a wonderful way.

[ONTSpecialNeeds @ONTSpecialNeeds]

A person's name is a significant part of their identity. When you pronounce it correctly, you acknowledge and affirm their cultural and personal background. This can help students feel seen and appreciated for who they are.

[Caribbean Camera @caribcamnews]

Parents Raise Alarm Over Toronto Model Schools https://t.co/Ho9kE79Ywm

[CMEC @CCMEC]

Families shape how we learn, grow, and connect! On the International Day of Families, we recognize the vital role families and caregivers play in supporting children’s learning and well-being, and the importance of strong partnerships between families, schools, and communities.
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#EquityAndInclusion
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[Parents International @Intl_Parents]

Happy International Day of Families.

Families are where children first learn care, trust, and hope. Supporting families means supporting children’s learning, wellbeing, and future.

Let’s celebrate families today, and keep strengthening the ecosystems around every child.

[Dr. Debbie Pushor @DrDebbiePushor]

“Disengaged parents” only exist when educators look outward, seeing the problem as resting with families, not seeing ourselves as part of it. When we look inward at ourselves instead, we see “parents with whom we do not yet have a relationship.” Now, there are things we can do.

[With Equal Step 🇨🇦 @WithEqualStep]

When schools build the capacity of parents/caregivers to support learning at home, everyone wins! 🙌👏

[Zohrin Mawji @ZohrinM]

Our super lit coach Ms. King trained @Great_LakesPS parent volunteers on using games & activities to target first sound fluency, short vowel sounds & segmenting/blending for Tier 2 K-2 support. She worked with parents to demonstrate each game & it is amazing to watch in action.

[Parent Teacher Home Visits @PTHVP]

"Regular, judgment-free conversations between educators and families could help bridge perception gaps—and better support the young children that both groups are working hard to care for."

[With Equal Step 🇨🇦 @WithEqualStep]

@JBradshaw01 Schools and their School Councils should collaborate to help hear from, and educate, parents/caregivers on the issue of phones in school. Sharing experiences both at school & at home. Searching for solutions that support the efforts in both places. Coming together for the kids.

[Michael Bublé @MichaelBuble]

Heartbroken doesn’t even begin to cover it.

Catherine O’Hara was one of a kind. A rare light in this world and her passing hits with a weight I can’t fully put into words.

She wasn’t just a legendary artist,
actor and comedian. She was an ambassador for Canada in the truest sense: brilliant, fearless, deeply original, and so full of humanity. She made the world laugh, but she also made people feel seen.

As an artist, she inspired me more than she’ll ever know. She set the bar for what it means to represent your country with excellence and grace and all without ever losing warmth or humility.

My heart is broken for her family, her loved ones, and everyone who adored her, both here in Canada and around the world.

If you’re grieving this loss, you’re not alone. We’re all holding a piece of this sadness together.

Rest easy, Catherine. Thank you for everything. 🇨🇦❤️

[With Equal Step 🇨🇦 @WithEqualStep]

👏👏 Congrats, Max. Important contributions to the field of Parent/Caregiver engagement.

[Max Antony-Newman @maxantonynewman]

Happy to share that our volume The Role of Social Inequality in Parent Engagement: From Inequality to Social Justice in Education has now been published https://t.co/zgegODGLIt Immensely grateful to authors of 16 chapters for their excellent contribution!

[With Equal Step 🇨🇦 @WithEqualStep]

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[Max Antony-Newman @maxantonynewman]

Looking for thought-provoking videos to watch during the winter break? Do not miss our 5 parent engagement webinars of this semester at University of Glasgow https://t.co/pUxbeDBuXV Moreover, we have 16 videos in our archive https://t.co/tiWkuf4SBv

[Education Week @educationweek]

Parent Engagement Is About More Than Who Shows Up to Family Night (Opinion) https://t.co/n2r18k58hi

[Sean Gale @Gale_TDSB]

Park Lawn JMS works collaboratively to share Indigenous voices & ways of being & knowing with Ss and their families by creating a space of learning in their front foyer. @UIEC_Tdsb

[Parents International @Intl_Parents]

What does school look like through the eyes of Muslim mums?

Our new blog, inspired by Suma Din’s "Muslim mothers and their children's schooling", explores home–school partnerships, mosque and madrassah, and why truly listening matters.

🔗 https://t.co/QRkklMpUCw

[Max Antony-Newman @maxantonynewman]

Do not miss our November 13 webinar Ukrainian Parents' Views on the Impact of War and Displacement on Their Parenting Styles in Scotland. Register here https://t.co/2hqix4gg36

[Max Antony-Newman @maxantonynewman]

Education leadership is not just for principals/headteachers or classroom teachers! Interested in parent leadership? Do not miss our Nov 6 parent engagement webinar https://t.co/ZOkzK7kp6Q