CoConstructED

Parent Engagement Collaborative V, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Embedding Parent Engagement as a Philosophy and Pedagogy.

[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.

[Dr. Debbie Pushor @DrDebbiePushor]

Saskatchewan, teachers, many of you have deep and long held practises of engaging with parents. Please consider contacting Max and participating in his study. This is important research! @WalkAlongsideSK @CoConstructED

[Teacher2Teacher @teacher2teacher]

In T @emilyfranESL's practice, family outreach is "built on acknowledging families’ strengths!" #SchoolCulture

[Max Antony-Newman @maxantonynewman]

@DrDebbiePushor @WalkAlongsideSK @CoConstructED @usask @usaskEducation That's great that even more articles are coming! The familycentric approach to parent engagement is really important!

[Dr. Debbie Pushor @DrDebbiePushor]

Thanks so much for sharing, @maxantonynewman! I hope everyone will have a look at these wonderful articles and, please know, there are more to come!! @WalkAlongsideSK @CoConstructED @usask @usaskEducation

[Dr. Debbie Pushor @DrDebbiePushor]

Yes! I invite everyone to read the EdWeek article linked in the tweet. Really valuable points made clearly and concisely. #familyengagement #parentengagement

[CoConstructED @CoConstructED]

Love the distinction: involvement is leading with your mouth, engagement is leading with your ears. Captures the difference between a schoolcentric approach and a familycentric approach. @DrDebbiePushor @WalkAlongsideSK

[Parent Teacher Home Visits @PTHVP]

"We don’t have an attendance problem. We have an engagement problem, a relationship problem, we have a trust problem."

[Parent Teacher Home Visits @PTHVP]

"We don’t have an attendance problem. We have an engagement problem, a relationship problem, we have a trust problem."

[Max Antony-Newman @maxantonynewman]

Interested in teacher preparation for parent engagement? Our webinar is coming up tomorrow! Still time to register https://t.co/U4BO14jCus

[Walk Alongside Forum @WalkAlongsideSK]

Hey teacher friends, here is a great opportunity to talk parent and family engagement! @CoConstructED @DrDebbiePushor

[Dr. Debbie Pushor @DrDebbiePushor]

Such powerful takeaways! Definitely, take a look, everyone! @OhioEngage @WalkAlongsideSK @CoConstructED

[Max Antony-Newman @maxantonynewman]

Are you a teacher, school leader, educator? Still time to register for our Jan 22 parent engagement webinar @UofGEducation with Ari Gerzon-Kessler https://t.co/jiiaDJiwLB On the Same Team: Deepening Relationships, Trust, and Community with Underrepresented Families

[Saskatchewan Literacy Network @SaskLiteracy]

Music benefits us at any age! Improve language and physical skills; build connections to family and community. Reuse items to make instruments at home (pots and spoons, boxes and rubber bands)! Ideas: https://t.co/RmYuhc1poJ

#FamilyLiteracyDay #FamLitHub #FLD2025 #SaskLiteracy

[Max Antony-Newman @maxantonynewman]

Another look back at 2024 parent engagement webinar series at @UofGEducation - in May, @ESalamon had a great talk "Open Arms, Open Hearts" on engaging immigrant and refugee parents https://t.co/UWBtb2oNIk

[Max Antony-Newman @maxantonynewman]

Here is a look back at our September parent engagement webinar at @UofGEducation, when @monishabajaj talked about Family Engagement for Immigrant and Refugee Students https://t.co/TeFWxdJzne based on Humanizing Education for Immigrant and Refugee Youth https://t.co/QAUIJLFexw

[Max Antony-Newman @maxantonynewman]

Excellent article by @e_ehiyazaryan Creating translanguaging affirmative space through artifactual literacies: towards addressing power imbalance with multilingual parents https://t.co/mO5zBxiDvR

[Parent Teacher Home Visits @PTHVP]

"If educators and school system leaders want to provide what each student needs to thrive, parents offer critical insights to support the learning of every student inside and outside of the classroom."

[Dr. Debbie Pushor @DrDebbiePushor]

Any priority area in schs requires resourcing – time, money, PD, & resources such as physical & emotional commitments. It won’t happen otherwise. Same is true of #parentengagement. It can’t be an add-on to tchrs’ loads, but integral to their core work. @TobiAnneLyons1

[Brigitte M. Blom @Brigitte_Blom]

In Denver with the #NAFSCEAssembly24 - celebrating national thought leadership in Family & Community Engagement - with GIANTS in the field.

Where you find GREAT SCHOOLS and improved student outcomes - you find ENGAGED FAMILIES and communities. Research continually supports this - and practice shows it again and again.

Hot off the press: Findings from KY’s Statewide Family Engagement Center #SFEC.

Finding 3: Three essential conditions were present each time power rippled from families and communities to schools, rather than the converse:
> Creating space for families to co-create, lead, and facilitate 
> Building equitable relationships between families and schools
> Employing qualified and committed staff. 

Full Findings Here: https://t.co/cWgkQcN75j

Grateful to @Dr_DMPerry and @metronyu for these years of partnership and the opportunity for work in #Kentucky to contribute to the field.

[CoConstructED @CoConstructED]

Congratulations, @DrSConstantino! Well-deserved!

[Steve Constantino @DrSConstantino]

I am honored. Thank you!!