Stronger Together Framework Resources

Relationship-Building Examples

• Strategies for building relationships with families from a distance. https://www.edutopia.org/article/strategy-building-productive-relationships-parents
• Distance communication best practices 
  • This resource provides best practices for distance communication with families.https://www.techlearning.com/how-to/remote-learning-communication-how-to-best-connect-with-students 
  • This resource provides guidance on ways to improve communication practices: https://affect.coe.hawaii.edu/lessons/establishing-channels/ 
• Feedback from families on relationship-building
  • Review Alaska School Climate and Connectedness Family Survey school level data to understand families preferred methods of communication. https://aasb.org/school-climate/

Visioning Tools and Examples

• Creating a vision with students and families at the center: https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/18/07/family-engagement-and-sel 
• Reflect on Family Engagement Building Blocks you would like to focus on for your work: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UV2naDBmkiDB2Hz6qH6a8kvt5d4oHnjGOeDsLb_vZus/edit?usp=sharing 
• Resources for student-led parent meetings: https://www.edutopia.org/blog/student-led-conferences-resources-ashley-cronin

Building Confidence

• Questions to help with routing building for families: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Qy1acvtjs4gmgDK-fibywMySIOsJFrWAbgYKsNLiAc/edit?usp=sharing 
• Information on the importance of routines for student and their families. https://www.ahaparenting.com/parenting-tools/family-life/structure-routines
• Strategies for learning at home by age: (these are more broad strategies for setting up your child for success by age/grade, so felt like a better fit in building confidence https://childmind.org/remote-learning-resources-for-families/ 
• Creating Digital Student Portfolios can be one way to build confidence for students and families: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12mKQn5Uc7-kLqbNhmOGXuCB2wPw6L8NTmoHcld3hi1M/edit?usp=sharing 

Link to Learning

• List of resources (book lists, worksheets, activities, reflection questions) by grade that can be used to engage families in student learning. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5bc5da7c3560c36b7dab1922/t/5f0f0edb3175070555d48ac4/1594822364970/Wellness+%26+Healing-Centered+Re-Opening+Recommendations+-+Copy.pdf 
• Facebook Live – weekly mini-lesson- Jessica Solano video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zILvq4YpyM 
• This resource provides example lessons designed for student and family: https://wideopenschool.org 
• Google classroom tutorial- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCNImsWUxZA  
• Google classroom resources: https://www.coolcatteacher.com/google-classroom-resources/ 
• Zoom classroom tutorial from a teacher- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBI6uv-Or40 

Place-Based Examples

• This CRESEL resource provides guidance on Culturally Responsive ways to implement distance education: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5bc5da7c3560c36b7dab1922/t/5e7a26b60fdceb59f9749c3c/1585063606912/NYU+Metro+Center+Guidance+on+Culturally+Responsive-Sustaining+Remote+Teaching+and+Learning+%282020%29+%281%29+%281%29.pdf  (COVID is mentioned in this this resource).
• Placed based website page (Tyler)

Co-Regulation:

• There are a lot of resources online for families to on co-regulation.. These tools range from how to talk about difficult topics, to daily relaxation strategies to fun online activities. 
  • Understanding Social and Emotional Domains https://www.rootsofaction.com/explore/
  • Making SEL culturally relevant: https://www.edutopia.org/article/making-sel-culturally-competent  
  • SEL resources for families: https://www.edutopia.org/social-emotional-learning-parent-resources
• Daily activities that help connect families, and help students build a routine. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JP-il7TAUKRcEio9Gwq6WpoHb-Fv90QaJO96NqZmm_Q/edit?usp=sharing 
• Shifting from distance learning to in person or vice versa can be stressful to families and school staff.  This CRESEL resource provides a timeline and guide for shifting learning from distance to in person.  https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5bc5da7c3560c36b7dab1922/t/5f0f0edb3175070555d48ac4/1594822364970/Wellness+%26+Healing-Centered+Re-Opening+Recommendations+-+Copy.pdf