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People will often ask whether family engagement is a priority for districts when closing academic gaps, attendance, mental health, and teacher retention are screaming for attention. It’s such a false dichotomy! High quality family engagement is directly linked to improving all of those outcomes. I’ve been collaborating with Rebecca Honig, Weezie Hough, and Dr. Mallary Swartz to surface the research. This info session will be our second deep dive, this time into the link between academic success and family engagement.

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How do we show up for babies? My brief overview will emphasize encouraging adult caregivers to see young children as competent and capable humans from birth, how to build stable, secure, healthy relationships with infants and toddlers, and supporting each child's natural abilities from the very start.

September News from The Desk of Cindy Terebush https://wix.to/w8iEkPg In This Issue of My Newsletter: NJ opportunity to learn with me, Thoughts about the new school year and more

Nice to see this article being shared again. Good observations are key to supporting a child's development. It's great to see that their importance is still recognised today. Observations have evolved beyond just gathering evidence and are now used to inform and guide interactions with children in real-time. As educators, it's important to reflect on how we value observations and how our approach to using them has changed over time. How much do you value observations now? Have your methods for utilising them changed? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

Best short video I've seen explaining WHAT SYSTEMS ARE Ooº "When we see them, then we can better understand them" In this Just-in-Time video from WGBH, systems educator Linda Booth Sweeney considers what is a system and what’s not, what systems do, and why understanding systems is important. Systems and systems models are a cross-cutting concept in the Next Generation Science Standards. This resource is part of the Systems Literacy Collection. https://lnkd.in/dXm6bFcN PBS #systemthinking

Our Kids deserve Camp Now 😎 💙 💛 So many great nuggets from this American Camp Association article - all educators and parents should take a look at, including of course Summer & Auxiliary Directors (and SPARC, Summer Programs and Auxiliary Revenue Collaborative members 😂)! "The Missing Norm: Phone-Free and Play-Full Summer Camps" - while the article references overnight camps - day programs build their schedules and cultures to create similar environments that are strive to be: 😎 "Tech-Free" 😎 "Novelty-Full" - camp activities are novel, creative and fun! 😎 "Mentorship" opportunities with cool camp counselors and staff supporting trying new activities and challenges 😎 "Deep Communities" - where members find connection, friendships, and shared experiences Summer Programs - 'celebrate “reasonable risks” as experiences to be embraced, not avoided. Seen through this lens, it’s easier to understand why it’s a positive that some of the following happen to every camper: 💟 They are homesick and overcome it, teaching them that they can thrive outside of their parents’ shadows.  💟 They have a dispute with a friend, are upset, and eventually craft a resolution.  💟 They try something new and fail. And fail a few more times. And then succeed through perseverance. 💟 They try something and fail without an eventual triumph. We will not always win or succeed. Children should know that they can survive those situations, too.  💟 They embrace an activity that is a little scary and overcome that fear, thus fostering courage and confidence." 84 days until Sidwell Summer begins... let's continue to reflect on how we can make Summer 2024 the best one yet while helping address some of these important issues! Cheers to all of us that have the opportunity to make an impact on so many amazing children and young adult staff this summer! Incredibly important work - and know it is appreciate and so crucial! 💕 #independentschools #summerprograms #auxiliaryprograms #enrichment #leadershipdevelopment #professionaldevelopment

Excited to share that our meta-analysis on children's selective teaching and informing is officially out at Developmental Science! Young children selectively inform others based on how helpful the information is to the listener, engaging in more helpful informing practices when placed in a pedagogical stance, with a critical developmental progression at age 4. https://lnkd.in/gVdqARGs

❓ Wondering HOW kids in @TheKidsTrial will plan their trial??? Watch this video, narrated by one of our fabulous Child Research Advisors, that explains what kids will do in the next step of @TheKidsTrial! #GetInvolved

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