Educator Resource
Introduction to Family Engagement in Education is a free online courses (MOOC) offered through Harvard University Graduate School of Education.
This course explores the research linking family engagement to student achievement and features readings and videos with researchers, educators, students, and families about promising practices in the field.
Family engagement describes what families do at home and in the community to support their children’s learning and development from birth to career. It also encompasses the shared partnership and responsibility between home and school.
Such engagement is essential for school improvement. It is also increasingly recognized as an integral element for proficient practice as an educator.
The next session available begins May 6. Enroll in the course today for FREE!
Length: 6 weeks, 2-4 hours per week
Additional Professional Education opportunities:
Family Engagement in Education: Creating Effective Home and School Partnerships for Student Success offers a summer institute program, for 3 and a half days, to prepare participants to establish a culture and practices that genuinely honor and respect the knowledge that families bring to school improvement. The faculty director is Karen Mapp,and sessions are taught and led by Harvard faculty as well as district and community leaders.
