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Feb 26 2019

Writing Grants for Community Service Projects for Students and Parents

Writing Grants for Community Service Projects for Students and Parents

Students can apply for grants to fund their community service projects by preparing grant proposals that are managed by a community nonprofit agency or their school. After receiving approval by the administrator of a community agency or their school, students and their parents can complete the following grant template to organize their ideas for a funding organization. Funders can be found through online fundraising websites or at a local library that manages an online fundraising database (e.g. Sunnyvale Main Library in Sunnyvale, California) in your community. Once the community agency or school approves your program plan, you can complete their grant application documentation and have the community agency or school submit their supporting administrative and financial documentation to the funder for grant review and approval. [Read more…]

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Written by Mary Ann Burke, Digital Education Expert · Categorized: Academic Support and Play Activities, Elementary School Parenting, Parenting Adolescents, Secondary School Parenting · Tagged: #problem solving #parenting teens, community service, Educating children, fundraising, grantwriting, parent leadership, school funding, school service days, service learning

Feb 13 2019

Cómo Podemos Apoyar el éxito Escolar de Nuestros Hijos

Cómo Podemos Apoyar el éxito Escolar de Nuestros Hijos

En esta época del año, nos sentimos abrumados por los ocupados horarios escolares de nuestros hijos y las crecientes demandas de proyectos de tareas. Por ejemplo, nuestros hijos deben completar trabajos de investigación, problemas complejos de matemáticas y proyectos de la feria de ciencias. A continuación se resumen diez estrategias efectivas para ayudarle a equilibrar la vida diaria de sus hijos: [Read more…]

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Written by Mary Ann Burke, Digital Education Expert · Categorized: Espanol · Tagged: parents as teachers, teachable moments

Feb 12 2019

How We Can Support Our Children’s School Success

How We Can Support Our Children’s School Success

At this time of year, we become overwhelmed with our children’s busy school schedules and the increasing demands for homework projects. For example, our children must complete research writing assignments, complex math problems, and science fair projects. Summarized below are ten effective strategies for helping you balance your children’s daily lives:

  1. Teach your children how to be responsible.
  2. Nurture independence.
  3. Model resilience and conflict resolution.
  4. Guide your children’s spiritual and moral development.
  5. Schedule physical fitness and enrichment activities.
  6. Encourage healthy eating habits.
  7. Manage allowances.
  8. Support career exploration.
  9. Organize family activities, play dates, sporting events, and vacations.
  10. Convene family meetings.

[Read more…]

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Written by Mary Ann Burke, Digital Education Expert · Categorized: Elementary School Parenting, Secondary School Parenting, Special Needs Parenting, Uncategorized · Tagged: Academic needs, academic success, Parenting, teachable moments

Feb 05 2019

Practice Homework Help – Tips for Writing Assignments

Practical Homework Help – Tips for Writing Assignments

Being a former language arts teacher, I found it difficult to help my children with their writing assignments. I saw lots of spelling mistakes, punctuation errors, and poorly developed ideas. The truth is, I was looking at their assignment with adult eyes when I should have been approaching their writing at their level. These three tips help keep things in perspective when I review their writing.

I Am Their Cheerleader

When I review my child’s writing, I ask for permission to read it out loud. This gives them an opportunity to hear what it sounds like to the reader when in fact, it may sound very different to them in their head as they are writing. As I read, I cheer good work by verbally saying, “I love this detail” or “You make an excellent argument.” Giving them verbal praise validates their hard work and efforts. [Read more…]

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Written by Jaime Koo, Encouraging Literacy · Categorized: Elementary School Parenting, Secondary School Parenting · Tagged: academic success, Educating children, Education, parents as teachers, teachable moments

Jan 29 2019

How to Stay Actively Involved in Your Child’s Education

How to Stay Actively Involved in Your Child’s Education

The phrase “parent involvement” in children’s learning may conjure images of parents in the classroom eagerly helping children to make Easter baskets, sorting papers and putting them in the student’s mailboxes. Parental involvement in children’s learning is beneficial.  The research shows that it leads to educational, social, and emotional outcomes for children. In addition, it contributes to overall positive attitudes, improved behavior and attendance at school.

Types of Involvement

As children grow up, the ways in which you can be involved in your child’s learning changes. The physical presence of you in the classroom is no longer essential, or necessarily effective to be involved in your child’s education.

In Evergreen School District, you can continue to learn what your child is learning in the classroom and this gives you an opportunity to be highly engaged in your child’s learning.  You can do this through our awesome Parent University Program.   If you have some knowledge as to what your child is learning in the classroom, you will feel confident and be able to engage in their learning at a very different level.   This is definitely being involved in your child’s learning because the dialogue with your child will be much more diverse and meaningful. [Read more…]

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Written by Denise Williams · Categorized: Academic Support and Play Activities, Elementary School Parenting, Parenting Adolescents · Tagged: #problem solving #parenting teens, academic success, parents as teachers, teachable moments

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