Articles and resources on parenting, media, and everything in between to help you support your child have a healthy and safe relationship with technology.

by NCFL

Explore NCFL’s library of publications, research materials, and other resources for the latest on family literacy, family engagement, and family leadership.

These activities encompass social-emotional benefits of play-based learning, foster inclusion, nurture cognitive and social development, support emergent learning in literacy and math and, most importantly, cultivate joy!

This resource provides educators with tools and strategies that promote equity and inclusion and allow all students to be seen, visible, and valued in their classrooms and schools.

by Digital Equity Team

The Office of the Future of Work, Colorado Broadband Office, and Office of eHealth Innovation make up the Digital Equity Team which works with partners to ensure all Coloradans have the digital skills, devices, and affordable access to the internet needed for full participation in our society, democracy, and economy.

by Colorado Education Initiative

CEI developed this Social Emotional Development Ecosystem to represent the interwoven components of creating a thriving environment for students, staff, families, and community members. The four rings of the ecosytem include: learning enviornments, systems of support, empowered students, and open partnerships.

by Maria Paredes

This is a video of an Academic Parent Teacher Team (APTT) meeting at Stanton Elementary school in Southeast Washington, D.C.. APTT is a family engagement strategy that aims to provide parents the information they need to be effective partners in supporting their childrens' education. The APTT model was developed in the Creighton school district in Phoenix, Arizona by Maria Paredes.

by Raisa Masood, Common Sense Media

Find out how the artificial intelligence (AI) tool works and how to talk with kids about it.

by Jenny Anderson

Many American parents would be shocked to know where their kids were actually achieving. Nationally, 90% of parents think their children are reading and doing math at or above grade level. In fact, 26% of eighth graders are proficient or above in math and 31% are proficient or above in English, according to Learning Heroes, an organization that collects data and creates resources to improve parent-teacher relationships.

by Floyd Cobb (Author), John Krownapple (Author), Brenda CampbellJones (Foreword) 

Even with access to compelling theories and approaches such as multicultural education, culturally responsive teaching, culturally relevant instruction, culturally sustaining pedagogy, schools still struggle to implement equitable change that reshapes the academic experiences of students marginalized by the prevailing history, culture, and traditions in public education. Through their work, the authors aim to equip educators with the tools necessary to deliver the promise of democracy through schools by breaking the cycle of equity dysfunction once and for all.

by Angela R. Clark-Louque (Author), Randall B. Lindsey (Author), Reyes L. Quezada (Author), Cynthia L. Jew (Author)

Discover new concepts and strategies to engage families and communities―and reduce, if not eliminate, barriers--through four essential principles: communication, connection, collaboration, and community.

by Joyce. L Epstein and Associates

Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, this fourth edition of a bestseller will help educators develop effective and equitable programs of family and community engagement.

by National Center for Families Learning

Learn how the family literacy model can assist with strengthening co-creation between families and schools.

by The Colorado Sun

Learn about the launch of the Colorado Family Engagement Collaborative funded by the Statewide Family Engagement Center grant.

by Colorado Education Initiative

Learn how school districts and non-profits are collaborating across the state to strengthen family, school, and community partnerships.