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The Parent & Family Engagement Statewide Initiative Best Practices Virtual Expos are free events designed to provide educators with practices others are doing that yield high parent and family engagement. Expected outcomes include:
Learn about best practices for parent and family engagement from experts from around the state.
Discover new resources and tools to help you support your child's learning at home.
Connect with other educators.
There are 3-4 Best Practices Expos offered each year.
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Join our FREE Virtual Expos to discover proven strategies and connect with experts from across the state. Learn new resources and tools to empower families in their child’s learning journey.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Disclaimer
Recording/Use of Artificial Intelligence: The Parent and Family Engagement Statewide Initiative, along with the Texas Education Agency (TEA), does not permit third-party recording or the use of artificial intelligence (AI) summary services during its trainings. Attendees of the PFE initiative trainings may not use AI services, language models, applications, interfaces, or assistants to attend, review, or record the trainings. The PFE Statewide Initiative further prohibits any person or entity from using the information included in its trainings to train AI technologies. Any attendees of PFE Statewide Initiative trainings who violate this prohibition may be removed from the trainings and may be barred from attending future trainings.
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Both educators and parents are concerned about children’s mental and emotional well-being. Schools and educators are already focused on caring for students’ well-being, but how can we bridge the gap between home and school? How do we create meaningful partnerships with families to meet their students' pressing social-emotional needs? This workshop incorporates key concepts from the latest research on compassion, resilience, mental health, and brain-based parenting strategies. It’s research-based but fun, simple, and interactive! We will highlight content from Calm and Kind Family, a Parent workshop series designed to equip families with: Tools for increasing emotional regulation Practices for building positive mental health practices in the home, including self-compassion and self-care A framework to find the "why" behind & address misbehavior Calming Strategies for every age and stage.
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Join us for a powerful session on how technology is shaping today’s students. Backed by cutting-edge research, this session will equip educators to guide students toward balanced, healthy, and responsible tech use, both in and out of the classroom.
Expo Archive
See recordings of all past Best Practice Expos.