Reinventing Connection with Students and Families

Conversations Worth Having for Educators in the Midst of Covid-19

November 2020
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ABSTRACT

The closure of schools due to Covid-19 and the resulting transition to home-based learning for children throughout the world left educators in despair about curricular goals, the limitations of technology and the wellbeing of their students. It was also an unprecedented opportunity for reinventing connection with families. The authors provided a series of free webinars using the Conversations Worth Having framework to support home-school connections through the principles of Appreciative Inquiry.

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Author: Michael Emmart

Michael Emmart, EdD, is an assistant professor at Keuka College and Executive Director of the Institute for Just Outcomes through Conversation. He works at the intersection of research and practice, applying insights from positive organizational science to strengthen systems-community engagement.

Contact: michael.emmart@case.edu

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