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Summer Is Reputation Season: How Districts Can Grow Enrollment Before School Starts

Written by Kate Pechacek Most districts treat summer like an operational season. Transportation routes need to be finalized. Staffing vacancies need to be filled. Schedules need to be built. Registration […]

‘It’s your birthday!’ and other happy things

Written by Paige DeLozier   At TalkingPoints, we believe that family engagement must include positive interactions.   Dr. Karen Mapp, America’s foremost expert on family engagement, explains how making families […]

3 steps to enable effective family engagement for principals and district leaders

Written by Kate Pechacek   Strong partnerships between schools, districts, and families are the heart of a positive, collaborative school culture. Site and district leaders set the tone for creating […]

The power of partnership starts with trust

TalkingPoints Talks with Ali Sutherland, EL Teacher   In the ten years Ali Sutherland has been teaching, she says she has recognized that the ideal relationship between a teacher and […]

Empowering connections: TalkingPoints looks back on the 2022-2023 school year

Written by Paige DeLozier One of the joys of being an educator is having a front-row seat to the constant state of change in a child’s life. Thanks to their […]

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5 things every school district and educator should know about ChatGPT

Written by Heather Dooley In schools and conferences across the country, everyone seems to be talking about AI (Artificial Intelligence) and ChatGPT.  Teachers are using ChatGPT to create lesson plans. […]

5 things everyone was talking about at SXSW EDU

Written by Heejae Lim I was honored to recently participate in a roundtable discussion on running an education startup at the SXSW EDU Conference in Austin. I used the opportunity […]