A New Arrival

I’ve been a bit off my posting schedule the past few weeks, but I have a good reason, I promise!

Last Monday, my husband and I welcomed a beautiful, healthy baby girl into the world (albeit a few weeks early!). Our hearts are full and our brains are fried, but we are nonetheless very happy to be new parents. 

Told you I had a good reason! 

I had grand plans to get this blog set up for the fall while I am on maternity leave, but baby had other plans. 

So for now, I thought I would make sure you had access to some Engage with Data resources until my next post. 

While I am on leave, here is where you can find some of my content for free: 

BLOG POSTS

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  The Power of a Positive Interaction: Using Asset-Based Engagement Strategies (YEP-DC)
  
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  Using Free Data and Mapping Resources to Better Understand School Communities (AEA 365 Blog)
  
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  Don’t Be Scared of Data – How it Can Guide Family Engagement and Attendance Interventions (NAFSCE)
  
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  Education Evaluation’s Lessons Learned from a Year at Home (AEA 365 Blog)
  

DOWNLOADS

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  Title 1: The Heart of Engagement White Paper (ClassTag)
  
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  Engage with Excel: Track Your Engagement Data with 4 Simple Steps
  

WEBINAR RECORDINGS

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  Measuring Family Engagement: An Introduction (Ohio Families Engage)
  
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  Effective Practices Webinar: Using Qualitative and Quantitative Data to Evaluate Family Engagement (NAFSCE)
  
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  ESSA Session 1: What Do ESSA’s Evidence Requirements Mean for My Organization? (MOST Network)
  
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  ESSA Session 2: How Do I Find Evidence of Similar Programs for My Application?
  
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  ESSA Session 3: How Do I Create A Logic Model for My Organization?
  
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  ESSA Session 4: How Do I Plan for Future Evaluations of My Program?
  

OTHER RESOURCES

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  Evidence for Engagement Email Mini Course
  
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  IEL Conference Attendees (until 9/30 only): Let’s Get Tracking! Building a Simple Tool to Measure and Amplify Your FCE Efforts
  

I hope these resources help you while I am out, and I look forward to reconnecting soon. 

Feel free to forward this list to colleagues who might be interested!