Rethink Education Resources for Parents and Guardians

Rethink Education is committed to providing parents and guardians with the support and resources needed to set their child up for success, regardless of potential learning disruptions, and no matter where learning takes place.

Here, we’re sharing resources on important, timely topics to support North Carolina parents and families as we continue to adapt. Please consider taking a few minutes to read one or more of the following brief guides, which offer strategies for supporting your child through in-person and virtual learning:

• How to Create an At-Home Learning Environment (PDF, 660 KB) includes suggestions for how families can create spaces at home that are safe and comfortable for student learning.
• Navigating Technology Support for Remote Learning (PDF, 590 KB) shares resources and defines a few frequently used terms to help families navigate technology together.
• Transitioning Back to the School Building (PDF, 752 KB) provides resources for you and your child about ways to manage any anxiety around returning to in-person learning and how to cope if things get overwhelming.
• Building Strong Relationships with Your Child’s Teacher (PDF, 828 KB) includes steps and guidance for building a strong relationship with your child's teacher.
• How You Can Use Questions to Support Your Child's Learning (PDF, 679 KB) gives tips on how to ask thoughtful, effective questions. 
• Staying Organized for Remote Learning (PDF, 798 KB) focuses on suggestions and strategies to help students and families get organized when learning remotely.
• Using Technology for Summer Enrichment (PDF, 331 KB) offers suggestions and strategies for students and their families around how to use technology to continue learning during the summer months.    
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• Guide to Digital Citizenship for Students (PDF, 352 KB) helps you to have a stronger understanding of what your child’s experience may be like using various technologies and digital tools and gives you some recommendations to consider when thinking about how to support them.     
  [Translations: Arabic / عربى, Hindi / हिन्दी, Spanish / Español, Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt]

En español

• Cómo crear un ambiente de aprendizaje en el hogar (PDF, 377 KB) incluye sugerencias sobre cómo las familias pueden crear espacios en el hogar que sean seguros y cómodos para el aprendizaje de los estudiantes.
• Navegar por el soporte tecnológico para el aprendizaje a distancia (PDF, 606 KB) comparte recursos y define algunos términos de uso frecuente para ayudar a las familias a navegar juntos por la tecnología.
• Hacer la transición de vuelta al colegio (PDF, 771 KB) proporciona recursos para usted y su hijo sobre las formas de manejar la ansiedad en torno al regreso al aprendizaje en persona y cómo sobrellevar la situación si las cosas se vuelven abrumadoras.
• Construir relaciones fuertes con el/la maestro/a de su hijo/a (PDF, 843 KB) incluye pasos y orientación para construir una relación sólida con el/la maestro/a de su hijo/a.
• Cómo formular preguntas para apoyar el aprendizaje de su hijo/a (PDF, 692 KB) brinda consejos sobre cómo hacer preguntas reflexivas y efectivas.
• Mantenerse organizado para el aprendizaje a distancia (PDF, 816 KB) se centra en sugerencias y estrategias para ayudar a los estudiantes y las familias a organizarse cuando aprenden de forma remota.

Parent and Family Content Support Guides

As part of our Rethink Education mission, we will provide parent guides to accompany our high-quality, standards-aligned and culturally relevant remote learning content for grades K-8. We want to support parents of students who are engaged in remote learning. We know from COVID 19 that many parents were at a loss in how to support their children in an online learning environment.  In order to build parent capacity for future learning disruptions, there will be parent guides that will accompany all created K-8 content.  These parent guides explain the content in straightforward terms so they can support their children’s learning at home and will encourage caretaker engagement with lessons. As courses are developed, Parent Guides will be added to this resource page.

Guides Available: English Language Arts (ELA) | Math | Science | Social Studies | Blended Learning Basics | Creating a Reading Rich Environment | Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Supports

English Language Arts Guides

Math Guides

Science Guides

Social Studies Guides

Blended Learning Basics

Creating a Reading Rich Environment

Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Supports