Resources for Educators
Educator Resources
DESE Office of Student and Family Support
Family engagement is a key lever for the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to contribute to ... read more
Visions of Community Virtual Conference
Visions of Community, the annual conference of the Federation for Children with Special Needs, offers unparalleled information and ... read more
What is Family Engagement? Jen’s View
I was an educator in multiple settings before becoming a parent and have experienced family engagement on both ends of the spectrum. I ... read more
Talking to Children About Violence at the US Capitol
In the wake of the events of January 6th, 2021, many of our educators, families, and children will struggle in the coming weeks. As ... read more
Curriculum: Tech Basics for ESOLs
MASFEC Partner English for New Bostonians has developed a new curriculum for teachers of English for Speakers of Other Languages ... read more
Small Children, Big Feelings
Between the COVID-19 pandemic, widespread financial struggles caused by quarantine and lockdown, drawn-out conflicts over the ... read more
Google Classroom Help
Goggle Classroom 101 video read more
Help for IXL Learning
Are your children using IXL for remote learning? Do you need some help navigating IXL? Here are some useful resources: IXL Parent ... read more
Engaging Engagement?
Let’s start by wondering who the families are that we serve and why families, schools and educators might want to partner. Seems ... read more
Family Engagement is Making Headlines
A number of education journals and news websites have focused on the subject of family engagement since hybrid and fully-remote ... read more
Helping Your Child with Financial Literacy
Build your kids’ money skills! This site has games and activities that can help your children and young adults gain money skills. You ... read more
An Indigenous Reading List for Thanksgiving
At Thanksgiving time, all over the country, children in the early grades will learn the story of the Mayflower. Unfortunately, the most read more
An Election Reading List
This November’s election is poised to be one of the most turbulent in recent memory. Even if you haven’t explicitly told your youngest ... read more
What is Family Engagement? Sherri’s view
If you ask a roomful of people to define family engagement, you often get a roomful of answers! I’ve found many people have their own ... read more
Positive Solutions for Educators: Free Train the Trainer
We are excited to provide this 10 hour virtual course for educators. Upon completion, educators will be prepared to launch a Positive ... read more
Welcome to MASFEC!
Welcome to the Massachusetts Statewide Family Engagement Center (MASFEC)! MASFEC strengthens the capacity of educators, families, and ... read more
Introducing Mindful Mondays for Educators
Introducing Mindful Mondays! The school year has started, and many of us are feeling overwhelmed. Come join other educators from across read more
School Reopening Resources for Teachers
Educators, we’d like to welcome you back to the school year with some strategies to build family engagement during remote and ... read more
Beyond Random Acts: Family, School, and Community Engagement as an Integral Part of Education Reform
Barriers to Parent-School Involvement for Early Elementary Students
The purpose of this report The purpose of this report is to describe basic descriptive statistics on barriers to parent-school ... read more