Professional Portfolio
Explore samples of content created for my clients, from keyword-optimized blog posts to customer case studies to comprehensive eBooks.
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Modern K12 Workforce Management: The Four Rs for Every Leader’s Back-To-School Checklist
This article summarizes best practices for HR teams to prepare for a successful back-to-school season. Read More
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8 Tips To Engage Families In Academic Career Planning At All Ages
Families play an essential role in preparing their child for the future – including in academic career planning. Discover strategies for educators to partner with caregivers in this important, ongoing activity. Read More
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Want To Unlock Student Literacy? Bring Multisensory Teaching Home
Discover why and how multisensory teaching boosts student literacy, and its connections back to findings from the science of reading. Read More
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Building Relationships with Diverse Families: 5 Tips for Uplifting Their Voices in Early Learning
Building relationships with families in early childhood education includes uplifting caregivers’ voices. ParentPowered and NHSA share best practices for inviting parents as partners to program strategy and decision-making. Read More
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Uplifting Newcomer Families: The Power of Community School Partnerships
Did you know that community school partnerships create positive outcomes for newcomer families (and many more)? Read about five examples of successful family-school-community collaborations to uplift students from all backgrounds. Read More
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Four Reasons Why Parental Involvement Matters for Newcomers — And How To Help
Newcomer families are invaluable members of the school community. But do you know how to best support them? This blog offers four tips for successful partnership that uplifts newcomer parents and caregivers. Read More
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4 Keys to Using Job-Embedded Professional Development to Develop a Highly Qualified Early Education Workforce
In this article, I explore the value of job-embedded professional learning practices (such as practice-based coaching) in building early childhood educators’ skills and teaching efficacy. Read More
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Unlock Family Engagement Reporting as a Compass for Successful Family-School Partnerships
Family engagement reporting can feel particularly challenging for many educators. These four keys help you leverage caregiver input for strong home-school partnerships. Read More
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How to Support Literacy Development in the Classroom: Coaching & PD as the Foundation for Strong Instructional Practices
TORSH and The Literacy Architects explore why effective coaching and professional development is essential to support educators with integrating findings from the science of reading into powerful literacy instruction. Read More
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Comprehensive Substitute Coverage: 4 Best Practices To Adopt Right Now
This article unpacks key tips and tricks for HR administrators to keep fill rates high and substitute teachers engaged. Read More
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Do You Know Your Actual Substitute Fill Rates? You Should, and Here’s How To Improve Them
Knowing your true absence fill rates is critical as an HR leader. A Red Rover partner shares his approach to understanding the nuances of these metrics and how to boost them. Read More
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Want To Build Teens’ Digital Literacy Skills? Tap Into Family Engagement
Digital literacy skills are crucial for success post-high school. Learn how Explore these unexpected opportunities for caregivers to boost teens’ digital savviness through family engagement. Read More
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5 Questions to Ask When Choosing an Online Learning Platform for Early Childhood Professional Development
OLPs are ubiquitous in early childhood education. Use these guiding questions to identify the right platform for your professional learning needs. Read More
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The Benefits of PLCs for Early Intervention Leaders Building Coaching Programs
Learn why professional learning communities are catalytic to coaching early childhood educators. Read More
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7 Strategies for Supporting Student Mental Health via Family Engagement
Supporting student mental health takes the whole village, from educators to families to community organizations. Read More
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4 Effective Ways Family Engagement Boosts Career Counseling Strategies For Teens
Effective career counseling strategies help teens explore future pathways after high school. Families hold immense potential to support school counselors with guiding students’ career explorations and more! This article shares four tips for engaging caregivers. Read More
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Want to Boost Literacy? Try These 12 Evidence-Based Reading Strategies For Families
Evidence-based reading strategies are those demonstrated to empirically impact student literacy. Learn how to empower families to use these methods and boost learning – no specialty knowledge needed! Read More
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5 Essential Ways Families Support With Engaging Disengaged Students
Engaging disengaged students can feel like a daunting task for educators. Fortunately, they have critical allies in this effort: families! Learn 5 ways to tap into the power of family-school partnership to boost attendance. Read More
Maren Madalyn, Education Freelance Writer & Strategist 