Boosting Childhood Learning Through Parental Involvement | SXSW EDU 2024

A parent’s involvement in their child's education, at any stage, can be a game-changer. It has the power to boost a child’s confidence, ignite their motivation, and cultivate a profound love for learning. This influence is especially impactful during the formative years of early childhood.

At SXSW EDU 2024, education experts engaged the community in deep discussions about the importance of parent involvement in order to propel their students from the classroom into a promising career. A powerful throughline brought forward by thought leaders centered on creating a strong foundation early on so that students feel prepared when entering K-12, and beyond.

Dive into fascinating conversations from this past March featuring new insights about the human brain to help maximize how students can develop, learn, and grow; how parents and the community can work with policymakers and funders to secure necessary childcare services; how to empower parents to support literacy instruction in their home before students start their first year of school, and so much more.

Discover how you can be an advocate for parent involvement and create a strong foundation in early childhood education:

Keynote: It’s Time to Stop Talking About the Literacy Crisis

“We try to teach every single minute detail because we know all this stuff, and then our kids end up being confused because we're not focusing and prioritizing the most important skills.”

Spencer Russell
Founder, Toddlers CAN Read

Explore more sessions on the importance of parent involvement and early childhood education:

• #R-E-S-P-E-C-T: How Do We Get Some for Teachers?
• Balancing Act: Navigating Politics in Urban School Boards
• Building the Bridge: Aligning Birth to 3rd Grade Learning
• Citywide Change Starts with Early Childhood Education
• Conversations Count: Innovating Early in the Deep South
• Empowering Parent Advocacy in the Literary Movement
• Exploring the Impacts of Extremism on Public Education
• Hand Me the Keys: Together We Can Unlock Human Potential
• How to Build Trust & Sustainable Family-School Engagement
• Joyful Learning Centers Racial Equity in Classrooms
• Latino Voters, Education, & the 2024 Election
• Learning from Women of Color to Get Childcare Right
• Making Afterschool Learning Count
• No Silly Questions Podcast: Early Childhood Education in America's Largest School System
• Overlooked Threat to Student Success – Economic Abuse
• Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Trust BIPOC Parents
• The Trifecta of Community, Culture, & Collaboration
• Uplifting Latino Families Through Two Generational Education

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