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Nourishing Caregiver Collaborations w/ Nawal Qarooni

Jul 13, 2024

Nawal Qarooni, an educator and founder of NQC Literacy, dives into the transformative power of family engagement in education. She discusses her book, which explores how to elevate caregiver collaborations to enrich classroom experiences. Nawal emphasizes understanding diverse family dynamics, celebrating their contributions, and challenging common misconceptions about parental involvement. She advocates for empathy in interactions between educators and families, encouraging a cultural shift that recognizes the vital role of caregiving in nurturing children's success.

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Effective family collaboration enriches students' educational experiences by promoting understanding and building strong home-school partnerships.

Redefining family engagement involves co-creating experiences that foster open dialogue and genuine relationships between educators and families.

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The Importance of Family Collaboration

Family collaboration is essential in education, as it provides a deeper understanding of students and their backgrounds. The podcast highlights the challenges educators face in effectively engaging families, emphasizing that many lack training or confidence in initiating these discussions. Nival Karuni’s book addresses this by offering reflective activities and methods for educators to celebrate and involve students' families in the learning process. This approach not only enriches the educational experience but also promotes strong partnerships between home and school.

Intro

4min

Exalting Families in Educational Practice

4min

Redefining Family Engagement in Education

2min

Understanding Family Engagement Styles in Education

4min

Empathy and Engagement in Education

19min

Reimagining Teacher Preparation Through Caregiving

5min

Today we are joined by Nawal Qarooni. Nawal is an educator, writer, and adjunct professor based in Jersey City, who founded and operates NQC Literacy, a consultancy firm serving PreK-8 school leaders and teachers in holistic literacy instruction, equity-driven practice, and family engagement. She also serves on several committees, including the National Council for Teachers of English Committee Against Racism and Bias, evaluates manuscripts for Reese Witherspoon's LitUp program, and advises the Library of Congress Literacy Awards Advisory Board. Her recent book, Nourishing Caregiver Collaborations: Elevating Home Experiences and Classroom Practices for Collective Care is a deep dive into how educators can celebrate and elevate students’ families, while encouraging shared reflections and connections to what’s happening in schools.

We talk about building a collective culture of care that invites in families to build a better education system that supports all learners. We're combining the lens of progressive education lens of the classroom to the greater support structures that raise children toward a better future.

NQC Literacy

Nourishing Caregiver Collaborations Elevating Home Experiences and Classroom Practices for Collective Care by Nawal Qarooni (Routledge)

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