Just… listen to them
In my earliest days working with kids, I remember a mentor telling me to slow down and just listen to families. I was just out of college, eager to make a diffe... Read more.
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Dr. Eyal Bergman
Eyal is Senior Vice President at Learning Heroes, where he leads efforts to support school systems that want to elevate family engagement as an engine for equity. He recently earned his Doctorate of Education Leadership (Ed.L.D.) from Harvard University, a pursuit that included partnering with Dr. Karen Mapp in co-authoring the Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships (Version 2). Previously, he was the founder of the Family & Community Engagement Office in the Cajon Valley Union School District. Eyal’s work and views are shaped by his professional roots in community organizing and youth mentoring, as well as his personal upbringing in a bilingual Latino immigrant home.