Education – Page 2

Welcome back! Join Virtual ParentCamp on August 20th!

August 20, 2025August 20, 2025 Julia Pile

Welcome back from summer break with an evening of learning, connection, and empowerment at Virtual ParentCamp! Engage in meaningful conversations, share success stories, and strengthen your community—all from the comfort of home. Join us for Virtual ParentCamp on Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 8 pm ET/7 pm CT/ 6 pm MT/ 5 pm PT! As always, we use Mighty Networks to safely connect with our parents and community. This space is for you to use to connect and share with our community nationwide and globally. Share with me your summer…

Join us for our last Virtual ParentCamp for the school year! Wednesday, May 14, 2025 8 pm ET/5pm PT

May 12, 2025May 12, 2025 Julia Pile

Join Virtual ParentCamp on May 14! Embrace the energy of spring with an evening of learning, connection, and empowerment at Virtual ParentCamp! Engage in meaningful conversations, share success stories, and strengthen your community—all from the comfort of home.Join us for Virtual ParentCamp on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 8 pm ET/7 pm CT/ 6 pm MT/ 5 pm PT! As always, we use Mighty Networks to safely connect with our parents and community. This space is for you to use to connect and share with our community nationwide and globally.…

The ParentCamp Podcast – Season 1 – Episode 10 – Season Finale – Seeing the Light in Others: Empowering Others to Thrive – Releases Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12 pm ET

May 11, 2025March 17, 2025 Julia Pile

In our final episode for Season 1, we share in this inspiring episode of The ParentCamp Podcast, host April F. Draine sits down with Julie Pile for an insightful discussion on the power of recognizing and nurturing potential in others. Julie shares her personal journey, highlighting impactful mentors who’ve influenced her approach to leadership and community-building. Listen in as Julie recounts powerful stories of parents like Jenny, Paula, and Maz, demonstrating how ParentCamp empowers individuals to step into their unique strengths, significantly enhancing their community involvement and personal growth. Show…

The ParentCamp Podcast – Season 1 – Episode 8 – AI and Your Child: Empowering Parents – Releases Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 12 pm ET

April 12, 2025April 14, 2025 Julia Pile

In this episode of the ParentCamp Podcast, host April F. Draine and guests Julie Pile of ParentCamp dive into an empowering conversation with Amanda DePriest, Content and Curriculum Developer at AI for Education. Amanda, a former educator and technology coach, shares insights into how parents and educators can positively and safely navigate artificial intelligence (AI) with their children. Highlighting the importance of knowledge over fear, Amanda offers practical tools, strategies, and resources to help families use AI as a powerful assistant that amplifies, rather than replaces, their voices. Listeners will…

The ParentCamp Podcast – Season 1 – Episode 7 – Building Community Through Dialogue: Inside ParentCamp Coaching – Releases Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 12 pm ET

March 30, 2025March 17, 2025 Julia Pile

Join host April F. Draine as she chats with ParentCamp Vice President Laura Gilchrist and seasoned ParentCamp Coach Emily Howell in this insightful episode. Emily shares her journey from being an educator involved with EdCamps to becoming a pivotal part of the ParentCamp movement. Learn about the magic of ParentCamp’s dialogue-driven model, the transformative power of sitting in circles instead of rows, and how intentional relationship-building can significantly bridge gaps between schools, parents, and communities. Emily provides compelling stories of personal growth, authentic community-building, and the positive impact ParentCamp has…