Educational support encompasses a wide range of services, resources, and guidance designed to help students thrive in their learning environments. It can take many forms, including tutoring programs, emotional guidance, and financial assistance.
Servisource can offer a variety of services to meet the needs of each individual student. Our employees are dedicated to building lasting relationships with their students and providing the right educational support for them.
School-Based Resources
Located in the school setting, these resources help students be ready to learn by providing services like dental and vision care and therapy. Some include school-based health clinics, and many offer their services free of charge, eliminating a major barrier to access.
These resources help teachers address a wide range of student needs, from social-emotional skills to college and career readiness. They also provide tools to support diverse learners, including students with disabilities.
This edtech provider curates lesson plans and other assets for educators, including virtual field trips, hands-on science lessons and games that connect to core subjects. Its library of downloadable materials is expansive, and its teacher-created collections can be shared with the whole class. National Geographic’s resource library provides age-appropriate, downloadable lessons on global issues. TED-Ed offers free, age-appropriate videos on topics ranging from Juneteenth to the cost of gold. Wakelet allows users to create and share collections of educational content, although some materials may contain ads.
Family Involvement
Families have a wealth of information about their children that can help educators. When teachers and families work together, students perform better at school.
While many schools promote family engagement by encouraging parents to attend parent-teacher conferences or volunteer, these activities fall short of what’s needed for full collaboration. Teachers and staff need to engage in regular, two-way communication with families, encourage them to speak up for their child, and help them develop parenting skills.
Schools also need to understand the barriers that prevent family involvement and implement strategies to overcome them. Common barriers include work demands, childcare concerns, and language or cultural challenges. Districts can use Panorama’s family engagement survey to collect feedback on family experiences and identify barriers.
Educators learned some valuable lessons during the pandemic about the importance of building strong partnerships with families. Schools and districts that prioritize family engagement experience less student absence, fewer suspensions and high-risk behaviors, and increased participation in afterschool programs.
Community Programs
Community programs, like 4-H and Boys and Girls Clubs, foster growth and build connections among young people. They also promote wellness and address root causes of problems like drug misuse, crime, and chronic diseases.
These initiatives provide students with learning and enrichment opportunities before and after school, including sports, arts, and homework assistance. They also offer educational guidance and advice about the college application process, job training, and English as a Second Language.
A community school strategy transforms a school into a place where educators, local community members, families and youth work together to strengthen conditions for student learning and development. They align resources to reduce barriers to student achievement and success, and use a trauma informed, whole child approach with restorative practices (multi-tiered systems of support, positive behavior supports, community partnerships, community engagement, and community-building). The strategies leverage in and out-of-school programs, services, and resources that improve student and family outcomes. They also promote policy advocacy and organizing to improve the programming, budget, personnel, priorities, and leadership of local schools.
Online Platforms
Online learning platforms help students and trainees access educational materials, communicate with teachers, and track progress. They offer various features to facilitate different learning styles and promote collaboration amongst learners.
These platforms are useful for K-12 students building foundational skills, college students seeking rigorous academic content, professionals looking to upskill, or creative explorers in search of inspiration. They also provide flexible study options for people with busy schedules.
Educational platforms can feature live sessions and recorded lectures that allow teachers to interact with students in real time. Some also incorporate message systems so students can ask questions even outside school hours. They can also collaborate on questions with other students in a virtual space, creating a community that complements classroom learning. In addition, they can use analytics to improve teaching and learning.