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Beyond the Conference: Turning Feedback into Action
Parent–teacher conferences give us valuable insight into how our children are learning, growing, and showing up in the classroom — but the real work happens after the meeting. Join Dr. Chloe Massey (child development & parenting expert) and Emmy Mlawer Hollenberg (executive functioning and learning specialist) for a practical, judgment-free conversation on what to do next. They’ll walk parents through how to: -Make sense of feedback (even when it’s confusing or concerning) -Talk to kids in a supportive, confidence-building way -Follow up with teachers and keep communication open -Turn recommendations into realistic routines at home -Support academic, social, and emotional growth without pressure or perfectionism You’ll leave with helpful language, real-life examples, and clear next steps — all designed to help your child thrive at school and at home.
Learn how to approach parent-teacher conferences with clarity and confidence. Emmy Mlawer Hollenberg and Dr. Chloe Massey share practical strategies to help parents build stronger home-school partnerships.
Videos & Resources
Explore short videos, recorded workshops, and parent resources from Your Learning Toolbox.
Each clip highlights practical strategies, collaboration tips, and tools to support executive functioning and learning at home and at school.
Helpful Tools to Add to Your Toolbox
Educational Tools We Love
A curated collection of tools, games, and supplies that help build executive functioning, organization, literacy, and math skills at home. These are items we frequently use, recommend, and trust with our students and families.
Tools for ELA
These cubes support phonological awareness skills for early readers.
A must for students in early elementary school!
These reading strips help kids stay focused and keep their place while reading. Use the larger guides for longer text. The small highlighters are great for marking tricky words to revisit after reading.
AYOA is a visual mind-mapping tool that helps students brainstorm, organize ideas, and plan writing in a clear, structured way. Great for essays, studying, and supporting executive function skills.
Math Supports
A foundational math tool for building place value understanding. These blocks help students visualize ones, tens, hundreds, and thousands, making addition, subtraction, regrouping, and multi-digit computation clear and concrete.
MathLink Cubes make math visual and hands-on. Students can explore 1:1 correspondence, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and patterns in a concrete, engaging way.
Brainingcamp — Digital Math Manipulatives Platform
Brainingcamp provides an interactive, online toolkit of virtual manipulatives built for grades K-8. Students and teachers can use digital tools like fraction bars, base-ten blocks, algebra tiles, and number lines to explore mathematical concepts in a dynamic and engaging way; helping strengthen visual thinking, flexible strategy use, and deeper understanding.
Planning Isn’t My Priority…
A kid-friendly introduction to planning, prioritizing, and time management. This book helps children understand why planning matters and teaches simple strategies for organizing tasks and managing responsibilities. Best for ages 6–10.
I Can’t Find My Whatchamacallit!!
A relatable story that teaches children the importance of organization, routines, and keeping track of their belongings. This book introduces early executive functioning skills in a fun, approachable way. Best for ages 5–9.
A fun, hands-on tool for building number sense. Students can practice counting, skip-counting, identifying patterns, and understanding place value, all while making learning tactile and engaging.
A simple, visual tool that helps students build number sense, practice 1:1 correspondence, and understand addition, subtraction, and early place value. Magnetic counters make it easy to model numbers, compose/decompose amounts, and see math concepts clearly and concretely.
Learning Resources Fraction Tower Equivalency Cubes
These color-coded cubes visually connect fractions, decimals, and percentages, helping students compare values, understand equivalencies, and build strong number sense through hands-on exploration.
Executive Functioning Tools
Time Timer MOD with Dry Erase Board
A powerful visual tool for routines, homework, and time management. The 60-minute countdown helps kids and adults see time passing, reducing anxiety around tasks and transitions. The magnetic dry-erase board is perfect for jotting down steps, reminders, or visual schedules, making it ideal for home routines, homework time, and classroom use.
Crayola Take Note! Erasable Highlighters
These erasable highlighters make annotating texts stress-free. Students can highlight, underline, revise, and reorganize their notes without worrying about mistakes- perfect for reading comprehension, studying, and executive function planning.
Our Favorite Books
The Magical Yet
A beautifully illustrated picture book that teaches children the power of growth mindset-reminding them that even when something feels hard, they may not be able to do it yet. Perfect for encouraging perseverance, confidence, and resilience. Best for ages 4–8.
Where’s My Stuff?
A practical organizing guide designed specifically for teens. This book teaches strategies for managing schoolwork, reducing clutter, planning ahead, and building essential executive functioning skills. Ideal for ages 11–16.
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