# Practical Ways to Increase Father Engagement at Your School with Dr. Deborah Higdon and Dr. Chacko Abraham - 382 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/easy-edtech-podcast-with-monica-burns-939462/practical-ways-to-increase-father-engagement-at-your-school-with-dr-deborah-higdon-and-dr-chacko-abraham-382 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/easy-edtech-podcast-with-monica-burns-939462/practical-ways-to-increase-father-engagement-at-your-school-with-dr-deborah-higdon-and-dr-chacko-abraham-382.md Podcast: [Easy EdTech Podcast with Monica Burns](https://stenobird.com/podcast/easy-edtech-podcast-with-monica-burns-939462) Published: 2026-08-04T09:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://classtechtips.com/2026/08/04/father-engagement-382/ Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/easyedtechpodcast/Easy_EdTech_Ep_382.mp3?dest-id=1108193 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/easy-edtech-podcast-with-monica-burns-939462/episodes/practical-ways-to-increase-father-engagement-at-your-school-with-dr-deborah-higdon-and-dr-chacko-abraham-382 Duration seconds: 2002 ## Resource In this episode, I chat with Dr. Deborah Higdon and Dr. Chacko Abraham about father engagement and how schools can intentionally engage fathers to build stronger school communities. You'll also hear no-cost, hit-the-ground-running strategies from their new book, The Dad Difference , including the power of using father-friendly language and choosing the right communication tools to reach every family. If you want practical ideas for inviting dads into the conversation from day one of the school year and strengthening father engagement across your school community, this episode has you covered! Show notes: https://classtechtips.com/2026/08/04/father-engagement-382/ Sponsored by my Easy EdTech Club: https://www.EasyEdTechClub.com Follow Dr. Deborah Higdon on social: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdeborahhigdon-8194ba1b1/ Follow Dr. Chacko Abraham on social: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chacko-abraham-ed-d-1a734a34/ Follow Monica on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/classtechtips/ Take your pick of free EdTech resources: https://classtechtips.com/free-stuff-favorites/ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/easy-edtech-podcast-with-monica-burns-939462/episodes/practical-ways-to-increase-father-engagement-at-your-school-with-dr-deborah-higdon-and-dr-chacko-abraham-382/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/easy-edtech-podcast-with-monica-burns-939462/practical-ways-to-increase-father-engagement-at-your-school-with-dr-deborah-higdon-and-dr-chacko-abraham-382.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.