December 9, 2016
Parent Engagement
One of the key components of the School2Home Program is the emphasis on a strong parent-school collaboration
Objectives: Teachers will:
- be familiar with the School2Home parent training components.
- understand the importance of parent involvement in student academic achievement.
- learn to use various technology resources.
- review websites created for home use and parent involvement in student’s academic work.
Acitivity | Handouts/Resources |
Parents and School Achievement Video Activity: Discuss with your partner:
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Linking Family Engagement to Learning: Karen Mapp’s “8 for 8” |
Introduce parent/school portal | Jupitergrades |
Connections Guide Investigation: Home-to-School Connections Guide: discuss with partner; summarize sections in a Google Doc.
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Edutopia’s Home-School Connections Guide (download the PDF) |
Investigation of educational home activities: explore the community/home resources for Parent Engagement. Begin to create a plan to use the resources.
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Teacher Presentation Activity: Develop a Google Slides Presentation to share with parents about the importance of their engagement with their students and you. Focus on Common Core to share with parents and how it relates to your own content areas. Option: Free choice of a topic you want to share with parents |
PTO article for improved parent involvement (see the list at the bottom of the article) |
Magic Moment: Google Translate | |
Reflection: Add to your Google Doc | |
Shapes Evaluation of Modules 1 & 2 |
Next Action Steps:
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Share the Presentation created in this workshop with another teacher.
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Incorporate one activity using one of the family resources in the next 2 weeks.
Follow-Up suggestions:
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Additional discussion time on using the educational resources and TIPS.
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Creation of suggested communication activities to engage parents.
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More PD on using the school site website for parent engagement.
Resources:
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Edutopia: “The Beginner’s Guide to Connecting Home and School”
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Edutopia: “Connecting School and Home: 360-Degree Communication”
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MiddleWeb:All About the Middle Grades
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Ithaca College: Parent/Family/School/Community Connections
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Common Sense Media:Family Guides/Parent Concerns
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Scholastic:The Home School Connection
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