Here are my choices for the best posts I’ve written on parent engagement in 2014 – So Far (by the way, you can find all my “The Best…” lists related to parent engagement here):
The Best Posts On The Migration Policy Institute Report On Engaging Immigrant Parents
Boy, These “Academic Parent-Teacher Teams” Sound Worse Every Time I Read About Them
The Best Posts On Involving Fathers In Schools
inBloom Officially Folds, Blaming Everybody But Itself & Its Funders For Failure
The Best Commentaries On The “Broken Compass” Parent Involvement Book
The “Tooth Fairy” Parent Engagement Strategy
A Parent-Teacher Conference Without Numbers
REALLY Interesting Story About New York City Public School Begun By Parents
The Difference Between Parent “Involvement” & Parent “Engagement”: Selected Tweets From #PTchat
This Is Why St. Paul Is A National Model Of Parent Engagement
Infographic: Math Cheat Sheet For Parents
Infographic: “Tips For Teachers On Family Engagement”
St. Paul Federation Of Teachers Is National Model For Engaging Parents
“The Power Of Parents” Is A Good New Report From Ed Source
Infographic: “Ways A Parent Can Help With Spelling”
The Best Student Projects That Need Family Engagement — Contribute Your Lessons!
The Best Posts On The inBloom Data Fiasco
“Keys To Parent Engagement – Relationships, Climate, Communication”
The Best Fifteen Minutes Of My Week
“Parents Can Teach Educators ‘Lessons About Learning and Life’”
Parent Engagement Is The Topic Of My Newest Ten Minute Podcast
“Parent Engagement Requires ‘Trust, Not Blame’”
My Best Posts On The Harlem Children’s Zone & Other “Promise Zones”
“Listening To Parents With Our Heads And Hearts”
The Best Articles Questioning The View That Single Parents Are A Problem
“Is Parental Input the Key to Healthy Student Eating Habits?”
Infographic: “Ways A Parent Can Help With Math”
Great Video: “Come Along on a Home Visit”
This Is A Good Attitude For Teachers To Take…
Ed Week Reports On How School Reformers Are Using Parents As “Foot Soldiers”
The Best Resources — Specifically For Parents — On Bullying