I thought topic would a useful post for readers, and hope you’ll suggest other resources. You can also see all my “The Best…” lists related to parent engagement here. Here are my choices for A Beginning List Of The Best Resources On Using Technology To Help Engage Parents: Tech May Have A Role, But Is […]
I invited Myrdin Thompson to write a guest commentary on the article discussed in my last post, Tech May Have A Role, But Is Not Cure-All, For Parent Engagement. Myrdin is Contributing Editor at MOMentumNation, Group Leader at RESULTSLouisville, Advocate for the UNF Shot@Life program, White House Champion of Change (Parents on Education), Regional Director […]
Family Engagement in Education Makes a Difference is nice and useful post by Myrdin Thompson (I’ve previously written about her great work). It shares some good commentary and helpful resources….
White House Seeks PTA Members for ‘Champions of Change’ Honor is a new post over at Education Week. Here’s the beginning, and I’d encourage you to go over there to read the rest: If you had a few minutes with the President of the United States, what would you say to him about education? Twelve […]
‘National Family Engagement Alliance’ Launched is the headline on an Education Week post today. It’s a little unclear to me exactly what they will be doing, but it’s a good sign that Myrdin Thompson is involved. Read more about it at the Ed Week post and, if you know more about the Alliance, please leave […]
Myrdin Thompson, who has written some posts elsewhere that I’ve highlighted here on this blog, will be recognized at The White House today for her work in promoting parent involvement. She’s quoted as saying: “I would say to the President, help me in my work so that more families are involved in their child’s educational […]
Parent Engagement: Do you have a policy on that? is a new post at Parent Involvement Matters. It was written by Myrdin Thompson. It’s worth a read….
“Parent Involvement…begins with ‘Hello’” is a very thoughtful response to the recent Louisville article about parent involvement there. It’s written by Myrdin Thompson, a former PTA president there.