Online and hard-copy resources can be useful aids in helping to engage parents, though I’d suggest that they be used by educators as openings to initiate genuine conversations — not as ends in themselves. I thought readers might find a collection of what I think are decent multilingual resources that could be used in this [...]
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I’ve published many posts on Community Schools, which are schools that make a point of working with the local community and sharing resources and facilities. I’m a big supporter of them. However, as I’ve written in some of my posts, I think many miss opportunities to be more successful by not engaging parents in the [...]
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I thought this 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: Joe Mazza, the coordinator of #PTchat [...]
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Here are my choices for the best posts I’ve written on parent engagement so far in 2013 (by the way, you can find all my “The Best…” lists related to parent engagement here): “Embracing & Celebrating Diverse Families” Interesting New Research On Parent Involvement Daily Show Does Great Piece On Crazy Tennessee Idea Hmmmmmm…..After 4 [...]
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Parent “universities” or “academies” seem to be all the rage these days, with school districts organizing these trainings typically to help parents understand how the school works. I’ve written plenty of posts about these types of programs, and have been critical of many of them. They tend to fall on the parent “involvement” side of [...]
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I’ve posted a number of videos related to parent engagement over the years, and I thought that it would be useful to collect the best ones in one post. You can find links to all my parent engagement “Best” lists here. Here are my choices for The Best Videos On Parent Engagement: The Annenberg Institute [...]
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Here are the ten most popular posts from this blog over the past year: 1. Another Reason Why We Need To Be Careful How We Speak To Parents About Their Children 2. The Best Sources Of Parent Engagement Advice For Teachers 3. A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On Parent Engagement 4. Good Middle School [...]
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It’s that time of year again, so here’s a listing of what I believe to be my best posts during the second half of the year on building parent engagement in schools. You can see Part One here. You might also be interested in a listing of all my parent engagement-related “The Best…” lists. Here [...]
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“Won’t Back Down” is the upcoming theatrical movie made by the producers who brought us “Waiting For Superman.” It’s about a fictitious version of the parent trigger idea (see The Best Resources For Learning Why The Parent Trigger Isn’t Good For Parents, Kids Or Schools. Here are my choices for the best posts and articles [...]
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First Year Highlights: Parent Engagement In Schools is my new Education Week Teacher post. It brings together all my previous columns on parent engagement.
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I usually just do a year-end list on parent engagement posts and many other topics, but it gets a little crazy having to review all of my zillion posts at once. So, to make it easier for me — and perhaps, to make it a little more useful to readers — I’m going to start [...]
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As public financing for schools goes down, the issue of parent fundraising for schools — and equity issues connected to it — is getting more and more attention. I thought I’d at least get a start on bringing together a few resources on the topic. Additional suggestions are welcome: I’ve written a post titled The [...]
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Since I have published so many “The Best…” lists, I thought it might be helpful to readers if I posted a few year-end collections. Here is A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On Parent Engagement — 2011: The Best Ideas On How Parents Can Help Their Kids Succeed Academically “The Best Research Available On Parent [...]
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I’ve found several good resources sharing ideas on how parents can best help their children learn, and decided to bring them together in one post. You can see all my parent engagement-related “The Best” lists here. Here are my picks for The Best Ideas On How Parents Can Help Their Kids With Schoolwork At Home: [...]
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I’ve written quite a few posts about parent engagement in countries other than the United States, and decided to bring together the best resources into one list.You can see all my parent engagement-related “The Best” lists here. Here are my choices for The Best Resources On Parent Engagement In Countries Other Than The U.S.: Parents [...]
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I’ve written quite a few articles on parent engagement, and decided to bring them together in one list. You might also be interested in seeing all my parent engagement-related “The Best” lists here. Here are my picks for My Best Posts, Articles & Interviews On Parent Engagement: Involvement or Engagement? is the title of my [...]
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There are lots of ideas out there about effective parent engagement/involvement. Here are a few resources that provide useful overviews of the field. You might also be interested in seeing all my parent engagement-related “The Best” lists here. Here are my choices for The Best Overviews Of Parent Engagement: Involvement or Engagement? is the title [...]
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“Blame” has certainly been a theme of many school reform discussions — including blaming teachers and blaming parents. Here are some commentaries on why no one, including teachers, should get sucked into that morass. You might also be interested in seeing all my parent engagement-related “The Best” lists here. Parents Are Our Allies is a [...]
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There is a substantial amount of research available on parent engagement/involvement, and I thought bringing together a few of the best resources would be useful. You can also see all my parent engagement-related “The Best” lists here. Here are my picks for The Best Research Available On Parent Engagement: The Harvard Family Research Project has [...]
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As regular readers know, I’ve been “curating” resources I’ve posted about over the past three years. You can see all my parent engagement-related “The Best” lists here. Here are my choices for The Best Resources On Parent/Teacher Conferences: Successful Student-Led School Conferences is from Middleweb. Parent–Teacher Conference Tip Sheets (Hojas de Consejos Para Las Reuniones [...]
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