I’ll Be Giving Keynote At National Parent/Teacher Home Visit Conference

It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of the Parent/Teacher Home Visit Project (see The Best Resources For Learning About Teacher Home Visits).

The 7th National Parent/Teacher Home Visit Conference will be taking place from October 24th-26th near San Francisco. I’ll be giving the keynote that Saturday, as well as leading a break-out session afterwards.

I hope to see you there!

My Most Popular Parent Engagement Posts Of The Year — 2012

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 Journal Article On Parent Involvement

5. The Best Ideas On How Parents Can Help Their Kids Succeed Academically

6. The Best Resources On Parent/Teacher Conferences

7. The Worst Parent Engagement Ideas

8. “The Best Research Available On Parent Engagement”

9. The Best Resources For Learning About Teacher Home Visits

10. Jeez, What Was Ron Clark Thinking?

Michele Molnar at Education Week’s “Parents and The Public” blog has also put together a list of the most popular posts from her blog, and they are also worth a visit.

My Most Popular Posts On Parent Engagement Over The Past Six Months

I periodically post a list of my most popular posts on parent engagement.

It’s that time again.

And, if you’re interested, I also periodically post a list of my best posts on parent engagement (which include “The Best…” lists), too.

Here are My Most Popular Posts On Parent Engagement Over The Past Six Months:

1. The Best Sources Of Parent Engagement Advice For Teachers

2. The Best Resources On Parent/Teacher Conferences

3. The Worst Parent Engagement Ideas

4. The Best Ideas On How Parents Can Help Their Kids Succeed Academically

5. Good Middle School Journal Article On Parent Involvement

6. The Best Examples Of Parent Engagement Through Community Organizing

7. Idaho schools tie merit pay to parent involvement

8. The Best Research Available On Parent Engagement

9. The NY Times’ Tom Friedman On Parent Involvement

10. The Best Resources For Learning About Teacher Home Visits

11. Parent Trigger R.I.P.

12. Very Accessible Review Of Parent Involvement Engagement Research

13. Important Report On Parent Engagement Released Today

14. The Best Overviews Of Parent Engagement

15. A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On Parent Engagement — 2011

16. Jeez, What Was Ron Clark Thinking?

17. My Best Posts, Articles & Interviews On Parent Engagement

18. The Best Reasons Why Parents Should Be Looked At As Allies & Not Targets Of Blame

“What Parent Engagement Posts Did Readers Find Most “Engaging” This Past Quarter?

Post Rank uses a variety of ways to measure level of “engagement” that readers have with specific blog posts. I have a constantly updated “widget” on my blog’s sidebar that lists these posts, but I thought a quarterly post would be helpful/interesting to subscribers who don’t regularly visit the blog itself.

Here’s a listing of the “most engaged” posts from the previous quarter.

Here are their rankings for this past quarter:

  1. My Best Posts On Parent Engagement Over The Past Six Months — April, 2010
  2. If It Quacks Like A Duck — Thoughts On The “Parent Trigger”
  3. Rahm Emanuel’s “Transactional” Perspective On Parent Involvement/Engagement
  4. Why It’s So Important To Speak Positively To Parents About Their Kids
  5. Good Middle School Journal Article On Parent Involvement
  6. Again, Let’s Not Blame Parents
  7. Annenberg Starts “Center For Education Organizing”
  8. Update On Ridiculous Florida Bill To Give Parents Grades
  9. Memo To Tennessee: I Don’t Think Requiring Students To Document Their Immigration Status Is Going To Enhance Parent Engagement
  10. Newark’s Outreach Effort Appears To Have Been A Sham
  11. More On Star Wars & Parent Engagement
  12. Q & A With Florida Legislator Who Wants To Grade Parents
  13. “What ‘Star Wars’ Can Teach Educators About Parent Engagement”
  14. Now It’s New York City’s Turn To Show Us How NOT To Do Parent Engagement
  15. L.A. District Receives Parent Engagement Recommendations
  16. Mayor Bloomberg Appears Tone Deaf…
  17. “John Muir Elementary SF gets parents more involved”
  18. More On Florida Legislator’s Plan To Grade Parents
  19. “Title I and Parent Involvement: Lessons from the Past, Recommendations for the Future”
  20. “Schools can learn from program that puts parents in classrooms”
  21. PTA Calls For Changes In “Parent Trigger”
  22. Parents Upset In North Carolina

My Most Popular Posts On Parent Engagement This Quarter

I use PostRank to determine the most popular posts from my blog, Engaging Parents In School, and post a list every quarter. This quarter, PostRank is acting a little strange, so I’m just going to use the number of “hits” on posts to determine this quarter’s ranking.

You might also be interested in these collections:

My Best Parent Engagement Posts

My Most Popular Parent Engagement Posts

I also have these links on the sidebar of my engaging parents blog.

Here are My Most Popular Posts On Parent Engagement This Quarter:

1. What Parent Engagement Posts Did Readers Find Most “Engaging” This Quarter?

2. The Power Of A Positive Phone Call Home

3. Parent Trigger Supporters Attack PTA, Compare Schools To Batterers

4. What Do Parents Want?

5. Teachers Have Got To Stop Blaming Parents

6. My Best Posts On Building Parent Engagement In Schools — 2010

7. “Adults blame parents for education problems” (Interesting Poll, But Can We Stop The Blame Game?)

8. Bill Proposed To Grade Parents — What’s In Florida’s Drinking Water?

9. Parent “Trigger” Is Parent “Involvement” At Its Worst

10. What Is With All These Proposed Punitive Measures Against Parents?

Hope you find them useful!

“What Parent Engagement Posts Did Readers Find Most “Engaging” This Past Quarter?

A few months ago, I began to have PostRank index posts from this blog. Post Rank uses a variety of ways to measure level of “engagement” that readers have with specific blog posts. I have a constantly updated “widget” on my blog’s sidebar that lists these posts, but I thought a quarterly post would be helpful/interesting to subscribers who don’t regularly visit the blog itself.

Here’s a listing of the “most engaged” posts from the previous quarter.

Here are their rankings for this past quarter:

  1. Good Parent Engagement Video
  2. My Book On Parent Engagement Is Now Available On The Kindle
  3. Wow! What A Study On School Leadership…
  4. “Have parents been shut out of education reform?”
  5. What A Terrible Video About Parents & Schools With A Terrible Message
  6. Obama’s Blueprint For Reform Is Very Weak On Parent Engagement/Involvement
  7. Unusual — And Important — Parent Engagement Study Validated
  8. “How to Strengthen Parent Involvement and Communication”
  9. Another Example Of What “Parent Involvement” Should Not Look Like…
  10. “Teaching Secrets: The Parent Meet and Greet”
  11. Edutopia Offers Free “Home-to-School Connections Guide”
  12. More States Recognizing October As “Parent Involvement Month”
  13. My Best Posts On Parent Engagement Over The Past Six Months
  14. “Too often, students’ parents get lost in the equation”
  15. Good Collection Of Parent Involvement Research
  16. Parents & The Controversy Over The LA Times Story On Evaluating Teachers
  17. “As Parents Protest, Chancellor and Panel Leave”
  18. What Do Latino Parents Say About Schools?
  19. Student Mental Health Needs & Parent Engagement
  20. Another Bad Parent Engagement Strategy: Delaware District Wants To Pay Parents To Come To School Events
  21. “Community Organizing for Stronger Schools”
  22. Public Says More Involved Parents Is Number One Schools Need
  23. “Student-led conferences benefit parents, kids”

What Parent Engagement Posts Did Readers Find Most “Engaging” This Quarter?

A few months ago, I began to have PostRank index posts from this blog. Post Rank uses a variety of ways to measure level of “engagement” that readers have with specific blog posts. I have a constantly updated “widget” on my blog’s sidebar that lists these posts, but I thought a quarterly post would be helpful/interesting to subscribers who don’t regularly visit the blog itself.

I’ll also be posting a list of the “most popular” posts over the past year.

Here are their rankings for this past quarter:

Interview With Ed Secretary Duncan On Parent Involvement

“Engaging Immigrant Parents”

Our High School Will Be Making One Thousand Home Visits….This Summer

“School to Parents: Volunteer or Else!”

National Center on Parent, Family and Community Engagement

A Missed Opportunity By Secretary Duncan…

Dept. Of Ed Hosts Meeting To Discuss Family Engagement

Update On Proposed Michigan Law To Jail Parents Who Don’t Attend Parent Conferences

National PTA Convention Happening Now

Don’t Attend A Conference With Your Child’s Teacher? Then Get Fined Or Go To Jail!

“Schools Must Work For Parent Involvement”

“Should Parents Be Punished For Truancy?”

“A New Era of Family Engagement”

Secretary Duncan’s Speech To The NAACP