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 […]
Guest Post by Joe Mazza Image credit: Great read! “Beyond the Bakesale” Join us on this week’s #PTchat as we take a look at the research on creating and building a home-school partnership, while sharing examples what this looks like in today’s schools. According to Henderson & Mapp (2006), four core beliefs must be firmly […]
Education Week hosted a parent engagement webinar last week with well-known researcher, writer, and speaker Karen L. Mapp, along with Steven Sheldon. Michele Molnar at Ed Week has written an excellent summary of the event. You can also view the Webinar for free here. Plus, you can download the PowerPoint presentation here.
Steve Constantino, who is a “must-follow” on Twitter for anyone interested in parent engagement, sent a tweet today about a Karen Mapp-written study titled Having Their Say: Parents Describe Why and How They are Engaged in Their Children’s Learning. Here’s an excerpt: According to the parents, when school personnel initiate and engage in practices that […]
This is from Education Week: “On June 21st, at 2 p.m., Eastern time, Education Week is hosting a webinar designed to help school officials, parents, and others learn more about the challenges that come with parent engagement, and about strategies that can help schools overcome those barriers. You can register here. Karen L. Mapp, of […]
Guest Post by Joe Mazza: Next #PTchat – 3/21/12 9PM EST / 6 PST Extreme School Lobby Makeover – Welcome, Honor & Connect Edition What does your school do to create a trusting and respectful relationships with parents? Karen Mapp, a leading researcher on family engagement and consultant to the U.S. Department of Education has found […]
Title 1 And Parent Involvement: Lessons From The Past, Recommendations For The Future is a new report from The Center For American Progress, and is written by Karen Mapp. If it’s written by Karen Mapp, then you know it’s worth reading! She, along with Anne Henderson, are the two top researchers in the field.
The Harvard Family Research Project recently sent out this notice for a free Webinar on Nov. 16th: The U.S. Department of Education, in partnership with United Way Worldwide, National PTA, SEDL, and Harvard Family Research Project, invites you to participate in the ninth and final installment of the Achieving Excellence and Innovation in Family, School, […]
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 […]
“Title I and Parent Involvement: Lessons from the Past, Recommendations for the Future” is a new report written by Karen Mapp, one of the authors of the influential parent involvement book, Beyond The Bake Sale. It has a lot of useful information.