KSA #12 - Parental Partnerships
The importance of engaging parents, purposefully and meaningfully, in all aspects of teaching and learning. They know how to develop and implement strategies that create and enhance partnerships among teachers, parents and students
The importance of engaging parents, purposefully and meaningfully, in all aspects of teaching and learning. They know how to develop and implement strategies that create and enhance partnerships among teachers, parents and students
"Strong, clear, and frequent communication with students, staff, and families is a hallmark of her professional practice. Notably, when potential for difficulties arose with parents, she was proactive and very appropriate in her communication with them" - PS3 University Consultant.
"...she scheduled meetings with parents that she felt she needed to speak with. Her communication with the students and their families was excellent as she posted classroom activities to YouTube, twitter, her blog, and numerous letters that went home to parents" - PS3 Mentor
"...she diligently worked to provide struggling students and their families interesting means of additional work to meet such goals as mastery of basic math facts." - PS3 University Consultant
"...she scheduled meetings with parents that she felt she needed to speak with. Her communication with the students and their families was excellent as she posted classroom activities to YouTube, twitter, her blog, and numerous letters that went home to parents" - PS3 Mentor
"...she diligently worked to provide struggling students and their families interesting means of additional work to meet such goals as mastery of basic math facts." - PS3 University Consultant
Teachers and parents ultimately have the sane goal in mind: they want the children to succeed. In regards to my teaching, I try to make sure that I am always giving the parents opportunities to see what we are up to in the classroom (through email, letters home, Youtube tutorials, and Twitter) and I also try to tackle an issue as soon as it become prevalent so that parents will not ever be "blind-sided" with a student's behaviour or school marks. During my PS3, I actually took the initiative to set up a parent meeting so that I could discuss some disappointing behaviour trends I had seen in a student. Teachers need to build a genuine rapport with both students AND parents so that the 'partnership' is a triangle of mutual communication and problem-solving. Below are examples of how I maintained communication with parents.
An example of a math video that I made to help parents understand the process of a multiplication strategy
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Math - This Study Guide was sent home to parents to help them prepare their kids for an upcoming math test. The guide gives an explanation of the type of question, what can be expected on the test, and some examples or practice questions to walk through with their kids.
Social - This note was sent home to give parents an explanation about what types of materials student would need to bring in for a diorama project. |