“Handbook on Family and Community Engagement” Looks Impressive
The Handbook on Family and Community Engagement is a new book that can be downloaded free. It’s been put together by Academic Development Institute and the Center on Innovation & Improvement and looks very impressive. You can read more about it here. I’m adding it to The Best Overviews Of Parent Engagement.
The Best Ideas On How Parents Can Help Their Kids Succeed Academically
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: [...]
The Best Resources On Parent Engagement In Countries Other Than The U.S.
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 [...]
My Best Posts, Articles & Interviews On Parent Engagement
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 [...]
The Best Overviews Of Parent Engagement
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 [...]
The Best Reasons Why Parents Should Be Looked At As Allies & Not Targets Of Blame
“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 [...]
“The Best Research Available On Parent Engagement”
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 [...]
The Best Resources On Parent/Teacher Conferences
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 [...]
Head Of New York City Schools Pledges To Increase Parent Involvement
Walcott Pledges Measures to Increase Parents’ Involvement is the headline of a New York Times article describing that City’s Chancellor committing major changes to parent involvement programs. I hope he follows-through on his plan. They certainly need to make some changes — read Now It’s New York City’s Turn To Show Us How NOT To [...]
