My Parent Engagement Book
“Community School Model Seen as Valuable to Rural Areas”
Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 8 hours ago
Community School Model Seen as Valuable to Rural Areas is an interesting article over at Education Week. I’ve written very positively about community schools in the past, as well as expressing my concerns about them.
Making Parents Pay A School Anytime Their Child Is Given Detention Is Not A Wise Parent Engagement Strategy
Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 8 hours ago
The Noble Network has ten charter schools in Chicago. Parents are charged $5 everytime their child is given a detention: In addition to receiving detention (and, thus, having to pay a fee) for violating rules like having their shoes untied and bringing potato chips to school, Noble Street students can rack up demerits for failing [...]
Guest Post: Did the Tech fail or was there a failure to connect to the Tech?
Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 8 hours ago
I invited Myrdin Thompson to write a guest commentary on the article discussed in my last post, Tech May Have A Role, But Is Not Cure-All, For Parent Engagement. Myrdin is Contributing Editor at MOMentumNation, Group Leader at RESULTSLouisville, Advocate for the UNF Shot@Life program, White House Champion of Change (Parents on Education), Regional Director [...]
Tech May Have A Role, But Is Not Cure-All, For Parent Engagement
Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 8 hours ago
Web app that links parents to kids’ schools has few takers in Dallas ISD is the headline in a recent Dallas Morning News article. Here are some excerpts: The application, called Parent Portal, makes an extraordinary amount of information available to parents. It shows students’ grades, attendance records and notes from their teachers on how [...]
This week’s #PTchat On Twitter
Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 8 hours ago
Guest post by Joe Mazza On Wednesday, January 2, 2013, weekly #ptchat returns with a goal setting conversation. We’ll discuss short and long term family engagement goals from the classroom, administrative and parent leadership lens. How can we best involve student voice to maximize our engagement goals? Join us at 9PM EDT for our first [...]
“Tour helps ease immigrants’ worries about school menus”
Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 8 hours ago
Tour helps ease immigrants’ worries about school menus is an interesting article from Minnesota about how a school gave Somali refugee parents a tour of their cafeteria and food to allay concerns about food not acceptable to Muslims. Thanks to Ken Libby for the tip.
“Interactive Homework Spurs Parent Involvement, Study Finds”
Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 8 hours ago
Interactive Homework Spurs Parent Involvement, Study Finds is the title of a useful blog post by Sarah Sparks over at Education Week. Here’s an excerpt: Homework assignments that require help from family members can get parents more involved in middle school, a time many parents become less visible in school, concludes a new study in [...]
My Most Popular Parent Engagement Posts Of The Year — 2012
Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 8 hours ago
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 [...]