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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

2-18-14 Engaging Parents In School All Week… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"

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Infographic: “Tips For Teachers On Family Engagement”
The National PTA has created a nice infographic titled “Tips For Teachers On Family Engagement.” You can download the entire infographic here. Here’s a partial screenshot: I’m adding it to The Best Infographics About Parent Involvement In Schools.
Good Summary Of “Power Of Parents” Report
Last week, I posted about a new, and good, report by Ed Source titled “The Power Of Parents.” Sheila Stewart has done us all a big favor by writing up a short and sweet summary of the report. Check out Parent Engagement By Association.
St. Paul Federation Of Teachers Is National Model For Engaging Parents
St. Paul’s teacher talks have been a public affair is the headline of a Minnesota newspaper article that shows why the work of the St. Paul Federation of Teachers, led by Mary Ricker, is a national model for parent engagement. Here’s are some excerpts: The St. Paul district and teachers union negotiating teams have huddled behind closed doors in increasingly tense contract talks. But some of the m
“Parents Should Opt Out – And Teachers Should Help”
Parents Should Opt Out – And Teachers Should Help is a post by Dr. John Thompson. Here’s an excerpt: I plead guilty to not being militant enough in resisting NCLB-type testing.  Had teachers put up a real fight, including “sick-outs” on testing day, they could not have fired us all, and our students would not have had to endure more than a decade of bubble-in malpractice.  The Tulsa World’s Kim Ar


2-15-14 Engaging Parents In School All Week… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement":Intriguing Early Ed Program Focuses On Latino Parents In ChicagoI’ve previously written several posts about the excellent parent engagement efforts by the Logan Square Neighborhood Association in Chicago. I’ve also written posts about a program for Latino parents of very young children called Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors.