Secretary Duncan To Be Guest On Next #PTchat
As I’ve previously posted, Education Secretary Arne Duncan will be participating in April 8th’s #PTchat on Twitter. Here’s the announcement on the DOE’s blog: On April 8, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will be taking to Twitter to gain additional feedback from parents and educators on community and parent engagement best practices during the weekly #PTchat. The chat will coincide with the Nati
Want To Organize A “Parent Camp” At Your School?
I’ve previously posted about the idea of a “parent camp,” and now have learned that there is a site full of resources to help people organize their own. The site is called #PARENTCAMP: An Unconference For Parents & Educators, and here’s how it describes itself: The ParentCamp experience, by design, is a hybrid “un-conference” opportunity for parents and teachers to come together and model the
4-5-14 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement":A Parent-Teacher Conference Without NumbersTwo recent posts by parents at other blogs both made the point that they are tired of having the focus of their conversations on measuring their children by numbers. In What parents don’t want to hear at parent-teacher conferences, Journo Adviser says: When my wife and I sat down at