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Thursday, September 4, 2014

9-4-14 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"

Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement":









Interesting Idea: “Digital Parent Volunteers”
Here’s an interesting idea from George Couros: You might also be interested in The Best Sources Of Parent Engagement Advice For Teachers.
“A Checklist for Back to School Night”
A Checklist for Back to School Night is a useful post for every teacher. It’s by Heather Wolpert-Gawron and appeared in Edutopia.
“Parents’ ability to track student grades, attendance by smartphone has growing app-eal”
Parents’ ability to track student grades, attendance by smartphone has growing app-eal is a new article in the Sacramento Bee about the growing popularity of mobile apps by schools for parents and students. You might also be interested in A Beginning List Of The Best Resources On Using Technology To Help Engage Parents.
“NY City schools will push for more ‘family connections,’ parent involvement, Chancellor Carmen Fariña says”
City schools will push for more ‘family connections,’ parent involvement, Chancellor Carmen Fariña says is the headline of a New York Daily News article. Here’s are some excerpts: Family engagement at schools will be getting an overhaul, the city schools boss tells the Daily News. Changes include longer one-on-one parent-teacher conferences, workshops for parents and support for GED and English as