the essential conversation what parents and teachers can learn from each other 2014 statewide...
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The Essential Conversation
What Parents and Teachers can Learn from Each Other
2014 Statewide conference
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AGENDA8:00 - 8:45 Let’s get started!8:45 -10:00 Foundations of Family
Engagement10:00 -10:15 Break10:15 -11:15 Core Beliefs of Family
Engagement11:15- 12:00 Building a Successful School
Partnership12:00 - 1:00 Lunch and Gallery Walk1:00 - 2:00 School- Home Communication2:00 - 2:45 Linking to Learning2:45 - 3:00 Bringing it Home
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Learning ObjectivesParticipants will…1. Read/discuss research related to
family engagement and how it supports student achievement and success.
2. Understand the four core beliefs and why they are important to home/school relationships
3. Practice effective communication skills4. Learn to develop partnerships focused
on student learning
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Ground RulesListen and EngageConfidentialityBe Respectful Cell PhonesTake Care of Yourself
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SUMME
R FUN
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Getting Acquainted
SHARE:NameWhere you live/what you do
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:Favorite holiday – why?If there was a movie of your life –
what actor would you want to play you?
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Reflection
Discuss your response to the paper heart skit
Share with large group
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THE FOUNDATIONS OF FAMILY
ENGAGEMENT
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What is Family Engagement?Belief that families play a critical
role in the success of their child.
Interaction between schools and families and the degree to which families are involved in the educational lives of their children.
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“Organizing Schools for Improvement: Lesson from Chicago”
Five Essential SupportsLEADERSHIP that drives
changeProfessional CapacityStudent Centered Learning
ClimateInstructional GuidanceStrong Parent-Community Ties
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Essential SupportsAll of the systems affect each
other. Family engagement interacts with
other systems.
Schools that have all FIVE components have 10 times the chance of increasing reading and math scores!
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Handout on Family Engagement
Read handout on Family Engagement
Highlight 2-3 statements
Share with your car
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Beyond the Bake Sale
The Essential Guide to Family-School Partnerships
Anne T. Henderson, Karen L. Mapp, Vivian R. Johnson and Don Davies
The New Press, 2007
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Karen Mapp speaks………
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What’s YOUR move
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CORE BELIEFS OF FAMILY ENGAGEMENT
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What are your beliefs about
family engagement?
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Core Beliefs of Family Engagement
Core Belief 4:The responsibility for building
partnerships between school and home rests primarily with school staff, especially school leaders.
Chapter 3 Beyond the Bake Sale
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Looking out the window
Looking in the mirror
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Core Beliefs of Family Engagement
Core Belief 3:Parents and school staff should
be equal partners.
Core Belief 2:All parents have the capacity to support their children’s learning.
Chapter 3 Beyond the Bake Sale
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Core Beliefs of Family Engagement
Core Belief 1:All parents have dreams for their children and want the best for them.
Chapter 3 Beyond the Bake Sale
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DreamsTalk about your
dreams and expectations for your child’s future
Identify what needs to be in place for these dreams to come true
What do schools need to do?What role do families play?
DREAMS
Schools Families
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Animal School
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BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL
SCHOOL-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP
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WHY are Partnerships important?
Partnership and student achievement
are closely linked.
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Types of Partnership Schools
Chapter 2 of Beyond the Bake Sale
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Types of Partnership SchoolsFocus on academic achievement
School climateCommunication and Information
School-wide practices and policies to engage families
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The Joining Process
Invite and WELCOME parents to participate
Honor Parents as the EXPERT on their child
Connect with parents with a focus on LEARNING
Chapter 4 Beyond the Bake Sale
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Your Gold Nuggets
What do you do to build effective school-family partnerships?
Write and post on wall
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SCHOOL-HOME COMMUNICATION
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Reflexión
En mi escuela…Con qué frecuencia se espera que
los profesores se comuniquen con las familias?
Cual es el enfoque de la communicación entre la familia y la escuela?
Cuando tiene comunicación cara a cara los padres y maestros? (ademas de las conferencias).
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DISCUSSION
At my school….How often are teachers expected to
communicate with families?
School-family communications focus on?
When do parents and teachers have face-to-face communication (besides conferences)?
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“When teachers reach out with the goal of building partnerships based on mutual respect and common purpose, families will respond.”
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Teacher Outreach to Parents Pays Off!
1. Meet face/face with families at the beginning of the school year.
2. Sent home materials weekly on ways to help children at home.
3. Telephoned routinely with news!
RESULTS: Student performance improved at a 40-50% higher
rate!
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BARGNA
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CommunicationThe Right Attitude
Ongoing contact
Two-way
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CommunicationELL families
Watch the jargon
Maximize face/face opportunities
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We are continually faced by GREAT opportunities, brilliantly disguised as insolvable problems.
….Andrew Matthews
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Why did you become a teacher?
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Sharing Perspectives
Teachers Families
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Reframing the Discussion
Parent-Teacher ConferencesDon’t let conference be your
FIRST conversation with parentsGive parents the opportunity to
be the ‘expert’The ‘sandwich’ approachIf you want their help – be
preparedEmphasize their roles
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Your Gold Nuggets
What are your tips for Parent-Teacher Conferences?
Write and post on wall
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HAPPY
HAPPY
Happy!!!
HAPPY
!
HAPPY!!!!!!
Happy happy happy…..HAPPY!!!
happy
HAPPY
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LINKING TO LEARNING
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Beyond the Bake SaleChapter 5
Section 1 – pages 1 to 6 Section 2 – pages 6 & 12Section 3 – pages 13 to end
Steps:Individually read your section – a couple of you
might need to read the same sectionWhen each member completed – explain your
assigned section to the others until entire reading has been covered
Each table identify 1-2 ‘take away’ thoughts to share with large group
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An Enterprising Turkey gathered the flock together, and with demonstration and instructions, taught the group to fly.
All afternoon, they enjoyed soaring and flying and seeing new vistas.
After the meeting all the turkeys walked home.
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BRINGING IT HOME
Reflect – What will you do differently next year?
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HAPPY
HAPPY
Happy!!!
HAPPY
!
HAPPY!!!!!!
Happy happy happy…..HAPPY!!!
happy
HAPPY