MSTA 2010 Improving Parent Communication
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The document discusses strategies for improving parent communication as an educator. It recommends sending consistent, concise weekly schedules to parents via email that include homework assignments, lessons, and upcoming events. The schedules should be written on the classroom whiteboard and online platform as well. Communicating successes and asking parents to volunteer skills can help involve them. Both digital tools like email and Google Forms as well as traditional methods like handwritten notes should be utilized to maintain open communication with parents.
MSTA 2010 Improving Parent Communication
- 1. Eric Langhorst Liberty Public Schools IMPROVING PARENT COMMUNICATION
- 2. Eric Langhorst speakingofhistory@gmail.com Adjunct Graduate Faculty Member Doctoral Student Teacher Leadership 8th Grade American History Teacher
- 3. Copy of presentation and links available online www.speakingofhistory.com November 12, 2010
- 4. Please write some of your successes with parent communication on the index card The smartest person in the room is THE ROOM
- 5. What do you want to communicate to parents?
- 6. What do you want to communicate to parents? •Grade updates
- 7. What do you want to communicate to parents? •Grade updates •Homework Assignments
- 8. What do you want to communicate to parents? •Grade updates •Homework Assignments •Lesson plans
- 9. What do you want to communicate to parents? •Grade updates •Homework Assignments •Lesson plans •Extra Stuff
- 10. What do you want to communicate to parents? •Grade updates •Homework Assignments •Lesson plans •Extra Stuff
- 11. WEEKLY SCHEDULE •List of what is happening each day that week in class •Homework assignment for each day
- 12. Week 13 Schedule - November 8 - 12, 2010 Monday - November 8, 2010 - Raven Day - hand out Article of the Week #12 - Concussions in Youth Sports - Notes - Factors which Led to American Victory video "America Story of Us - Revolution“ - HOMEWORK - work on Article of the Week #12 for Friday, study the 8 factors which led to an American victory for an essential question test on Wednesday/Thursday Tuesday - November 9, 2010 - Raven Day - Review for Essential Question #3 "Explain Factors Which Led to American Victory in Revolutionary War" - Notes "Yorktown and the Legacy of the War" - HOMEWORK - work on Article of the Week #12 for Friday, study the 8 factors which led to an American victory for an essential question test on Wednesday/Thursday Wednesday - November 10, 2010 - Blue Day / Thursday - November 11, 2010 - Silver Day - take Essential Question #3 "Explain Factors Which Led to American Victory in Revolutionary War" - Notes "The Articles of Confederation" - Watch part 1 of video "Shays' Rebellion" - HOMEWORK - work on Article of the Week #12 for Friday Friday - November 12, 2010 - Raven Day - hand in Article of the Week #12 - Concussions in Youth Sports - Watch part 2 of video "Shays' Rebellion" - HOMEWORK - none
- 13. WEEKLY SCHEDULE •Written on dry erase board in front of my classroom •Typed and added to my online classroom (BlackBoard)
- 14. WEEKLY SCHEDULE •Copy and pasted into an email which is sent to:
- 15. WEEKLY SCHEDULE •Copy and pasted into an email which is sent to: •Parents
- 16. WEEKLY SCHEDULE •Copy and pasted into an email which is sent to: •Parents •Principal, aides, other teachers
- 17. WEEKLY SCHEDULE •Copy and pasted into an email which is sent to: •Parents •Principal, aides, other teachers •Students
- 18. WEEKLY SCHEDULE •Copy and pasted into an email which is sent to: •Parents •Principal, aides, other teachers •Students
- 19. Each week this takes about 20 minutes on Sunday night / Monday morning
- 20. WEEKLY SCHEDULE
- 25. Send parents study guides, copies of notes, assignments
- 26. For the most part, parents want to be able to help their student Need to know what is happening in class to help
- 27. Let parents know about fun things as well
- 28. Let parents know about fun things as well - Historical walks
- 29. Let parents know about fun things as well - Historical walks - Events
- 30. Let parents know about fun things as well - Historical walks - Events - TV Shows
- 31. Let parents know about fun things as well - Historical walks - Events - TV Shows
- 32. Goal is to have our class discussed at the dinner table
- 33. Different approaches based on grade and content but still same goal
- 34. November 9, 2010 Breakfast- Waffles or cereal (they picked) and apples Bus stop- Beautiful! Free play Circle Time- Read/sang "There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves", looked at the different leaves we've collected and put them in order of size. We looked at the different textures of the edges and the various colors. We read another Chester Raccoon book about Chester moving b/c his tree was being cut down. Read "Apple Trouble". Talked about how apples are fall fruit and looked at our apple bite cards and put them in order (whole, one bite, two bite, core). Sang "Apple Picking", "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star". Free Play Snack- Whole grain crackers and pears Went for a walk on the trail and crunched leaves at the resting spot at the end :) Played outside at home for about 10 min. Art- We made another kissing hand :) Jungle Junction Lunch- Black bean burgers, quesadillas and corn Outside- About 25 minutes. Read "Tinker Bell"/Naptime
- 35. GET THE E-MAIL!
- 38. GET THE E-MAIL! •District •Student •Parent Directly
- 39. GET THE E-MAIL! •District •Student •Parent Directly
- 40. Can use Google Forms to collect online
- 42. Suggest some type of presence on the web – blog or site
- 43. Use both a push and pull approach to getting information to parents Can be same content, just different forms
- 44. Many possible connections with parents are not tech related
- 45. INCLUDE PARENTS Have parents included, not helping, on assignments
- 46. Ask your parents if they have a skill or talent they would like to share with the class
- 47. Sending home hand written notes via snail mail
- 48. Your ideas for parent communication
- 49. Eric Langhorst Liberty Public Schools IMPROVING PARENT COMMUNICATION