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| communication with parents as a teacher: A Teacher's Guide to Communicating with Parents Tina Taylor Dyches, Nari Carter, Mary Anne Prater, 2012 Communicating with Parents: A Guide to Effective Practice is an essential guidebook for the K-12 education professional. This book takes an in-depth look at communicating with families of students in elementary and secondary schools and is founded on the most current research and practice. Divided into five main sections, this guide presents evidence-based content and strategies related to: Developing Caring Relationships in Schools, Communicating with Families for Student Success, Communicating with Families throughout the School Year, Communicating with Families in Meetings, and Addressing Difficult Topics with Families. Additionally, a broad-based school population is covered with pertinent information for working with families of: general education students, students with disabilities, culturally/linguistically diverse students, students from low socioeconomic status, and students with unique gifts and talents. The evidence-based material is enhanced and illustrated with examples, graphics, and professional reproducible materials, and on every page, educators will be given the most research-based content, sound examples, practical applications, and ready-to-use resources. An indispensible guide for all K-12 general education teachers, special educators, related services personnel, and administrators for both pre-service and in-service training. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: Parent Teacher Communication Amy Newton, 2020-08-07 This Parent Teacher Communication is a perfect way for teachers to record and document your communication with parents about your students. It's very important to record all daily interactions with parents about their child or children, whether it's about an IEP meeting, for a special needs student, notes on conferences, or an academic evaluation. It will keep you organized & can especially help remind you of information as you look back on your notes. Each interior page includes space for recording: Student Name - Write the student's name. Parent Name - Record the parent's name. Date & Time - Log the date and time contacted. Phone Number (Home Or Cell) - Write their phone number. Email Information - Record their email. Reason For The Contact - Log the reason for the contact. Notes - For writing notes about the contact. Action From The Contact - Write the actions or steps that will be taken according to the meeting. It takes a team effort between parent and teacher. An open relationship with parents is a must. Great resources for teaching. Beautifully designed for teachers. Books & journals make it convenient to write and help keep all your important information & records all in one place. Also makes great gift ideas for that special teacher in your life for the school year. Size is 6x9 inches, 120 pages, one contact per page, soft matte finish cover, white paper, black ink, paperback. Simple & easy to use. Get one today! |
| communication with parents as a teacher: Parent Teacher Communication Log Amy Newton, 2020-09-22 This Parent Teacher Communication is a perfect way for teachers to record and document your communication with parents about your students. It's very important to record all daily interactions with parents about their child or children, whether it's about an IEP meeting, for a special needs student, notes on conferences, or an academic evaluation. It will keep you organized & can especially help remind you of information as you look back on your notes. Each interior page includes space for recording: Contacts - Record student name, parent name, cell phone number, home phone number, and email. Date - Log the date of the communication. Type Of Contact - Check whether it was by email, phone, in-person, or other. Who Initiated - Write who initiated the contact. Who Participated - Record who participated, received, or attended. What Was Discussed - Log what the discussion was about. What Was Decided - Write what was decided on, any details, or action steps. It takes a team effort between parent and teacher. An open relationship with parents is a must. Great resources for teaching. Beautifully designed for teachers. Books & journals make it convenient to write and help keep all your important information & records all in one place. Also makes great gift ideas for that special teacher in your life for the school year. Size is 6x9 inches, 100 pages, one contact per page, soft matte finish cover, white paper, black ink, paperback. Simple & easy to use. Get one today! |
| communication with parents as a teacher: The Knowledge Gap Natalie Wexler, 2020-08-04 The untold story of the root cause of America's education crisis--and the seemingly endless cycle of multigenerational poverty. It was only after years within the education reform movement that Natalie Wexler stumbled across a hidden explanation for our country's frustrating lack of progress when it comes to providing every child with a quality education. The problem wasn't one of the usual scapegoats: lazy teachers, shoddy facilities, lack of accountability. It was something no one was talking about: the elementary school curriculum's intense focus on decontextualized reading comprehension skills at the expense of actual knowledge. In the tradition of Dale Russakoff's The Prize and Dana Goldstein's The Teacher Wars, Wexler brings together history, research, and compelling characters to pull back the curtain on this fundamental flaw in our education system--one that fellow reformers, journalists, and policymakers have long overlooked, and of which the general public, including many parents, remains unaware. But The Knowledge Gap isn't just a story of what schools have gotten so wrong--it also follows innovative educators who are in the process of shedding their deeply ingrained habits, and describes the rewards that have come along: students who are not only excited to learn but are also acquiring the knowledge and vocabulary that will enable them to succeed. If we truly want to fix our education system and unlock the potential of our neediest children, we have no choice but to pay attention. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: Building Parent-teacher Communication Cindy J. Christopher, 1996 Actual strategies (with examples) That are in place in schools throught the country illustrate practical, proven techniques for building parent involvement and commitment. Also covered are documentation concerning student classwork, parent notes, conferences, and new types of assessment. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: Communication for Teachers Joseph L. Chesebro, James C. McCroskey, 2002 This book provides a synthesis of important research on communication instruction and builds on that by discussing how beginning teachers can apply the information to their own teaching. With eleven chapters written or co-written by some of the most prolific instructional communication researchers, this book provides diverse viewpoints and perspectives on a wide range of topics that impact teachers' communication with students in a classroom setting. For beginning teachers at all grade levels. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: Building Positive Relationships with Parents of Young Children Anita M. Hughes, Veronica Read, 2012-04-12 This new book explores how practitioners can build warm, friendly and caring relationships with parents. It clearly explains the dynamics of a conversation, the theory behind how relationships are formed or destroyed and provides practical strategies to put this knowledge into practice. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: Confident Parents, Confident Kids Jennifer S. Miller, 2019-11-05 Confident Parents, Confident Kids lays out an approach for helping parents—and the kids they love—hone their emotional intelligence so that they can make wise choices, connect and communicate well with others (even when patience is thin), and become socially conscious and confident human beings. How do we raise a happy, confident kid? And how can we be confident that our parenting is preparing our child for success? Our confidence develops from understanding and having a mastery over our emotions (aka emotional intelligence)—and helping our children do the same. Like learning to play a musical instrument, we can fine-tune our ability to skillfully react to those crazy, wonderful, big feelings that naturally arise from our child’s constant growth and changes, moving from chaos to harmony. We want our children to trust that they can conquer any challenge with hard work and persistence; that they can love boundlessly; that they will find their unique sense of purpose; and they will act wisely in a complex world. This book shows you how. With author and educator Jennifer Miller as your supportive guide, you'll learn: the lies we’ve been told about emotions, how they shape our choices, and how we can reshape our parenting decisions in better alignment with our deepest values. how to identify the temperaments your child was born with so you can support those tendencies rather than fight them. how to align your biggest hopes and dreams for your kids with specific skills that can be practiced, along with new research to support those powerful connections. about each age and stage your child goes through and the range of learning opportunities available. how to identify and manage those big emotions (that only the parenting process can bring out in us!) and how to model emotional intelligence for your children. how to deal with the emotions and influences of your choir—the many outside individuals and communities who directly impact your child’s life, including school, the digital world, extended family, neighbors, and friends. Raising confident, centered, happy kids—while feeling the same way about yourself—is possible with Confident Parents, Confident Kids. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: Dealing with Difficult Teachers Todd Whitaker, 2014-08-01 This book provides tips and strategies to help school leaders improve, neutralize, or eliminate resistant and negative teachers. Learn how to handle staff members who gossip in the teacher's lounge, consistently say it won't work when any new idea is suggested, send an excessive number of student to your office for disciplinary reasons, undermine your efforts toward school improvement, or negatively influence other staff members. Don’t miss the revised and expanded third edition of this best-seller! |
| communication with parents as a teacher: Handbook of School-Family Partnerships Sandra L. Christenson, Amy L. Reschly, 2010-06-10 Family-school partnerships are increasingly touted as a means of improving both student and school improvement. This recognition has led to an increase in policies and initiatives that offer the following benefits: improved communication between parents and educators; home and school goals that are mutually supportive and shared; better understanding of the complexities impinging on children’s development; and pooling of family and school resources to find and implement solutions to shared goals. This is the first comprehensive review of what is known about the effects of home-school partnerships on student and school achievement. It provides a brief history of home-school partnerships, presents evidence-based practices for working with families across developmental stages, and provides an agenda for future research and policy. Key features include: provides comprehensive, cross-disciplinary coverage of theoretical issues and research concerning family-school partnerships. describes those aspects of school-family partnerships that have been adequately researched and promotes their implementation as evidence-based interventions. charts cutting-edge research agendas & methods for exploring school-family partnerships. charts the implications such research has for training, policy and practice especially regarding educational disparities. This book is appropriate for researchers, instructors, and graduate students in the following areas: school counseling, school psychology, educational psychology, school leadership, special education, and school social work. It is also appropriate for the academic libraries serving these audiences. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: The Essential Conversation Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, 2004-09-28 With the insights she has gleaned from her close and subtle observation of parent-teacher conferences, renowned Harvard University professor Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot has written a wise, useful book about the ways in which parents and teachers can make the most of their essential conversation—the dialogue between the most vital people in a child’s life. “The essential conversation” is the crucial exchange that occurs between parents and teachers—a dialogue that takes place more than one hundred million times a year across our country and is both mirror of and metaphor for the larger cultural forces that define family-school relationships and shape the development of our children. Participating in this twice-yearly ritual, so friendly and benign in its apparent goals, parents and teachers are often wracked with anxiety. In a meeting marked by decorum and politeness, they frequently exhibit wariness and assume defensive postures. Even though the conversation appears to be focused on the student, adults may find themselves playing out their own childhood histories, insecurities, and fears. Through vivid portraits and parables, Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot captures the dynamics of this complex, intense relationship from the perspective of both parents and teachers. She also identifies new principles and practices for improving family-school relationships. In a voice that combines the passion of a mother, the skepticism of a social scientist, and the keen understanding of one of our nation’s most admired educators, Lawrence-Lightfoot offers penetrating analysis and an urgent call to arms for all those who want to act in the best interests of their children. For parents and teachers who seek productive dialogues and collaborative alliances in support of the learning and growth of their children, this book will offer valuable insights, incisive lessons, and deft guidance on how to communicate more effectively. In The Essential Conversation, Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot brings scholarship, warmth, and wisdom to an immensely important cultural subject—the way we raise our children. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: The Quick Guide to Classroom Management Sutthiya Lertyongphati, Richard James Rogers, 2021-01-30 This is the much anticipated Third Edition of the original award-winning volume. Fully indexed and updated, this edition covers the same topics as the First and Second editions but with new information for 2021 onwards. The book begins by examining key mistakes teachers make in the 'direct realm' - i.e. when interacting face-to-face with students. These first three chapters cover rapport-building, active-engagement and behavior management as it applies in a high-school setting. Following this, the book expansively covers a range of tips, techniques and tools to engage advanced, exam-level learners and to effectively enhance the teaching process via the use of technology. The book concludes with an often overlooked sphere of teaching: how to work effectively with colleagues and parents (very powerful when strategized correctly). Bonus material on the unique challenges of teaching overseas is provided in a plenary chapter. This edition of the book has been exhaustively proofread and indexed, and is of a much-higher quality than can be attributed to the First and Second editions. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: Parents and Teachers Francesco Arcidiacono, 2021-12-31 The present volume proposes different international scientific contributions coming from professionals and researchers interested in teaching, learning and social interactions within a range of various educational settings. These scientific investigations, as well as professional experiences as teachers, are interconnected because they are built around the connections between teachers, students and parents. The chapters offer a plurality of methodologies and approaches dealing with different educational aspects related to adults' and children's involvement in various cultures. The contributions propose a set of analyses of the relationships between school and family in risk situations and within different dialogical frames. The chapters assume specific perspectives in considering the family-school interactions and incorporate analytical reflections connected to specific situations, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the question of inclusive education. The volume intends to foster a new comprehension of the dynamics involving school actors and families. Each contribution looks at the interconnections between teachers, students and parents, in order to highlight the centrality of the role of social actors within various educational settings in which the processes of teaching and learning are developed. In this sense, schools and families are presented as communities continuously engaged in interpersonal relationships, and soliciting various processes of appropriation of cultural, semiotic, professional, and emotional resources. The volume proposes approaches that are useful to better understand how teachers, students and parents can contribute, in different and complementary ways, to build meaningful frameworks for the processes of teaching and learning. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: Partnering With Parents in Elementary School Math Hilary Kreisberg, Matthew L. Beyranevand, 2021-02-15 How to build productive relationships in math education I wasn’t taught this way. I can’t help my child! These are common refrains from today’s parents and guardians, who are often overwhelmed, confused, worried, and frustrated about how to best support their children with what they see as the new math. The problem has been compounded by the shift to more distance learning in response to a global pandemic. Partnering With Parents in Elementary School Math provides educators with long overdue guidance on how to productively partner and communicate with families about their children’s mathematics learning. It includes reproducible surveys, letters, and planning documents that can be used to improve the home-school relationship, which in turn helps students, parents, teachers, and education leaders alike. Readers will find guidance on how to: · Understand and empathize with what fuels parents’ anxieties and concerns · Align as a school and set parents’ expectations about what math instruction their children will experience and how it will help them · Communicate clearly and productively with parents about their students’ progress, strengths, and needs in math · Run informative and fun family events · support homework · Coach parents to portray a productive disposition about math in front of their children Educators, families, and students are best served when proactive, productive, and healthy relationships have been developed with each other and with the realities of today′s math education. This guide shows how these relationships can be built. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: Dealing with Difficult Parents Todd Whitaker, Douglas Fiore, 2013-08-16 This book helps teachers, principals, superintendents, and all educators develop a repertoire of tools and skills for comfortable and effective interaction with parents. It shows you how to deal with the parent who is bossy, volatile, argumentative, aggressive, or maybe the worst - apathetic. It provides specific phrases to use with parents to help you avoid using trigger words which unintentionally make matters worse. It will show you how to deliver bad news to good parents, how to build positive credibility to all types of parents, and how to foster the kind of parent involvement which leads to student success. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: The Impact of Parental Involvement, Parental Support and Family Education on Pupil Achievement and Adjustment Charles Desforges, 2003 |
| communication with parents as a teacher: The Differentiated Classroom Carol Ann Tomlinson, 2014-05-25 Although much has changed in schools in recent years, the power of differentiated instruction remains the same—and the need for it has only increased. Today's classroom is more diverse, more inclusive, and more plugged into technology than ever before. And it's led by teachers under enormous pressure to help decidedly unstandardized students meet an expanding set of rigorous, standardized learning targets. In this updated second edition of her best-selling classic work, Carol Ann Tomlinson offers these teachers a powerful and practical way to meet a challenge that is both very modern and completely timeless: how to divide their time, resources, and efforts to effectively instruct so many students of various backgrounds, readiness and skill levels, and interests. With a perspective informed by advances in research and deepened by more than 15 years of implementation feedback in all types of schools, Tomlinson explains the theoretical basis of differentiated instruction, explores the variables of curriculum and learning environment, shares dozens of instructional strategies, and then goes inside elementary and secondary classrooms in nearly all subject areas to illustrate how real teachers are applying differentiation principles and strategies to respond to the needs of all learners. This book's insightful guidance on what to differentiate, how to differentiate, and why lays the groundwork for bringing differentiated instruction into your own classroom or refining the work you already do to help each of your wonderfully unique learners move toward greater knowledge, more advanced skills, and expanded understanding. Today more than ever, The Differentiated Classroom is a must-have staple for every teacher's shelf and every school's professional development collection. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: A Teacher's Inside Advice to Parents Robert Ward, 2016-10-20 Maximize your child’s potential in ways that extend beyond academics alone. Gain a clearer, more cohesive relationship with their teachers. A Teacher’s Inside Advice to Parents: How Children Thrive with Leadership, Love, Laughter, and Learning explains how to support and inspire all kids towards success and satisfaction. When parents and teachers share common goals and methods to meet a child’s essential needs, this wraparound effect flows seamlessly from home to school and back again. This affirming, practical parenting approach provides expert insight for connecting with the classroom and influencing your child in four fundamental aspects: Leadership supplies the appropriate guidelines and routines your child requires in order to feel a soothing sense of security, structure, and stability. Love offers the attention, encouragement, and acceptance that create a strong bond of trust and open communication between you and your child. Laughter adds the joy, excitement, and adventure that embolden and assist in your child’s personal exploration of creativity, purpose, and direction. Learning develops and reinforces your child’s knowledge, wisdom, and skills vital for a contributing, self-sufficient life. The Four Ls of Parenting directly lead to the cooperation, confidence, contentment, and capabilities parents and teachers both strive to foster in every child—all accomplished with increased efficacy and delight while nurturing and educating the kids they care about so deeply. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: Parenting Matters National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Committee on Supporting the Parents of Young Children, 2016-12-21 Decades of research have demonstrated that the parent-child dyad and the environment of the familyâ€which includes all primary caregiversâ€are at the foundation of children's well- being and healthy development. From birth, children are learning and rely on parents and the other caregivers in their lives to protect and care for them. The impact of parents may never be greater than during the earliest years of life, when a child's brain is rapidly developing and when nearly all of her or his experiences are created and shaped by parents and the family environment. Parents help children build and refine their knowledge and skills, charting a trajectory for their health and well-being during childhood and beyond. The experience of parenting also impacts parents themselves. For instance, parenting can enrich and give focus to parents' lives; generate stress or calm; and create any number of emotions, including feelings of happiness, sadness, fulfillment, and anger. Parenting of young children today takes place in the context of significant ongoing developments. These include: a rapidly growing body of science on early childhood, increases in funding for programs and services for families, changing demographics of the U.S. population, and greater diversity of family structure. Additionally, parenting is increasingly being shaped by technology and increased access to information about parenting. Parenting Matters identifies parenting knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with positive developmental outcomes in children ages 0-8; universal/preventive and targeted strategies used in a variety of settings that have been effective with parents of young children and that support the identified knowledge, attitudes, and practices; and barriers to and facilitators for parents' use of practices that lead to healthy child outcomes as well as their participation in effective programs and services. This report makes recommendations directed at an array of stakeholders, for promoting the wide-scale adoption of effective programs and services for parents and on areas that warrant further research to inform policy and practice. It is meant to serve as a roadmap for the future of parenting policy, research, and practice in the United States. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: A Parents' and Teachers' Guide to Bilingualism Colin Baker, 2014-04-03 In this accessible guide to bilingualism in the family and the classroom, Colin Baker delivers a realistic picture of the joys and difficulties of raising bilingual children. This revised edition includes more information on bilingualism in the digital age, and incorporates the latest research in areas such as neonatal language experience, multilingualism and language mixing. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: Out of My Mind Sharon M. Draper, 2024-10-08 From a multiple Coretta Scott King Award-winning author comes the story of a brilliant girl that no one knows about because she cannot speak or write. If there is one book teens and parents (and everyone else) should read this year, Out of My Mind should be it.O--Denver Post. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: The Tactful Teacher Yvonne Bender, 2005-10-28 By equipping teachers with the tools they need to communicate effectively with colleagues, parents, and administrators, this handbook prepares them to deal successfully with and understand the dynamics of a variety of work-related situations. Especially helpful for those new to the field, this guide teaches the skills to build effective communication, tailor messages to fit their recipients, and interact with difficult people and under pressure. Using specific scenarios, such as dealing with angry parents, sharing unpleasant information, or communicating in less-than-ideal school environments, different communication strategies, and why they work, are discussed in detail. Advice is also given on handling The Social Addiction Trap and those tricky what's your opinion questions with grace and aplomb. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: Getting Through to Difficult Kids and Parents Ron Taffel, 2004-09-29 From experienced therapist Ron Taffel--widely known for his popular parenting guides--this is a commonsense handbook for any mental health, education, or medical professional working with challenging kids and parents. Provided are concrete strategies for building rapport with stressed-out families, getting children and adolescents to talk about what really matters, spotting developmental and psychiatric problems before a crisis develops, and developing skills to strengthen kids' self-esteem and parents' effectiveness in setting limits. Illustrative case vignettes get to the heart of what is going wrong between youngsters and their parents and show how simple, concrete interventions can make a big difference. Also covered in depth are ways for professionals to handle their own emotional responses in highly charged situations. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: The Wednesday Wars Gary D. Schmidt, 2007 In this Newbery Honor-winning novel, Gary D. Schmidt tells the witty and compelling story of a teenage boy who feels that fate has it in for him, during the school year 1968-68. Seventh grader Holling Hoodhood isn't happy. He is sure his new teacher, Mrs. Baker, hates his guts. Holling's domineering father is obsessed with his business image and disregards his family. Throughout the school year, Holling strives to get a handle on the Shakespeare plays Mrs. Baker assigns him to read on his own time, and to figure out the enigmatic Mrs. Baker. As the Vietnam War turns lives upside down, Holling comes to admire and respect both Shakespeare and Mrs. Baker, who have more to offer him than he imagined. And when his family is on the verge of coming apart, he also discovers his loyalty to his sister, and his ability to stand up to his father when it matters most. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: Parents & Teachers Working Together Carol Davis, Alice Yang, 2005 Provides advice for elementary teachers on collaborating with parents to enhance a child's educational experience. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: School, Family, and Community Partnerships Joyce L. Epstein, Mavis G. Sanders, Steven B. Sheldon, Beth S. Simon, Karen Clark Salinas, Natalie Rodriguez Jansorn, Frances L. Van Voorhis, Cecelia S. Martin, Brenda G. Thomas, Marsha D. Greenfeld, Darcy J. Hutchins, Kenyatta J. Williams, 2018-07-19 Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success! When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students′ education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on school, family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership. It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: Parental Involvement in Education Bridget Williams, Joel Williams, Anna Ullman, 2002 Parent involvement in their childrens education and school life was studied in England through a telephone survey of 2,109 households. Around 1 in 3 parents (29%) felt very involved in their childs school life, and primary school parents were more likely to feel this way than secondary school parents. Mothers were more likely to say that they were very involved than were fathers. Around 72% of all parents agreed that they wanted more involvement, and a third definitely agreed. Among the barriers to involvement, parents cited the competing demands in their lives such as work commitments, demands of other children, childcare difficulties, and lack of time generally. Almost all parents were happy with the schools attitude toward them, with a large majority finding the school welcoming (94%) and willing to involve them (84%). Parents particularly value face-to-face contact with teachers, but a significant minority thought that they would be labeled trouble makers if they talked too much. Parents were generally happy with the quality of written communications coming from schools, although a significant minority (27%) thought that the general information was spoiled by jargon. Many parents were not aware of the labels given to recent educational initiatives, and 35% did not recognize the term Home School Agreement, even though all had been invited to sign one. A Technical Appendix discusses sampling methods, and the survey questionnaire is attached. (Contains 12 figures, 26 tables, and 14 references.) (SLD) |
| communication with parents as a teacher: From Behaving to Belonging Julie Causton, Kate MacLeod, 2020-07-24 Challenging behavior is one of the most significant issues educators face. Though it may seem radical to use words like love, compassion, and heart when we talk about behavior and discipline, the compassionate and heartfelt words, actions, and strategies teachers employ in the classroom directly shape who students are—and who they will become. But how can teaching from the heart translate into effective supports and practices for students who exhibit challenging behavior? In From Behaving to Belonging, Julie Causton and Kate MacLeod detail how teachers can shift from a behavior management mindset (that punishes students for bad behavior or rewards students for good or compliant behavior) to an approach that supports all students—even the most challenging ones—with kindness, creativity, acceptance, and love. Causton and MacLeod's approach * Focuses on students' strengths, gifts, and talents. * Ignites students' creativity and sense of self-worth. * Ensures that students' social, emotional, and academic needs are met. * Prompts teachers to rethink challenging behavior and how they support their students. * Helps teachers identify barriers to student success in the cultural, social, and environmental landscape. * Inspires teachers to reconnect with their core values and beliefs about students and teaching. We need to transform our classrooms into places of love. To that end, this book represents a paradigm shift from a punitive mindset to a strengths-based, loving approach and encourages the radical act of creating more inclusive and caring schools. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: Communicating with Parents of Exceptional Children Roger L. Kroth, 1975 |
| communication with parents as a teacher: No More Mumbo Jumbo Patricia Weinzapfel, 2018-04-24 Let's face it: educators speak a language all their own filled with complicated words, terms and acronyms. They call it 'Educationese' but to parents and caregivers, it's just Mumbo Jumbo. This book uses the principles of broadcast journalism to help educators recognize and translate Mumbo Jumbo into clear, concise, effective communications. It's designed to help them form rich relationships with parents and caregivers. Readers will learn how to use the right words, tone and body language to engage families. [This] is not a typical education book. It is short, simple, practical and easy to read. It's no wonder. It was written by a former broadcast journalist with a passion for families and for translating Educationese--Page [4] of cover. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: The First Six Weeks of School Mike Anderson, Responsive Classroom, 2015 This second edition of a teacher favorite features a fresh, easy-to-use layout including color coding by grade level, more support for student engagement in academics, greater emphasis on the effective use of teacher language, and a dedicated chapter on the all-important first day of school. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: Ask a Manager Alison Green, 2018-05-01 'I'm a HUGE fan of Alison Green's Ask a Manager column. This book is even better' Robert Sutton, author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide 'Ask A Manager is the book I wish I'd had in my desk drawer when I was starting out (or even, let's be honest, fifteen years in)' - Sarah Knight, New York Times bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck A witty, practical guide to navigating 200 difficult professional conversations Ten years as a workplace advice columnist has taught Alison Green that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they don't know what to say. Thankfully, Alison does. In this incredibly helpful book, she takes on the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You'll learn what to say when: · colleagues push their work on you - then take credit for it · you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email and hit 'reply all' · you're being micromanaged - or not being managed at all · your boss seems unhappy with your work · you got too drunk at the Christmas party With sharp, sage advice and candid letters from real-life readers, Ask a Manager will help you successfully navigate the stormy seas of office life. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: Teacher Communication Ken W. White, 2016 For pre- and in-service teachers, Teacher Communication is a one-of-a-kind resource for teacher education courses and workshops that want teachers to develop effective relational, organization and classroom communication skills. Its author focuses on the interpersonal, dialogical and relational aspects of teaching and learning, offering useful attitudes and strategies to enrich instructional skills. Readers learn how to keep a classroom interpersonal, how to communicate effectively with students, parents and colleagues, how to facilitate groups and discussions, how to address conflict and how to make effective oral presentations. Teacher Communication is a practical handbook for beginning and seasoned teachers who want to understand the increasingly significant role of communication in modern education. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: The Smart Classroom Management Way Michael Linsin, 2019-05-03 The Smart Classroom Management Way is a collection of the very best writing from ten years of Smart Classroom Management (SCM). It isn't, however, simply a random mix of popular articles. It's a comprehensive work that encompasses every principle, theme, and methodology of the SCM approach. The book is laid out across six major areas of classroom management and includes the most pressing issues, problems, and concerns shared by all teachers. The underlying SCM themes of accountability, maturity, independence, personal responsibility, and intrinsic motivation are all there and weave their way throughout the entirety of the book. Together, they form a simple, unique, and sometimes contrarian approach to classroom management that anyone can do. Whether you're an elementary, middle, or high school teacher, The Smart Classroom Management Way will give you the strategies, skills, and know-how to turn any group of students into the motivated, well-behaved class you love teaching. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: Fewer Things, Better: The Courage to Focus on What Matters Most Angela Watson, 2019-04-10 You can't do it all ... and you don't have to try. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: Unshakeable: 20 Ways to Enjoy Teaching Every Day...No Matter What Angela Watson, 2015-03-15 Passion cannot be faked. Students can tell when we're just going through the motions. But how can you summon the energy to teach with passion when there are so many distractions pulling you from what really matters? And if you barely have time for taking care of yourself, how can you have anything left to give your students? Don't wait for teaching to become fun again: plan for it! Your enthusiasm will become unshakeable as you learn how to: -Create curriculum bright spots that you can't wait to teach -Gain energy from kids instead of letting them drain you -Uncover real meaning and purpose for every single lesson -Incorporate playfulness and make strong connections with kids -Stop letting test scores and evaluations define your success -Construct a self-running classroom that frees you to teach -Say no without guilt and make your yes really count -Establish healthy, balanced habits for bringing work home -Determine what matters most and let go of the rest -Innovate and adapt to make teaching an adventure Unshakeable is a collection of inspiring mindset shifts and practical, teacher-tested ideas for getting more satisfaction from your job. It's an approach that guides you to find your inner drive and intrinsic motivation which no one can take away. Unshakeable will help you incorporate a love of life into your teaching, and a love of teaching into your life. Learn how to tap into what makes your work inherently rewarding and enjoy teaching every day...no matter what. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: Elf on the Shelf Official Annual 2020 Little Brother Books, 2019-09-06 Have you been naughty or nice? Get set for Christmas with our brand new magical Annual! Enjoy Elf-themed activities, stories and makes in this charming new Annual and help make it the best Christmas holiday ever! Includes recipes, craft ideas, quizes, puzzles, jokes, fun facts, etc. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: A Second Classroom Torin M. Finser, 2014-08-26 What does a healthy, successful school look like? Is it all about measurable outcomes, test scores, and pass/fail grades set by the government? Can learning be quantified in short-term measurements or does real learning take years to manifest in a career or biography? All seem to agree that a healthy school is also a community and that community depends on the quality of relationships—chiefly the relationships among students, teachers, and parents. This book features a comprehensive examination of the parent–teacher relationship in all its dimensions, from parent evenings and conferences to communication, conflict, and the life-cycle of parent involvement in their school. In between the chapters on practical advice are sections that consider the issues from a deeper, spiritual dimension. This book is intended to stimulate conversation, self-reflection, and relational practices that awaken community life in and around our schools. |
| communication with parents as a teacher: Teaching Social Communication to Children with Autism and Other Developmental Delays, Second Edition Brooke Ingersoll, Anna Dvortcsak, 2019-07-02 Volume 1 :Recognized as one of the most effective coaching programs for parents of young children (up to age 6) with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related social communication delays, this two-book set has been fully revised and updated. It presents everything needed to implement Project ImPACT, an intervention curriculum that teaches parents ways to enhance children's social engagement, communication, imitation, and play skills, within meaningful activities and daily routines. The Guide to Coaching Parents provides a complete introduction and step-by-step coaching procedures for practitioners working with individual parents or groups. The Manual for Parents, which includes 20 reproducible forms, helps parents master the strategies and use them at home. Both volumes have a convenient large-size format. The parent manual is also sold separately (ISBN 978-1-4625-3808-9). -- Page 4 de la couverture |
| communication with parents as a teacher: Parent-teacher Conferencing Joseph C. Rotter, Edward H. Robinson, 1982 Effective parent-teacher conferences have the potential to be the single most educationally valuable event for the student during the school year. With increased parental involvement in the day-to-day operation of the schools and greater parental awareness of the educational process, it becomes apparent that educators need to be prepared to respond to renewed parental interest in the education of their children. From both an ethical and a legal perspective, communication between parents and teachers is imperative. However, inappropriate procedures and inadequate skills and knowledge can create greater problems than may have existed before the meeting. This publication is intended to help teachers to improve their parent-teacher conferencing skills. First, it examines the historical background and research relating to parent-teacher conferences. Then, it suggests effective ways for teachers to improve their communication skills with parents and to involve parents in the educational, personal, and social development of their children. The core elements of effective conferencing--listening, perceiving, attending, responding, and initiating--are identified and discussed. A list of 78 references is appended. (JD) |
Discussion Questions for Strengthening Parent-Teacher the …
How can you connect with parents authentically in both formal and informal ways? What specific ways can you welcome and connect with families at the start of the year to set the stage for …
Successful Difficult Conversations with Parents - Heads Up
• Parent believes child is at a different level to the teacher (e.g. reading stage). • Child should be in a sports team/play which they havent been chosen for. • Their child is being bullied.
Strategies for Equitable Family Engagement - U.S. Department …
Organized around five categories of equitable family engagement strategies, this resource includes summaries of the research on equitable family engagement as well as examples of …
Parent-Teacher Communication & Collaboration - University …
Don’t use technical language that parents may not know. Communicate concerns in a straightforward and sensitive manner. Solicit parent reactions and recommendations to …
FAMILY TOOLS Module 1 Improving Communication - UW …
The National PTA (2004) states, “When parents and educators communicate effectively, positive relationships develop, problems are more easily solved and students make greater progress.” …
Communication strategies for strengthening the parent …
Parent involvement is consistently ranked high among the key components of effective schools, and as a result it is one of the brightest prospects for the future of public education.
Engaging Parents Through Better Communication Systems
Communication Breakdown Of course, most educators already know that targeted outreach to parents can make a dif-ference for students. The problem is that in many schools, as I …
Center for Effective Parenting
Begin your communication with a positive attitude and a willingness to be a partner with your child’s teacher. Some parents feel uncomfortable in schools and talking with teachers. Some …
Parent-Teacher Communication – A Plan for the School Year
Teachers, parents, and students all strive for a successful school year. Essential to making this happen is the communication between parents and their child’s teacher. This series shares a …
The Communication Barriers between Teachers and Parents in …
However, healthy communication between teachers and parents is not always possible, and numerous barriers on various levels can negatively affect the communication process.
RINGCENTRAL® | Teacher-parent communications checklist
We’ve assembled this checklist to help teachers prepare to communicate with parents effectively. Understand how parents like to communicate. Do they want you to text them? Would they …
Parent: Teacher Effective Communication Around the 504 Plan
Step 1: Be an Involved Parent! Keep lines of communication open! What is a 504 Plan? Section 504 is part of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. It is designed to prohibit discrimination based …
Parent-Teacher Communication using Communication …
Parent-Teacher Communication: Video Communication Applications RQ1: What factors of video conferencing applications appeal to parents and teachers and what factors dissuade use?
Building strong parent-teacher relationships in primary …
ABSTRACT This study investigates which subjects teachers talk about with parents in parent–teacher conferences and other contact moments, and how they communicate with …
Guidelines for Effective and Positive Parent and Teacher …
Once identified as a significant issue, a comprehensive overview of parent and teacher communication strategies in other parts of the world was conducted and read in light of the …
Communicating With Parents 2.0: Strategies for Teachers - ed
Teachers play a key communication role with parents regarding their child’s learning; however, many teachers do not feel adequately trained in effective communication practices.
How Teachers Can Communicate Effectively with Parents Who …
Fourteen K-12 teachers in the United States were surveyed and nine were interviewed to determine how English-speaking teachers can communicate effectively with non-English …
5 Ways to Build Bridges with Parents Playbook - Pearson …
“As a superintendent, a principal and a teacher,” Dr. Caposey says, “I have learned two crucial points about communicating with parents and guardians. First, the communication should be …
Difficult Conversations With Parents: Practical Skills for …
reviews a number of key practical communication skills that teachers can use when communicating with parents including use of clear vocabulary, active listening, I-messages, …
Communicating with Parents: Strategies for Teachers - ed
Teachers strive to establish partnerships with parents to support student learning. Strong communication is fundamental to this partnership and to building a sense of community …
Discussion Questions for Strengthening Parent-Teacher the …
How can you connect with parents authentically in both formal and informal ways? What specific ways can you welcome and connect with families at the start of the year to set the stage for …
Successful Difficult Conversations with Parents - Heads Up
• Parent believes child is at a different level to the teacher (e.g. reading stage). • Child should be in a sports team/play which they havent been chosen for. • Their child is being bullied.
Strategies for Equitable Family Engagement - U.S. Department …
Organized around five categories of equitable family engagement strategies, this resource includes summaries of the research on equitable family engagement as well as examples of …
Parent-Teacher Communication & Collaboration - University …
Don’t use technical language that parents may not know. Communicate concerns in a straightforward and sensitive manner. Solicit parent reactions and recommendations to …
FAMILY TOOLS Module 1 Improving Communication - UW …
The National PTA (2004) states, “When parents and educators communicate effectively, positive relationships develop, problems are more easily solved and students make greater progress.” …
Communication strategies for strengthening the parent …
Parent involvement is consistently ranked high among the key components of effective schools, and as a result it is one of the brightest prospects for the future of public education.
Engaging Parents Through Better Communication …
Communication Breakdown Of course, most educators already know that targeted outreach to parents can make a dif-ference for students. The problem is that in many schools, as I …
Center for Effective Parenting
Begin your communication with a positive attitude and a willingness to be a partner with your child’s teacher. Some parents feel uncomfortable in schools and talking with teachers. Some …
Parent-Teacher Communication – A Plan for the School Year
Teachers, parents, and students all strive for a successful school year. Essential to making this happen is the communication between parents and their child’s teacher. This series shares a …
The Communication Barriers between Teachers and Parents …
However, healthy communication between teachers and parents is not always possible, and numerous barriers on various levels can negatively affect the communication process.
RINGCENTRAL® | Teacher-parent communications checklist
We’ve assembled this checklist to help teachers prepare to communicate with parents effectively. Understand how parents like to communicate. Do they want you to text them? Would they …
Parent: Teacher Effective Communication Around the 504 Plan
Step 1: Be an Involved Parent! Keep lines of communication open! What is a 504 Plan? Section 504 is part of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. It is designed to prohibit discrimination based …
Parent-Teacher Communication using Communication …
Parent-Teacher Communication: Video Communication Applications RQ1: What factors of video conferencing applications appeal to parents and teachers and what factors dissuade use?
Building strong parent-teacher relationships in primary …
ABSTRACT This study investigates which subjects teachers talk about with parents in parent–teacher conferences and other contact moments, and how they communicate with …
Guidelines for Effective and Positive Parent and Teacher …
Once identified as a significant issue, a comprehensive overview of parent and teacher communication strategies in other parts of the world was conducted and read in light of the …
Communicating With Parents 2.0: Strategies for Teachers - ed
Teachers play a key communication role with parents regarding their child’s learning; however, many teachers do not feel adequately trained in effective communication practices.
How Teachers Can Communicate Effectively with Parents …
Fourteen K-12 teachers in the United States were surveyed and nine were interviewed to determine how English-speaking teachers can communicate effectively with non-English …
5 Ways to Build Bridges with Parents Playbook - Pearson …
“As a superintendent, a principal and a teacher,” Dr. Caposey says, “I have learned two crucial points about communicating with parents and guardians. First, the communication should be …
Difficult Conversations With Parents: Practical Skills for …
reviews a number of key practical communication skills that teachers can use when communicating with parents including use of clear vocabulary, active listening, I-messages, …
