Open Discussion Forum

  • 1.  Tips for Effective Parent Engagement and Involvement

    Posted 10-23-2019 12:50 AM
    hello, this may have been discussed before. However, I'm looking for up-to-date practical suggestions and resources for enabling effective parent engagement. I have the book 'Families and Educators Together' ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘. However, I'm also looking for any recommendations on how to deal with issues such as - parents WhatsApp groups; denial if a child has a special need; passive parenting (uninvolved); working parents etc. thanks everyone!

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    Patricia Mezu
    Professional Minds FZ LLC
    www.prminds.org
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  • 2.  RE: Tips for Effective Parent Engagement and Involvement

    Posted 10-24-2019 07:39 AM
    Hi Patricia, I recently did a webinar on increasing family engagement on www.geteduca.com.  One  of the best books I came across for actual practical advice on this topic is a book from 2016 by Julie Powers called "Parent Engagement in Early Learning." There are tons of other good books (Beyond the Bake Sale, Cord of Three Strands, etc), but the book by Powers was by far the most practical of the work I researched on the topic. For example, each chapter deals with a particular archetype of parent, ie. "the parent who doesn't think their child has a learning disability," or "the parent who will not leave," etc. 
    Hope this helps!

    Allyson

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    Allyson Montana
    Teacher Advocate
    Educa
    Yorktown Hts NY
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  • 3.  RE: Tips for Effective Parent Engagement and Involvement

    Posted 10-24-2019 11:02 AM
    Thanks Allyson and Feiyang Bai, I really appreciate your responses!

    ALLYSON I HAVE HAD A LOOK at the website, haven't heard of it before, it looks great, as does the book!

    thanks again ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ‘

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    Patricia Mezu
    Professional Minds FZ LLC
    www.prminds.org
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  • 4.  RE: Tips for Effective Parent Engagement and Involvement

    Posted 10-24-2019 07:45 AM
    Hi,

    As for parents engagement, I consulted with some parents and some teachers friends from Public school. They recommended couple of APP. Like Brifhtwheel, ClassDojo. But so far, we use ClassDojo. It's incredible, parents loooooooooove it. And it's more private, so most parents would like to sign it. And it's like a refresh for them to check what their child is doing during break time of work. That just brights up they day. 

    Hope this would work. 

    Blessings,

    Feiyang Bai

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    Feiyang Bai
    Interim Center director
    Maryland Child Services. Inc
    Rockville MD
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