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A Deeper Look at Parent Involvement and Parent Engagement Academy for Community Schools Development June 2, 2004

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A Deeper Look at Parent Involvement and Parent Engagement. Academy for Community Schools Development June 2, 2004. Introduction to Afternoon Sessions. The case for parent involvement - Andy Hargreaves, Joyce Epstein Parents are Powerful Parent Assessment for Learning. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: A Deeper Look at Parent Involvement and Parent Engagement

A Deeper Look at Parent Involvement and Parent Engagement

Academy for Community Schools DevelopmentJune 2, 2004

Page 2: A Deeper Look at Parent Involvement and Parent Engagement

Introduction to Afternoon Sessions

The case for parent involvement - Andy Hargreaves, Joyce Epstein

Parents are Powerful

Parent Assessment for Learning

Page 3: A Deeper Look at Parent Involvement and Parent Engagement

Hargreaves - emotional distances between parents,teachers/providers

Socio-cultural - the differences between culturesMoral - assumptions about “right” and “wrong”

parenting stylesProfessional - the expert mask we feel we must

wearPhysical - the psychological space we requirePolitical - behavior that is prudent to save face

Page 4: A Deeper Look at Parent Involvement and Parent Engagement

Epstein’s Six Types of Parental Involvement

Parenting

Communicating

volunteering

Learning at home

Decision making

Collaborating with the Community

Page 5: A Deeper Look at Parent Involvement and Parent Engagement

Parents are Powerful

1. Self-select into four groups - Preschool, Elementary, Middle School, or High School, to discuss working with parents .

3. Distribute the Parents are Powerful workbooks, discussion guidelines and have each group silently read the corresponding age group section (just 4 pages) for discussion.

4. Have each group discuss the following questions at their table:

Page 6: A Deeper Look at Parent Involvement and Parent Engagement

Parents are Powerful - discussion

a. Do the parents I work with understand the developmental stages or contexts their children are in? How do I know?

b. Do they understand the things their children should be learning to do? How do I know?

c. Do they understand what they should be looking for in a good school? How do I know?

d. Do they understand what they should be asking of the teachers and the school? HDIK?

e. Do they understand what they should be discussing with their children?HDIK? f. What strategies, interventions or programs does our site have/or need to

develop to better ensure accomplishment of a-e? g. What commitments can we make to ensure we go back and work on this after

today?

Page 7: A Deeper Look at Parent Involvement and Parent Engagement

Parents are powerful - standards discussion

Turn to page 22 - Higher Standards - and read pages 22-25 silently.

At the individual tables, discuss what your sites are/ or are not doing to empower parents to address standards and student/parent rights.

As a whole group - share new insights, plans and commitments that have resulted from today's discussions.