a deeper look at parent involvement and parent engagement
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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 PresentationTRANSCRIPT
A Deeper Look at Parent Involvement and Parent Engagement
Academy for Community Schools DevelopmentJune 2, 2004
Introduction to Afternoon Sessions
The case for parent involvement - Andy Hargreaves, Joyce Epstein
Parents are Powerful
Parent Assessment for Learning
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
Epstein’s Six Types of Parental Involvement
Parenting
Communicating
volunteering
Learning at home
Decision making
Collaborating with the Community
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:
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?
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.