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PAR
ENT
INVO
LVEM
ENT
/ENG
AG
EMEN
T
IN N
ORT
HER
N FIR
ST N
ATIO
N SC
HO
OLS
MY
EXPER
IENC
E
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PRESEN
TATIO
N BU
ND
LE
My ow
n stories related to life experience
Definition and Benefits of Parent Engagem
ent
First Nation Students: W
hat’s it like?
What do Students, Parents and Teachers W
ant?
Barriers that Impede Parent Engagem
ent
Two Popular T
heories: Which theory w
orks best?
Conclusion
MY
OW
N STO
RY
DEFIN
ITIO
NS:
PAR
ENT
INVO
LVEM
ENT
& EN
GA
GEM
ENT
Pare
nt In
volve
me
nt is
the investment of tim
e and m
oney from parents
Pare
nt E
nga
gem
en
t m
eans the parent has becom
e an integral and essential part of the relationship betw
een student and school
FIRST
NAT
ION
STU
DEN
TS:
WH
AT’S IT
LIKE?
Education Gaps
No System
to protect First N
ation Education Entitlem
ents
No Education
Supports and Services
WH
AT D
O
STU
DEN
TS W
AN
T?
A safe place to learn
To know their culture,
traditions and language
Nice teachers
Library with lots of books
Extra-curricular activities
WH
AT D
O PA
REN
TS W
AN
T?
They w
ant their children to be successful in life and school
Access to resources for special
needs children
They w
ant their children to develop ow
n talents
WH
AT D
O T
EAC
HER
S WA
NT
?
High expectations for
First Nation students
Supports for students w
ith special needs
Parents to be engagement
Specialized training for w
orking with First N
ation fam
ilies
BA
RR
IERS T
HAT
IMPED
E PA
REN
T EN
GA
GEM
ENT
Residential school experience
Teacher’s negative assumptions
Heavy use if professional
jargon
Meetings not planned around
needs of parents/families
Clash of cultures
WH
AT D
OES A
SCH
OO
L TH
AT
NU
RTU
RES R
ELATIO
NS W
ITH
FIRST
N
ATIO
N PA
REN
TS LO
OK
LIKE?
Classroom
s and hallways
First Nation parents
recognized as equal partners
Supportive & U
tilizing of language revitalization
Parents, elders and senior students are part of staff m
eetings
TW
O T
HEO
RIES
WH
ICH
ON
E WO
RK
S BEST?
1ST O
F TH
E TW
O T
HEO
RIES
CR
ITIC
ISMS
1. Parents are not “partners in the schools.”2. Parents are positioned in subservient w
ays
Sch
oo
ls sho
uld
be
w
ork
ing fo
r com
mu
nity,
pare
nts a
nd
stud
en
ts.
2ND
OF T
HE T
WO
TH
EOR
IES
FIND
ING
TH
E STR
ENG
TH
S IN
STU
DEN
TS
CO
NC
LUSIO
N O
F PR
ESENTAT
ION
TeacherParents
Students
1. Teacher needs to work w
ith parents to reach students.
2. View
parents as equal partners in their child’s education.
3. The school serves it’s fam
ilies.
4. Focus on the strengths of students and comm
unity.
5. Questions??
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