Tips and Tools for Intensive Family Engagement Around the Common

Core Reflect and plan on communication needs – both

content and strategy; consider resources and strategies used by educators from around NYS

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Engagement Around Learning

• What parents should know about Common Core

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm6AqMkFX94

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Reflect: Content of Communication

• What do you hear most in your community that SUPPORTS this work?

What is the source of this message?

• What do you hear most in your community that CHALLENGES this work?

What is the source of this message?

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Reflect: Strategy of Communication

• What implemented family engagement/ supports are going well?

• What is on the horizon for next steps to be accomplished?

• What needs can you already identify for implementation?

• What threats/roadblocks/challenges are anticipated to continue this engagement work?

Panel

Bright spot visits

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South Huntington CSD

• Family engagement in South Huntington https

://www.engageny.org/resource/family-engagement-in-south-huntington

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Massena CSD

• Julie Albert and Dee Cook, teachers Website, Video, Newsletters, Parent Night

• Cook: – http

://mrs-cook.www.mcs.k12.ny.us/modules/groups/integrated_home.phtml?gid=2347433&sessionid=ee8d59758cfb10bd370e0f2fd3684758

• Albert: – http

://mrs-albert.www.mcs.k12.ny.us/modules/groups/integrated_home.phtml?gid=2321725&sessionid=ee8d59758cfb10bd370e0f2fd3684758

Video• https://www.engageny.org/resource/video-debrief-k-5-math-transition-and-

implementation-panel

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Watertown CSD

• Series of ELA and math nights Beth Maurer, ELA coach

• http://www.watertowncsd.org/webpages/emaurer/nti.cfm

Jenn Phelps, Math Coach• http://www.watertowncsd.org/webpages/jphelps/

Watertown City School District

The Common Sense Approach to

ELA Common CoreElizabeth Maurer

Objective:

I can introduce an inexpensive Common Sense Approach to Common Core for families in my district with an intensive family engagement monthly event, using the ELA shifts.

Shifts make Common Core

Sense

September: Open House

Family Friendly ELA ShiftsCalendar of Events

Photo CollectionBook Collection

October: Shifts 1 & 4Family ELA Shifts SlideshowText Dependent Questions

Non-fiction/Fiction Book Collection Fun

November: Shifts 1,4,6

Family ELA Shifts SlideshowNorms of Collaboration

Vocabulary Prefixes and Suffixes

December: Shifts 2&3Family ELA Shifts Slideshow

Close ReadingText Dependent Questions

January: Shift 5Family ELA Shifts Slideshow FosteringWriting at Home

Short Response/Extended Response Questions

February: Assessment Night

Family ELA Shifts SlideshowTest Taking Strategies

March: Assessment Night

Family ELA Shifts SlideshowUnpacking Difficult Questions

Ways to Prevent and Cope with Test Anxiety

May: CELEBRATIONCelebrate the accomplishments of all the

families that have been involved!

Objective:

I can introduce an inexpensive Common Sense Approach to Common Core for families in my district with an intensive family engagement monthly event, using the ELA shifts.

PARENT NIGHTMathematical Models:

Number Bonds

whole

partpart

Where are we?

WCSD has had an elementary math and ELA coach for this past year. We focused on bringing back strategies and models for teachers from NTI.

Now that teachers are becoming more comfortable, we need to be proactive and show parents how to help their child and what we are doing in the classroom.

Parent Nights for the Year

September – Number Bonds (K-5) October – Number Disks & Place Value Chart

(1-5) November – Array and Area Models (3-5) December – Number Lines (K-5) January – Ten-Frame & Rekenrek (K-1) February – Tape Diagrams (K-1, 2-4, 5) March – Tape Diagrams (K-1, 2-4, 5) April – Problem - solving with models May – Summer Math

What are Mathematical Models?

Mathematical models are a set of concrete and pictorial models that students use repeatedly across grade levels.

Over time, students become familiar with these models and use them in more complex ways to solve problems.

Mathematical models become part of their tool box, which will help them have a quicker understanding of concepts as they are introduced.

What are Number Bonds?

Number bonds are a pictorial representation of part-part-whole relationships.

What are Number Bonds?

Smaller numbers (the parts) make up larger numbers (the whole)

part + part = wholewhole – part = part

Important things to remember

concrete objects pictorial representations abstract

Important things to remember

Orientation of the number bonds does not change its meaning.

Important things to remember

Number bonds of 10 are the most important in the lower grade levels.

Grades Kindergarten – Second Grade

What do they look like?

Adding numbers Decomposing numbers

Kindergarten

First Grade

Second Grade

Grades 3 - beyond

What do they look like?

Fractions Time Conversion of units Adding/subtracting larger numbers

Third Grade

Fourth Grade

Fifth Grade

What can you do at home?

Make and Take activities

Apps

Show your child multiple ways to solve problems

Make and Take Activities

Plate activity

Hanger and clothespins

Puzzles

Bracelets

Ziploc bag with objects

Activities for you!

Other resources

You tube video How to Implement a Story of Units Apps: Number Bonds Flash (android) Online games:

http://www.mathplayground.com/PartPartWhole.html

Number Bond Parent Pamphlet

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Web Supports

• Math Blog: connecting with families outside school

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0Rt1h0Z4L4

• iPad homework videos keep parents in the loop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4xvITNyFmg

• CCVidHelp

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More on CCVidHelp

• bit.ly/ccvidhelp – Google site with links to all the YouTube channels•  • http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSwzbBMTg-2KBCj-74Asjxw - Sample

YouTube channel for Algebra I Common Core•  • http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBjy2jkv6wKsXNLGnmGq7Cg - Sample

YouTube channel for Grade 5 Common Core•  • https://sites.google.com/site/ccvidhelp/project-documents-and-resources/how-t

o-documents - “How to” documents related to the process behind the scenes to participate in the ccvidhelp project

•  • http://goo.gl/XhzjQ2 - shared google document with list of participating districts•  • http://goo.gl/47frpQ - shared google folder with lots of resources in support of

the ccvidhelp project•  

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Connetquot CSD

• Strategic Engagement Stu Pollak, Principal

• http://www.ccsdli.org/SycamoreAvenue.cfm?subpage=767552

PARENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF COMMON CORE

• Social media influence• Confusion between the learning standards, assessments, and APPR

• The instructional shifts’ effect on HW• Any difficulty a child experiences would be blamed on the CCSS

WHAT WE HAVE DONE DIRECTLY WITH PARENTS

• Empathize -- we are parents too.• Separated the issues

• Proved our focus remained on engaging children and meeting their needs – not the assessments

• No pressure from us with regard to the assessments• Kept the political discussion off the table

• Principal’s Teas• Principal’s Blog www.principalpollak.wordpress.com• Twitter• Webpage updates• Despite the technology---

Nothing was more effective than talking

STRUGGLE VS. FRUSTRATION

Struggle: being appropriately challenges. It may included behaviors such as frequent erasing, making errors, asking for help, MILD frustration accompanied by a desire to continue working. This type of struggle helps children learn how to persevere.

Frustration: is when a child may exhibit behaviors such as crying, wanting to give up after making an effort, yelling, short tempered, etc. When children reach this point, we encourage them to stop doing their homework.

We never want children to reach a point that hinders their love for learning. Parents are encouraged to communicate

with their child’s teacher if they experience this.

PARENT WORKSHOP

• Previous points• Timing• Survey• Transparency• Why the math modules are so exciting• Focus on how one topic (place value) spiraled

from K-5• Value the adult learning process• Witness the collegiality

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2014-15 Communication Content

• What do you hear most in your community that SUPPORTS this work?

What is the source of this message?

• What do you hear most in your community that CHALLENGES this work?

What is the source of this message?

• What is your main message for 2014-15? Craft your website message. Craft your grocery store speech that aligns with your main

message.

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2014-15 Strategic Engagement

• What is the biggest need for 2014-15? Provide correct information? Provide parental supports?

• What will be most effective to address those needs? What has already been working in your context? What hasn’t been working? What can you add? Who needs to be involved? PLAN IT OUT.

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3-Part EXIT TICKET

1 - Content 2 - Strategies 3 - Needs

What is the content of the main message to your parents in 2014?

What tried and true strategies will you use?

What new strategies will you use?

What supports are you going to need?

Be specific.

Complete on a provided index card and hand in as you leave.