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Symposium on Parent Engagement - Session 4 "Best Practices in Parent Engagement Programs"
The symposium focused on best practices in K-12 parent engagement featuring panelists with extensive backgrounds in education and technology. Discussions included obstacles in parent involvement, methods for engaging parents in learning, and the alignment of teaching goals with parents' expectations. Practical tools and strategies were shared, highlighting the importance of communication between schools and families.
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Symposium on Parent Engagement - Session 4 "Best Practices in Parent Engagement Programs"
- 1. Symposium on parentengagement: Best practices in parent engagement programs K-12 parent engagement panel
- 2. Guest Panelist: MaryWegner • 25+ years in education (K-20, SPED/Gifted/Tech) • Goal: Transform learning and teaching to be meaningful for today’s students • Grassroots Advocacy in Alaska and for the International Society for Technology in Education • Research Focus: critical thinking, social learning, and role of arts/culture in learning Assistant Superintendent Sitka School District Sitka, Alaska
- 3. Guest Panelist: StevenAnderson • Helps guide a technology program for over 53,000 students • Passionate about use of social media for students and teachers • Educator, speaker, renowned blogger, and avid tweeter • In 2009 and 2011 voted by peers as Edublog Awards Most Influential Tweeter Director of Instructional Technology Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- 4. Guest Panelist: ChristineCorliss • Designed and maintains district website • Established district’s social media presence • Coordinates the integration of software and information systems • Past experience includes programmer-analyst, corporate public relations manager, and corporate publication editor with AT&T District Webmaster and Publicity Coordinator Caldwell-West Caldwell School District West Caldwell, New Jersey
- 5. Attendee Poll What doyou consider to be the biggest obstacle in your parent involvement efforts at your district/schools?
- 6. Panel Discussion: Parent Engagementin Academic Achievement Describe a channel your district uses to engage parents in learning. And, what results have you realized?
- 7. Sitka Schools: Strategic Plan= Iterative Community Feedback • ~10% response rate between the 2 surveys • Powerful message that we want to hear from all parents/community
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- 18. Attendee Poll What toolsare your district/schools using to support communication between teachers and parents?
- 19. Panel Discussion: Connecting withParents Do your schools / district systematically collect parent feedback via forms, surveys, social media, or other tools? If so, how often and what tools are you using?
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- 26. Attendee Poll Does yourdistrict mandate that all teachers have a webpage where parents can access vital classroom-level information?
- 27. Panel Discussion: Digital Learningand Parent Engagement How are your districts’ teaching and learning goals aligned with parents’ expectations for effective use of technology in the classroom? Share some examples of what your teachers are doing.
- 28. Caldwell-West Caldwell: Recordings ofschool performances with photo galleries and video clips Hyperlinks to Smart Board notes, PowerPoint packages, review sheets, and more
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