K12Online+Conference+Digital+Parent+Engagement

when people think of parents in relation to schools they usual think of fundraising, attendance at events and volunteers

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As an educator what comes to mind when you think of parents? Critical, confrontational, suspicious - a collective pressure and stress emotional and so on put you get the picture. Not involved – not caring and unspportive

Too much of a good thing – on going criticism – instant response – hovering/helicopter parent – in your Facebook

Too little of a good thing Not attending school functions/ parent-teacher conferences empty gym or classroom not returning notes home

Why does this happen?

Introduction background about research – reference U of warwick paper [] The referenced [|research paper] from Warwick university parental experience of school parent lack of skill Practical issues – time and lack of opportunity Families have little time of their own together, child care, transportation **Perceived teacher attitudes** Why be involved

= = = = = = = = = How do we increase parent engagement in schools using digital media? = = portals – describe cindy ETT [|**http://www.edtechtalk.com/node/4623**]  = = media type="custom" key="7056801" = = guidebook [|**http://project.tech4learning.ca/view/view.php?id=1**]  = = Dade county Debbie Graper ETT [|**http://www.edtechtalk.com/node/3688**]  = = http://www.dadeschools.net/parents/parents.htm = = Mike Herrity Sharepoint in education Twynham School [|**http://sharepointineducation.com**]  = = options online = = media type="custom" key="7056693"[|**http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik0Jpq3wU1g**] = = [|**http://www.edtechtalk.com/node/4692**] tips about = = = = = = social media – twitter facebook, blogging, evernote, = = = by Lorna on March 2, 2010 Are you a teacher, principal, school board interested in engaging more parents in education? Are you interested in improving student grades? Are you thinking that technology and the Internet would be helpful? On Monday March 1, 2010, [|Mike Herrity,] Assistant Headmaster at, Christ Church UK generously shared the Skype air space with Matt Montagne, Cindy Seibel and Lorna Costantini. (2:00 am is more than generous) The recorded [|Parents as Partners webcast] is full of some very powerful messages that will help schools, parents and teachers connect with each other and their students. Twynham School has 1600 students, 2000 parents and 200 teachers and has been named Outstanding – 3 times in the past 15 years for high performance. For several years now under Mike’s guidance, Twynham School has been using Sharepoint as a learning platform. They started using the system with students and then when on to use this system to report to parents online. When you listen to the recording you will hear how they have also gone beyond the narrow definition of reporting – meaning sharing the data with parents – to a broader definition that focuses on how parents can be rich participants in the school community. The great thing is that more parents are engaging in their children’s school work, hard to serve families are engaging – students are engaged. How about having 83% of your students engaged online on a snow day!! Quotes you will remember after you listen. Listen first – design second Focus on pedagogy over technology Go beyond the data End users are the focus Three things you will want to emulate from the Twynham Model. Online reporting, Online options and Online mentoring. Subscribe to our feed and Download the recording to your ipod and listen to the entire show on the way to work. You’ll like the automatic red and green light reporting to students. Challenges Barriers to participation Time Schedules Parent education and socioeconomic statrus Language Culture

Frustrations by teachers hard to communicate feeling poorly supported

Statistics about the use of the Internet

Classroom 2.0 live Mike Herrity Portal mentoring Options on line

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