4 Steps To Effective Family Engagement

Family Engagement Made Easy

What you'll learn
Lead family engagement
Creatively share your personal story
Build collaborative parent-teacher teams
Celebrate educational outcomes
Requirements
No experience required: Entry level course
Description
This is an introductory course that will broaden your capacity to build and lead effective family engagement practices. This course is designed to strengthen the partnership between families, educators, and community members to increase shared responsibility for improved academic outcomes.By the end of this course you will have tools to:lead family engagementcreatively share your personal storybuild a collaborative parent-teacher team;celebrate your wins big or small                                            Family engagement is:a culturally responsive approach to authentic relationship building;                                              a community of vested partners aligned for student success  Family engagement takes many forms, including:homework helpacademic and education expectationstwo-way communication between school and homeparent/guardian participation in school events, workshops and/or trainingsserving on parent committees like PTA, PTO,  SSC, ELAC and DAC;  school volunteer      The most accurate predictors of student achievement in school are not family income or social status, but the extent to which the family creates a home environment that encourages learning, communicates high yet reasonable expectations for the child’s achievement, and becomes involved in the child’s education at  school. National PTA.Regardless of family income or background, students whose parents are involved in their schooling are more likely to have higher grades and test scores, attend school regularly, have better social skills, show improved behavior, and adapt well to school. Henderson, A.T., and K.L. Mapp.

Overview

Section 1: Overview

Lecture 1 Welcome & Overview

Section 2: Introduction/Creatively share your personal story

Lecture 2 Introductions

Section 3: Build Collaborative Parent-Teacher Teams

Lecture 3 Teamwork

Lecture 4 Collaborative Parent-Teacher Teams

Lecture 5 Roadmaps

Section 4: Family Engagement

Lecture 6 Family Engagement

Lecture 7 Family Data Night

Lecture 8 Icebreakers

Lecture 9 This or That Icebreaker

Section 5: Celebrate Wins Big or Small

Lecture 10 Celebrate Your Wins

Lecture 11 Celebrate The Data

Lecture 12 Ways To Celebrate & Promote Your Wins

Section 6: Closing

Lecture 13 Recap

Lecture 14 Thank You for Attending

Lecture 15 Quiz Reminder

Entry level family engagement course for educators, families and community leaders.