Engagement is an interesting term to which Hattie, in the release of his second book, the Sequel to Visible Learning (2008), adds a new layer of understanding. His research over 40 years, drawing from more than 130,000 studies involving more than 400 million students worldwide, concludes that the number one factor that impacts student learning …
Beliefs about schools In 2018, The FrameWorks Institute interviewed approximately ten participants from the public, practitioners in the field of education, and both State and Federal policymakers in the USA. They found that each group held different beliefs about what is a family, a school, and what comprises a community. They found three foundational models …
I notice some schools are changing the name of their Parents & Citizens or Parents and Friends associations to parent engagement associations. On the positive side, it shows that awareness has been raised about the importance of parents being engaged in their child’s learning and wellbeing. However, it must be confusing for parents wanting to …
Providing social and emotional learning support is the first of my six strategies for effective parent engagement, outlined in my parent engagement program for teachers. What is social and emotional learning? Social and emotional learning (SEL) develops the “ability to understand and manage our emotions, establish positive relationships, develop empathy for others, set and achieve goals and …
Providing social and emotional learning support is one of the 6 strategies for parent engagement. While learning at home during COVID-19, parents were asked to tune in to their child’s wellbeing – to open up communication about the pandemic and to monitor their stress levels. By continuing to share this information on a regular basis …
Social distancing measures have put enormous pressure on teachers, parents and students to adapt to a new online learning environment, with greater dependency on parents to facilitate classes at home. While this format may not be sustainable for most families in the long run, it does shine a light on how we can better engage …
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In this time of learning at home, parent engagement in their child’s learning has never been more important and schools are doing a great job of getting what students would normally be doing in school online for families to access. However, in these uncertain times, teachers operating in online learning environments and parents finding themselves …
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We have heard we have entered unprecedented times. Where parents by default may become responsible for not only early childhood education and care but teachers in their homes. Homeschooling without any professional development for them as teachers. I want to reassure you that you will not be alone teachers will be there to help. Parents …
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1. Check your own assumptions and beliefs. We all have an idea of what teaching is like and an opinion of what should be done – we all went to school and were taught by teachers weren’t we? These experiences can have been good and not so good but for most of us they were …
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Every parent wants the best for their child. Everyone would like to do more but it seems over whelming and with so little time available. It is comforting to know then that there are six things you can do to really assist your child this year with their schooling. These have been proven by different …
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