Genre: eLearning | MP4 | Video: h264, 1280x720 | Audio: aac, 44100 Hz
Language: English | VTT | Size: 342 MB | Duration: 2 hours

What you'll learn
Course Goal: By the end of the course, you will be able to keep parents informed and involved in a variety of meaningful ways and establish a strong home-school connection.
Course Objectives: National Board Certified Teacher Steve Reifman will present a series of classroom-tested ideas, strategies, activities, and resources that will help teachers:
• learn nine reasons why investing the time to build and maintain strong relationships with parents is worth the effort
• discover nine principles that should guide all our communications with parents
• begin the school year by making a terrific first impression with parents
• write a First Day Letter that describes our highest priorities and establishes our leadership and credibility
• create a class newsletter that keeps parents informed throughout the school year
• learn more than a dozen ways to promote working together with parents
• discover how to help parents help their children at home
• make the most of Back to School Night and Open House
• plan and implement effective Parent and Student-led Conferences

Requirements
No prerequisite knowledge is required.
Description
Consistent parent involvement in education dramatically increases the likelihood that quality learning will occur. Parents play such a crucial role in their children's academic, physical, social, and moral development that we, as teachers, make a huge mistake if we view them as anything other than indispensable collaborators. It is not enough to keep parents pleased, appeased, or out of our hair. If we are committed to bringing the best out of our students, we need to build and maintain long-term relationships of loyalty, trust, and respect with their parents. Investing the time and effort to work closely with parents throughout the year maximizes our chances of helping students reach their incredible potential.

This course consists of nine video presentations. It will take approximately 1-2 hours to complete this Home and School Connection course.

Who this course is for:
Elementary teachers (Both New & Experienced)
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