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I'm an educational mediator working in a grouping of schools that is Educational Territory of Priority Intervention in Viana do Castelo, north of Portugal. I´m interested in learn more about parent's engagement and also

enrich my work practices to achieve this.

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Introduction to the Final Course Activity

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Introduction to the Final Course Activity

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I am thinking of creating a communication mechanism with parents that focuses on positive information. Most of the time the school communicates with families is to make complaints or to present the difficulties of the students and I think that this can increase the distance between the two and cause more and more the families of some students to move away, thus increasing the their levels of failure. I intend to create an instrument that will change not only the way the school and the families communicates, but also what they communicates

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Why am I here? First because i work everyday on my school with student's parents looking for a

a higher level of implication, articulation and consequently better school and social results. It is so hard sometimes! And I think that school must try always more to improve at this level.
 I'm here also because i'm a mother, and I love my daughter, and I want the best for her. So I want she could be a happy and successful student and I know I have a role on this.
I hope to learn more and be a better professional (able to improve parent engagement in my school) and a better mother too.

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Module 1: "Why Engage Parents in School?"- Summary of key ideas

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Module 1: "Why Engage Parents in School?"- Summary of key ideas

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- Because parents are the most important people in children's life;
- Because parents know their child the best;
-Because child's life at home is different that child's life at school, and its important to bring those two lives together to get a better understanding;
Because engaging parents early in a students' school career, significantly reduces the risk of a student dropping ou of a school.

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The purpose of this video is to convince parents to get involved in the education of their children. This project was completed by Brianna W. for College Writing and Rhetoric, University of Idaho, taught by Alex Baldwin. The video falls under the fair use guidelines because it is for educational purposes and is meant to inform.

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Parent Involvement Makes a Difference to School Kids

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Module 2: Communicating and sharing with parents

starter activity

My favourite way of communicating online is email if we talk about my job. However, with regard to contacts that are not related to work, my favourite way of communicating online is through messenger app.

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EDSE 325 Demonstration Project Amanda Bolster UNCO

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Module 2: "Communicating an Sharing with Parents" - Summary of Key iedas

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Module 2: "Communicating an Sharing with Parents" - Summary of Key iedas

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- Building positive relationships with parents is the essence of any effective parental engagement;
-Use different methodologies for different parents;
- Encourage parents and make them realize what kind of education they are doing;
- It is important to understand the motivations of the parents and their background stories;
- To facilitate a positive engagement of parents we need a good communication system; a code of conduct and a decision make process);
-adapt the language when contact with parents of different socio-economic levels

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Official Blog - Australian Institute of Business

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5 Steps Towards Effective Communication

The importance of effective communication is regularly discussed in business, but assisting staff in becoming an effective communicator is often overlooked. Communication is key to business success; in order to lead, to work, or to be innovative - you must be able to effectively convey your ideas. For those looking to improve their communication skills, the following steps should put you on the right track towards effective communication in the workplace.

Engage in both online and offline chat

Whilst email is a convenient and useful means of communication, there is also a great importance placed on face-to-face, or verbal conversations. Listening to the voice of others, and analysing body language is a great way to gauge how a person is feeling about a certain conversation. If you understand the body language of others, you will be able to better your own communication skills by using this to your advantage. If a person seems hesitant about a proposition, then you will have to work out a way to convey it differently. When discussing this via email, you have little idea of how the person on the other end is receiving your words, and this makes for a difficult process.

Ask questions

As a whole, people enjoy being asked what they think, and feel valued when doing so. Effective communication doesn't just entail what you say; it is also how you act. If you are interested in your business partner or colleague's ideas, they will be more forthcoming with them and the conversation will be more comfortable as a whole. Asking questions is also beneficial in gaining further understanding of a situation, and allows you to be well informed of all key details.

Listen

Although it is easier said than done, listening is a crucial component of effective communication. People do not enjoy continuously being talked at, and feel valued when someone takes the time to listen to their ideas. Becoming an active and engaged listener will not just make you more approachable; it will also improve your communication skills significantly. Listening will allow you to gain new knowledge, understand the views of others, and may even make you reconsider the way you approach situations from a communications perspective.

Read widely

No matter what stage you are at in your career, regular reading does remarkable things for your vocabulary and greater understanding. Particularly in the business world, if you read widely, you will be able to comprehend specific jargon or language with ease. If you are unable to understand the language from the beginning, you will have issues in effectively communicating. Reading will allow you to increase your knowledge and expand your understanding of the environment in which you work - essential for effective communication.

Be precise and honest

From the beginning, effective communication must be honest and specific. You will be unable to get your point across if you are not telling the facts properly, and no one will believe you if you don't seem honest. You must have genuine encounters with those you communicate with, and tailor the way you deliver your message to the person you are speaking with.

What do you think?

Is effective communication something you would like to work on? Please feel free to list any other steps that you believe are important in the process - I would love to hear your views.

This article was written by Laura Hutton on behalf of the Australian Institute of Business. All opinions are that of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of AIB.

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5 Steps Towards Effective Communication , AIB Official Blog

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The importance of effective communication is regularly discussed in business, but assisting staff in becoming an effective communicator is often overlooked. Communication is key to business success; in order to lead, to work, or to be innovative you must be able to effectively convey your ideas.

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Module 3: Involving Parents in Educational Activities - Summary of key ideas

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Module 3: Involving Parents in Educational Activities - Summary of key ideas

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- To be able to create opportunities for parents play a role in teaching and learnig we first need a positive relationship; need to know how the parents are, their strengths, and also need effective communication channels.
- There are may roles that parents can play in educational activities but, whatever role they take, it is important to create a framework for their involvement

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Module 3: Involving Parents in Educational Activities - starter activity

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Module 3: Involving Parents in Educational Activities - starter activity

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In my school i created a "parents' school" wich consists of periodic meetings with parents to discuss and adress topics of interest to them and related to educational and parental issues.

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Challenges of involving parents in educational activities

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Challenges of involving parents in educational activities

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I have already had parents who had committed to participate in an activity with the students not attending. Well, what I did was contact other parents who could replace them. Sice then, whenever I program something with parents, I do it in a way that allways has a few substitutes planned.

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In my school we organize an event called "professional show" wich consists of a professions fair. Each parent has a stand where they are representing their profession, and the students visit the fair for a day, interacting with parents and knowing a little more of the professions presented.
After all, I think that the Parents' fairs where parents act as audience for students work is a perfect idea to implement in my school, and I will sugest that.

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I make several home visits. Specialy with roma families. But I am a educational mediator and I think that my work could not happen without this visits.
I tell families what is being done at school, I give them information they need to know, we draw up joint strategies...I am usually welcomed and families are gratefull for the visit.

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Module 4 - Bringing learning  into the families

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Module 4 - Bringing learning  into the families

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I agree with shares of Eszter and Maria. I also like to see this video about Family Literacy night. I think that another activity could be to give a study/ research topic for students develop at home with their families, and then organize a day where in a kind of conference where each family and student presents to others the results of their research.

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Module 4: "Supporting Family Learning" - Summary of key ideas

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Module 4: "Supporting Family Learning" - Summary of key ideas

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- Teachers should engage parents in projects that allow them to enjoy learning in itself and understand the importance of becoming a lifelong learner;
- By sharing the knowledge and skills the students pick up at school with their parents, students are invariably learning more;
- "Home Visit" is a powerful tool to build trust, develop effective communication, involve parents in classrooms and family learning.

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Parental Engagement Action Plan Template Final - Selma