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I'm excited about getting to share our class and activities with parents and getting to know them.  Also to practice and get comfortable with FE for the fall!

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I'm excited about getting to share our class and activities with parents and getting to know them.  Also to practice and get comfortable with FE for the fall!

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I am excited to get to understand my students better through their families 

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I am excited to get to understand my students better through their families 

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collaborating with the families to ensure a fun and beneficial summer

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collaborating with the families to ensure a fun and beneficial summer

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Getting to know the parents goals for their children

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Getting to know the parents goals for their children

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I'm excited to meet parents and see some of their characteristics that are mirrored in the students. 

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I'm excited to meet parents and see some of their characteristics that are mirrored in the students. 

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excited about learning other people's stories and having a deeper understanding of their goals for their child

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I am most excited to see the impact on my students when they know that I have been speaking with their grown up!

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I most excited to see the differences in how a child may act or express themself at home compared to school, and how to make a child feel completely comfortable in the classroom.

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Getting to know the students families. Practicing for the Fall

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I am most excited to understand where students are coming from and learn more about them so we can better understand how they learn and how we can help them.

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I'm most excited to connect with families because it'll help my own efforts with CRP as well as give me insight into what my kids are like outside of the classroom so that when they're in the classroom I can treat them as whole people and not just students.

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Getting to know about their own educational journeys and how that shaped their views towards the educational system

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What I am most excited about in terms of working with families this summer

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What I am most excited about in terms of working with families this summer

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I am most excited about partnering with families to share with them successes, struggles and methods of improving the educational outcome for every child.

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Some of my children have already mentioned the fun activities they enjoy doing with their families. I am most excited to get to put faces and parents to the stories the children are telling during the school day.

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I want my students to be excited to tell their families what theyve been doing at school and for them to share their personal experiencess with their family

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Getting to know each and every one of my students families, and watching them grow and prosper in response to their families being engaged  with their education.

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Gaining insight of a child's home life will allow me to build a strong bond, which helps strengthen expectations in the classroom.

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getting to know my students on a deeper level 

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getting to know my students on a deeper level 

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I am excited about learning about my students further, and finding out ways I can best support students' learning.

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I am excited to work with families this summer because we have a unique role as summer school teachers in ECE. Our students are eager, excited, and energetic, and I would love to share that enthusiasm for school with their adults.

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I am most excited to be a part of the their communities and getting to know their diverse cultures and backgrounds. I am also excited to provide support to the families and students in whatever way it is possible

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I'm excited to tell them how awesome their kids are!! :)

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I'm most excited to see how the families will like to get involved and see first hand the variety o engagement strategies from family members.

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I'm most excited to learn more about the children from their families because they know their child the best and working with them to help their child grow.

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Family engagement supports the child's learning growth. I want my children to be engaged, well rounded and learning.

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I want my kids to succeed in school and in life and more family engagement=academic outcomes

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It matters to me because it's important to me that the families of my students have a voice in my classroom and feel heard. I feel like so many times in the school system, there's a bias like we've already decided which families care about their kids and which ones don't. I want education to be a positive experience for students and families, so that they can celebrate their successes, not just hear about when kids are in trouble.

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Family engagement matters to me because I know it was a crucial part of me being successful in school. Empowering a parent to take a role in the students schooling allows al to be involved.

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Being able to have better insight to what family dynamics my kids are experiencing. This could help me with understanding who they are and help to be able to create a better learning platform for them.

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Family engagement matters to me because I want my kids to carry what they've learned in class and have it supplemented well by the parents when they're not in class.

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Children determine what is relevant and important for them to focus on by what their family chooses to focus on, if the family is engaged, the student will be engaged. Also, I want parents to feel welcome, and supported in our relationship, an experience I have not had much of as a parent.

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it's important to see where students come from and understand their background while building relationships

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Family engagement is important to be becuase in order for my students to have a holistic education their parents must be involved. Having rich conversations at home, practicing counting, and reading books are all things that will support the student in their academic success.

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Why does family engagement matter to me personally?

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Why does family engagement matter to me personally?

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Having an engaged teacher, allows for engaged learners throughout a school year. Having family engagement, allows for engaged learning to continue for a lifetime.

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Family engagement is important to me because this is another tool and the most effective way to get to know your students. This allows you into their world and understand them outside of a school context.

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Why does family engagement matter to you personally?

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Why does family engagement matter to you personally?

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FE matters to me personally because I want my students to be successful and I know this is a huge component of said success.

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A child's life at home and their familial relationships have a huge impact on how the child enters school. By working with parents and having open communication, I can learn more about what I can do to allow each child to learn, and I can let the parents know that I care about them

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There is a lot of learning that is done at home. With family engagement, students will be able to maximize their time to learn in this critical period. By communicating with families, I will be able to better support both the students and parents in their growth and learning. This cannot be achieved if I do not take the time outside of the classroom to be involved.

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It matters to me personally because as a teacher I think my student's education and development is important and I know that they are woking hard in school. Its nice to see their families involved in that. It'll boost the students confidence and help me connect to the student

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Family engagement matters to me because including parents/guardians is essential for the way that education is perceived in the household of students.

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i think having a family that is engaged is important because without that support at home, there is no way to make sure that the child is being held to the same standards as he or she is in the classroom. teachers and parents being on the same page will create a more unified approach to the child's development

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i think having a family that is engaged is important because without that support at home, there is no way to make sure that the child is being held to the same standards as he or she is in the classroom. teachers and parents being on the same page will create a more unified approach to the child's development

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Family engagement matters to me because in my experience working with students previously, getting to know the parents (more than just communicating negative instances) made a huge difference when it came to having the parent voluntarily engage, ask questions, and ask for help.

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Family engagement matters to me because in my experience working with students previously, getting to know the parents (more than just communicating negative instances) made a huge difference when it came to having the parent voluntarily engage, ask questions, and ask for help.

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I want to be able to understand where my students are coming from, how they spend their time outside of class, and to create a positive and collaborative learning environment. 

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I want to be able to understand where my students are coming from, how they spend their time outside of class, and to create a positive and collaborative learning environment. 

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family engagement matters to me personally because i've seen firsthand the effects of having a family that is involved with your school, but I haven't seen the vice versa of this, but I would like to. As a teacher I want to make sure i'm doing the other half of that work that I didn't quite see when i was a student

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It has always been important to me that my family be engaged in my education because it shows that they care about me and my growth. Child development does not only happen during school hours and is impacted by the many facets of a child's life, so having people who are willing to invest in every aspect makes a huge difference in a child's holistic growth.

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My family being engaged in my education is the very reason I am sitting where I am today, otherwise I would not have come to value my education or intellectual growth, not to say school is the only way for someone to grow intellectually but, you get my point.

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The parents know the child the best so we can learn how to best serve them from the parents. Also, I think it's powerful for the parents to have a teacher figure interested in them too

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The parents know the child the best so we can learn how to best serve them from the parents. Also, I think it's powerful for the parents to have a teacher figure interested in them too

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Family engagement sheds biases of the teacher being the top dog or the authority figure. Involving parents shows there is a relationship to be formed between the classroom and home, and the teacher needs that home support to fill in all the blanks and make connections. Involvement also can help parents who may have not had a great school experiences themself and are distrustful of teachers, making their children distrustful as well.

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For me, growing up it showed that not only did my teacher care about my success but my parents did too. For my students i want them to feel encouraged and engaged by everyone they interact with, and the biggest part of that are their parents. 

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For me, growing up it showed that not only did my teacher care about my success but my parents did too. For my students i want them to feel encouraged and engaged by everyone they interact with, and the biggest part of that are their parents. 

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Parents that aren't responsive to things brought home does not mean they aren't engaged

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Parents that aren't responsive to things brought home does not mean they aren't engaged

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I need to be aware of biases against parents who do not show up, or aren't always present in their children's school, this may be for a number of different reasons that are out of anyones control, so it is unfair of me or anyone else to label that parent as a bad parent.

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just because a parent doesn't seem to be fully engaged, doesn't mean they don't care. there may be other things going on that make it difficult for them to be fully engaged

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Viewing parents and their involvement in the school through a deeply understanding sense, knowing that my own expereinces with involved parents has shaped my idea and formed judgements around parental involvement.

I don't want to assume that the parents of my students won't be involved in an apparent way though.

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I should be aware of parental archetypes that many may misconceive as 'disengaged' such as a lack of presence or communication that probably just are signs of that parent being busy (family, multiple jobs etc.), having anxiety around communicating (language barriers, they don't know you well enough, etc.). I should take time to get to know my kids' parents and the context around behaviors I may not understand. -Olivia

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I should be aware of parental archetypes that many may misconceive as 'disengaged' such as a lack of presence or communication that probably just are signs of that parent being busy (family, multiple jobs etc.), having anxiety around communicating (language barriers, they don't know you well enough, etc.). I should take time to get to know my kids' parents and the context around behaviors I may not understand. -Olivia

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An involved parent would be someone who takes an interest in their child's learning. This can also take place at home, not just at school. Biases are that just because a parent isn't present that means they dont care

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I try to be conscious of my biases and archetypes. I am conscious that families such as mine are low-income, constantly working multiple jobs and may not have the ability to be involved in school. There also may be families who are fearful of deportation or various other circumstances that may result in shying away from this community.

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Family engagement matters to me personally because throughout my whole grade school career and college career my mom was always trying her best to be involved despite our socio-economic status, despite her severe physical disabilities, despite her unresolved physiological and emotional trauma, and despite her lack of knowledge in some content areas in my educational career. However, because of the constant issues that would come up because of our low-income status and other issues that I expressed, there were many times that my family and I were just defeated and weren't able to fully be engaged in my education at all times.

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Sometimes I think being an involved parent means being physically present in the school and at functions.

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Sometimes I think being an involved parent means being physically present in the school and at functions.

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- Be aware of biases that correlate family involvement with their level of caring for their child and their child's education
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I need to be careful not assume that just because a parent is not present at the school during functions, that it means they do not care about their child's education.

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I need to be aware that all families have different situations and different capabilities for being involved; that being or not being at school events does not give a whole picture about students' home lives and their families' investment in their education.

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It may be difficult to see past our own archetypes and biases of what an "involved" parents looks like. However, it is important to remember that parents have a multitude of ways of showing involvement, compassion, and engagement within their students' lives.

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Parents who are not able to come to the school to participate does not mean they do not care.

If outside of class work is not finished, papers not signed.

Not addressing behavioral issues

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understandinf that absence does not mean that a parent or family does not care. Caring can be shown in many different ways through home learning and checking of grades or talking about school, and constantly reminding myself of this

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Just because a parent is physically present in the classroom that doesn't mean they aren't present in their child's learning at home. Parents are involved when they can be and often times during school hours or outside of school hours parents may be at work to support their kids. We don't know what causes the parent to be physically not present.

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I need to be aware of a bias I have of really only expecting a mother to be involved since I grew up only seeing moms or female family figures being involved in a child's school life.

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I need to be aware of the bias I have entering the classroom coming from a family that was EXTREMELY involved in my school community and experience. The "right" way of involvement looks differently for all families.

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I need to be aware of having a bias abasing 

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I need to be aware of having a bias abasing 

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I would expect that an "involved" parent would attend school functions, be responsive to parent-teacher communications, and express interest in their child's learning.

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Family engagement or involvement may look different to me than it does to other people.

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Deficit-based perspective

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I have an archetype that my students' parents will have a phone I can call to get ahold of them. I have to be cognizant that some families may not have access to a phone, and that I have to be flexible and open to various communication styles so that ALL families are reached.

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I need to be careful of parent's physical involvement and not taking that as a sign that a parent does not care or want to be involved. I need to start thinking of why a parent may not seem as involved to me, but not letting that mean they aren't or they aren't interested. For example, if a parent can't come to a parent teacher conference or event because of work, working with them to see what is best for them to make that work e.g. phone call at a certain time.

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I will need to be aware of parents who may not be able to invest too much time at home/in the evenings (working night jobs etc) and also make an effort to find out if there are other grown-ups/people in my students lives who want to play that active role, make sure i'm engaging with them too

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I need to be aware that "engaged" looks different for various people.

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I need to be aware that I have grown up thinking that parents should be involved more so at home than at the actual school, but I can tell that there may be a different between me and my students. Some students may thrive with their parents at school.