Parent-Teacher Communication by Kelsey Kelzer https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6 Documentation of Conversations about how we communicate with parents en-us 2022-02-21 16:51:59 UTC 2022-02-21 21:46:29 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f3e1.png Kinder https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059385486 Once a week via a Seesaw post]]> 2022-02-21 21:16:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059385486 https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059386308 4B 
Once or twice during the unit…]]> 2022-02-21 21:17:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059386308 Kinder https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059386324 Via Seesaw and email ]]> 2022-02-21 21:17:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059386324 Prep Seesaw, WhatsApp, occasionally Sipas https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059386412 2022-02-21 21:17:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059386412 Playkids: 1-2 per week. 1 individual post, 1-2 groups posts. Unit letter: 1 per unit at the very beginning. https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059386418 2022-02-21 21:17:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059386418 3rd Grade kelseykelzer https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059386570 At least twice per unit by our 3rd grade website]]> 2022-02-21 21:17:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059386570 https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059386588 4B 
Sipas]]> 2022-02-21 21:17:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059386588 Whenever I can, I post in SeeSaw, only for 1st and 2nd grade. This semester, only once. https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059386678 2022-02-21 21:17:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059386678 Every week or at the beginning of the month. https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059386838  ]]> 2022-02-21 21:18:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059386838 P.E https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059386901 Not much, if needed for the portfolio or when classroom teachers add pictures to their website or platforms.

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I think we should share every 2 or 3 weeks… ]]> 2022-02-21 21:18:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059387123 Playkids: SIPAS follow ups, e-mails, whatsapp for urgent, last-minute messages. https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059387153 2022-02-21 21:18:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059387153 Skills for life https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059387672 Ocasionally by email or call. I just communicate for specific situations]]> 2022-02-21 21:19:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059387672 PE https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059388122 Through classroom teachers websites/platforms]]> 2022-02-21 21:19:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059388122 Kinder https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059388713 Ensure that captions are meaningful and linked to learning in terms of the IB PYP curriculum and scope ans sequence]]> 2022-02-21 21:20:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059388713 https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059388828 4B 
At the beginning the unit letter will let parents know what we are going to study. 
We can share activities 2 or three times during the unit. 
If an individual student needs help or needs to be commended for something we will do it as soon as possible. ]]> 2022-02-21 21:20:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059388828 Skills for life https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059388974 If it is very often I can´t make it. ]]> 2022-02-21 21:20:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059388974 PE only when there are problems. https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059389218 2022-02-21 21:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059389218 By assigning each class or special class a specific week or time in the Unit to share. In the case of Specialists, I think this should rotate every week, for example: Week 1, 1st grade, Week 2: 2nd grade (or Week 2: grades 1 and 2, if the first week you do not have activities ready to show), Week 3: 3rd grade and so on. Then start rotating again. https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059389313 2022-02-21 21:21:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059389313 PE through SIPAS https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059389421 2022-02-21 21:21:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059389421 Include students in the process. They can record, take pictures, or write their understanding in the post. kelseykelzer https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059390928 2022-02-21 21:22:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059390928 Skills for life https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059391286 By informing parents about the unit and sharing some strategies or meaningful learning situations that they can apply at home.]]> 2022-02-21 21:22:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059391286 https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059391570 We can try to post at least one activity of each learning area during the unit…]]> 2022-02-21 21:23:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059391570 Kinder https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059391775 A mix of individual or group post, alternating weekly or when learning is meaningful and appropriate.

Educate and inform parents of the frequency of communication and the reasoning behind it.]]> 2022-02-21 21:23:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059391775 The best would be to show what you have been doing by the 3rd or 4th week of a Unit, so that you can write more about what students have been learning. So, in this case, especially for Specialists, they would have to do this with one class per Semester. https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059391790 2022-02-21 21:23:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059391790 https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059391869 For specialists, sharing a picture or video of the “big project or presentation” at the end of the unit if there is one. ]]> 2022-02-21 21:23:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059391869 PE showing several examples from within the unit. The kids performing the different tasks. https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059392327 2022-02-21 21:24:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059392327 This is different for different grade levels. Older students can be helpful in the process (taking pics or writing comments) whereas ECE teachers don't have student help. https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059392713 2022-02-21 21:24:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059392713 Kinder https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059393404 Collaborate with specialists and distribute the work load for weekly posts to ensure that at least each specialist posts at least once per UOI, if possible.]]> 2022-02-21 21:25:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059393404 Making a schedule, deciding which activity fits within a certain week and rotating it with each group. https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059393462 2022-02-21 21:25:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059393462 https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059393521 Chose 1 or 2 grade levels a unit to share with. ]]> 2022-02-21 21:25:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059393521 https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059393542 By posting pictures or videos and explaining what is going on… what are tgey trying to accomplish and how… 
We can also ask children to write an explanation to add to the post. (They can take turns! )]]> 2022-02-21 21:25:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059393542 Should be based on how often they see the class, so not necessarily equal, but based on amount of time with student. https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059394008 2022-02-21 21:26:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059394008 Skills for life https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059394661 By uploading the same information to every group. For example if it is every class for playkids then it is every class for preparatory and each of the ECE classes.]]> 2022-02-21 21:27:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059394661 Playkids: I focus on the quality of the comment and how meaningful the post will be for the parents. I want parents to see how children are building up knowledge and making connections. https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059394774 2022-02-21 21:27:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059394774 PE By showing the end purpose of the unit or of a certain activity. https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059394937 2022-02-21 21:27:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059394937 Kinder https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059395212 Linking pictures of learning taking place in the classroom to IB terminology such as UOI, Lines of Inquiry, IB Learner Profile attributes and explaining what these terms mean through our posts, will help parents to better understand learning in a PYP setting.]]> 2022-02-21 21:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059395212 Playkids: Individual and group posts once or twice per week. These posts most be meaningful https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059395455 2022-02-21 21:28:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059395455 We can post pictures and videos with the description of the activity. https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059396412 2022-02-21 21:29:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059396412 By having a chart with all the levels as a guide, in order to communicate what I find it is important, and then, if I have given a check to 3A grade, then, I look for another group.Maybe showing the artwork and explaining the process of only group (1A or 1B, or 2A or 3B), then, show it once in the Semester. https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059396510 2022-02-21 21:29:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059396510 Ask homeroom teachers for support if needed! We can give students time to post for specialists as well. kelseykelzer https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059396996 2022-02-21 21:30:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059396996 https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059400038 Everyone needs to be in agreement and consistent across the board with parent communication in order for all parents to have the same expectations throughout Primary and ECE.]]> 2022-02-21 21:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059400038 Playkids: Students develop concepts and learn about different topics at the same time. It doesn't happen separately. When I post pictures, I tell parents about the colors, shapes, concepts, learner profiles we are learning about. https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059401179 2022-02-21 21:36:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059401179 Playkids: These posts usually include PYP terms and explanations to help parents get acquainted with Inquiry Cycle, and the PYP approach, how their children anre learning, and how they can extend knowledge at home. https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059403286 2022-02-21 21:38:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059403286 By giving an explanation of what students have been doing regarding the pictures. By telling about their findings or questions in the class and what new things they have learned and brought to the learning experiences. https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059404901 2022-02-21 21:41:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059404901 Playkids: We try to post pictures of specials every week. https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059407524 2022-02-21 21:44:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059407524 In my specific case, time. I am a specialist teacher and the problem is when to do this. Anyways, teachers said that maybe students can be in charge of taking pictures, especially those that are in 3rd grade or above. Another idea is that for each level, let's say 1A, 3B, 4A, etc… we could communicate once in a Semester. https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059409555 2022-02-21 21:46:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kelseykelzer/42js4pkwmimeged6/wish/2059409555