Special Educators: Engaging Families by Kathleen M. Donovan https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice Welcome! We know that special educators have great expertise in collaborating with families. Share your ideas and experiences! Without using family/student names, share a successful strategy you've used to engage families, something you've learned from a family that has helped you become a better educator, a positive experience collaborating with a family and/or what you love about working with families! en-us 2016-08-24 12:43:11 UTC 2025-10-25 18:29:22 UTC hello@padlet.com Welcome! We know that special educators have great expertise in collaborating with families. Share your ideas and experiences! Without using family/student names, share a successful strategy you've used to engage families, something you've learned from a family that has helped you become a better educator, a positive experience collaborating with a family and/or what you love about working with families! kathleen_donovan https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/119565229 2016-08-24 12:46:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/119565229 Maintaining an open and supportive attitude is important in all relationships.  Inadvertently minimizing or dismissing the concerns and observations of others shuts down communication. https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/119598153 2016-08-24 14:37:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/119598153 Record lesson on IPad so parent can https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/120088391 Learn what skills student is learning.]]> 2016-08-26 17:35:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/120088391 Having my students make brunch for their parents https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/120088494 2016-08-26 17:36:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/120088494 Weekly review  https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/120088721 2016-08-26 17:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/120088721 https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/120088830 Invite families to ]]> 2016-08-26 17:37:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/120088830 https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/120088838 Invite families to participate in community based instructions or invite them to celebrations at school like Muffins for moms or Donuts for dad. ]]> 2016-08-26 17:37:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/120088838 Field trips, invite parents to come on trips and interact without the barriers of being "in school" https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/120089255 2016-08-26 17:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/120089255 Invite parents to spend time in the classroom. https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/120298440 2016-08-29 13:49:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/120298440 Send home positive notes and pictures https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/120298571 2016-08-29 13:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/120298571 https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/120298598 Keep your classroom blog updated and have parents ]]> 2016-08-29 13:50:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/120298598 Take time to ask questions about progress at home; send home notes about positives at school https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/120298648 2016-08-29 13:50:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/120298648 Give parents an opportunity to share their ideas. https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/120298789 2016-08-29 13:50:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/120298789 Take advantage of the LSRC for interpreters in any language, as well as the Language Line. https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/120298989 2016-08-29 13:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/120298989 Use positive language about he student and the parent. https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/120299176 2016-08-29 13:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/120299176   https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/120299758 2016-08-29 13:52:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kathleen_donovan/aps_spedpreservice/wish/120299758