Engaging Parents & Community in the Modern Learning Journey by Cheryl Doig

Breens Intermediate

c_doig — 2014-09-01 08:21:43 UTC

Find the power brokers and influencers in the community and focus on the good, not on those offering resistance.

Howick College

c_doig — 2014-09-01 08:45:55 UTC

How will the principles of a Modern Learning Environment (MLE) influence the redevelopment of our site and improve relationships, pedagogy, roles, systems and processes?

Good Practices

c_doig — 2014-09-01 08:49:02 UTC

1. Show your journey on walls, in portfolio folders, online - step out the progress so people can see why decisions were made, how planning occurs and next steps.

2. Develop cluster wide pages, or parent education resources that avoid duplication.

3. Find out what parents want to know not what you want to tell them.

Create a Shared Livebinder

c_doig — 2014-09-01 08:57:21 UTC

Create a cluster/team shared folder for ideas around a theme you want to curate. Share it

Intentional Planning

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Ensuring your community understands what the term 'collaboration' means and its potential.

Planning the change process. Bite sized chunks with clear communication.

Incorporating student voice.

Honouring concerns.

Think Tank Approach

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Start with a core group of trusted parents who will be confident to ask the hard questions before the issue is shared with wider community i.e what are the reputational risks to my child and / or the school community?

Community Meetings

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Parents can come on board if they see the whole picture and they can interact to create a greater understanding .

Donna/ Show examples of MLE practice that are successful in other schools.

2014-09-03 01:56:16 UTC

This example of from a group of 4 teachers who combine in a MLE setting for writing and the process they have been through and success they have had

Making Change Safe

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* making links to current practice and future directions

* making small changes, or change gradual

* not using 'experimental' terminology

* ensuring familiarity in systems for parents

Stonefields

2014-09-03 01:58:31 UTC

Ken Robinson - Changing Education Paradigms

c_doig — 2014-09-03 02:09:42 UTC

Share this with parents

Steps forward -building critical mass

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Staff developing shared vision

Prototyping - sowing seeds in the community e.g team teaching, digital classes, collaborative spaces-flexible use of furniture

Student voice

Involving community

Educating parents - mindsets and skills children will need in the future

Brainwaves Trust

2014-09-03 02:14:41 UTC

Interview on National Radio - Katherine Ryan ad Nathan Mikaere-Wallis

Co constructing the Vision

2014-09-03 02:20:11 UTC

With the community,staff, children parents and wider community

Bring on journey from the start

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Research

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Share the research to the parents - why the change?

Seeing is Believing - Elmwood School

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Focused visits through the school - "This opportunity is not about viewing your own child’s class, as you will know this setting well, but more about seeing learning as it progresses through the school."

-principal sets scene

-school councillors take parents (max 8 per group) to three different classes, progressing through year levels

-they have a focus to look for

-debrief and questions at the end