How do we engage parents? by Elizabeth

Elizabeth

elizabeth_calho — 2013-05-17 16:52:59 UTC

What have been successful ways you have engaged parents?

elizabeth_calho — 2013-05-17 16:53:23 UTC

What are the main challenges parents face with technology, and how can schools help them?

elizabeth_calho — 2013-05-18 21:54:57 UTC

1:1 laptop program - when laptops are given,

parents are called to come to a 3-hour session

that includes internet safety; sign a contract

elizabeth_calho — 2013-05-18 21:55:23 UTC

As a T-L, make sure you attend ALL parent

mtgs (incl. ELAC, Site Council, PTA, etc.) - and then

invite parents to meet; principal sent an all-call

elizabeth_calho — 2013-05-18 21:56:19 UTC

As a T-L, include a blurb in newsletter

elizabeth_calho — 2013-05-18 21:56:57 UTC

Guest Speaker events - invite community

into speaker events on digcit and diglit

elizabeth_calho — 2013-05-18 21:57:19 UTC

BTS Night and Open House - great opportunity †o engage

parents and catch them while they're

already there; include family fact sheets and show

video(s); show what the students have done at the end of

the year

elizabeth_calho — 2013-05-18 21:59:18 UTC

Important to remember the socio-economics

of each community and the needs of those

communities

elizabeth_calho — 2013-05-18 22:03:53 UTC

FoxFi - app to make phone a

hot spot

elizabeth_calho — 2013-05-18 22:05:06 UTC

elizabeth_calho — 2013-05-18 22:05:57 UTC

Don't speak English - a lot of the CSM stuff is en espanol!

elizabeth_calho — 2013-05-18 22:07:31 UTC

elizabeth_calho — 2013-05-18 22:11:43 UTC

elizabeth_calho — 2013-05-18 22:13:42 UTC

Screen time - what's a behavior issue? what's a tech issue? - Use the digital device contracts from CSM

elizabeth_calho — 2013-05-18 22:14:53 UTC

Parents not modeling appropriate use / citations / etc.