Extractions: Parentzone Find other resources 5-14 curriculum A Curriculum for Excellence Assessment Citizenship Curriculum flexibility Early years education Enterprise in education Financial education Gaelic medium education Heads Together online community Health promoting schools ICT in education Inclusive education Literacy Masterclass online community Modern foreign languages National Qualifications Numeracy Parentzone Scottish Schools Digital Network (SSDN) Scottish Schools Online SETT - The Scottish Learning Festival Whole school issues Some parents, after helping out in a centre, decide that they want to pursue a career in early education and childcare. More information on qualifications in early education, childcare and playwork is available from the Scottish Social Services Council Back to Early years main page This page was last updated on: 8 July 2005 Accessibility Content guidelines Help Site map The LT Scotland Online Service is funded by the Scottish Executive Education Department (SEED)
YouthLearn: Learning Teaching About (and With) Technology · Using Email A Dozen Activities toPromote Parent Involvement getting involved in Your Child s Education http://www.youthlearn.org/learning/teaching/parents.asp
Extractions: Reaching Out to Parents and Your Community One of the most wonderful things to see is when a child says, "Mommy, my name is on the job sheet!" Or, "Look Daddy! Look what I made!" It can change the whole pattern of interaction in a positive way when a parent says, "Come on, we have to go," but the child then says, "Mommy, wait! I want to show you my picture." The kids are really saying that they have a role in their community that they are proud of. Here are some ideas for involving parents and community members in your center: When planning meeting times and classes for your center, involve families in the scheduling process . Children and parents can help make a program schedule successful. When parents come to pick up their children, use the opportunity it presents. As the parent is looking at a child's work, take a picture of the interaction and hang it on the wall. Give them a copy of the photograph to take home. Put up pictures of other people as well, such as center personnel and community members. Create a newsletter for the center or for each of your classes, and let the kids do the work. Use it to communicate what you're doing, but incorporate elements about families or community members as well. Put it up on the Web, make it available through email or create a print version for kids to take home and pass out to people in the neighborhood.
Teach Your Children An Appreciation Of The Outdoors Teaching children appreciation of the outdoors. to reexamine the issue, andask instead how to get parents involved in their pre-teens active lives. http://www.outdoorutah.com/Articles/teach_your_children_well.htm
Extractions: Welcome Destinations Tour operators/Guides Commercial Services ... Sponsors Teach Your Children Well, Part I By Chris Cannon "I f a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder....he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in." RACHEL CARSON The headline in the Salt Lake Tribune read, "Retailers want to know how to get teens outdoors." Being somewhat curious, I read the article and came to my own conclusions. The writer was attending the Outdoor Retailers Market in Salt Lake City, reporting on a round table discussion between teens and outdoor retailers. The teen panelists, all active in sports, made suggestions on how to tear their classmates away from their computer games and get them involved in outdoor activities. Suggestions to the retailers ranged from increased advertising, demonstrations and lessons, to scouting and school clubs. The article proved to be very thought provoking. My first thoughts were naturally focused on my own love of the outdoors, and the self-assessment of how that enjoyment developed. IT wasnt hard to trace the beginnings of a long life of outdoor activities back to my father. My own memories of going fishing, hunting, camping, and backpacking with my father are very vivid. The fact is Ive been trailing him around for as long as I can remember!
MIXED SIGNALS PERSPECTIVE By JANN FLURY 905 Politicians extol the importance of teaching and learning. The whole conceptof getting parents more meaningfully involved in educating their children http://www.educationnews.org/mixed-signals.htm
Extractions: October 7, 2000 Electioneering, both in Canada and the United States, puts public education centre stage. Politicians extol the importance of teaching and learning. In their fervour to be elected they promise all the good-sounding things that might appeal to parents, education bureaucrats, and teachers. Overzealous politicians promise a more democratic public education system with more parental involvement, more teachers, smaller classes, more high-tech resources, laptops for the underprivileged, and head starts through free early childhood learning centres for poor kids, to make them ready for kindergarten. And the politicians promise increased education funding, and a return to basic curriculum, without cutting sports, arts, or music all the things the public wants to hear.
Extractions: Take our online survey Prepare My Child for School Help My Child Read My Child's Academic Success Help My Child with Academics Summer Learning Home Schooling Health and Safety ... College for My Child Select a Topic Accountability Accreditation Arts Choice Charter Schools Early Childhood FAFSA Faith-Based Find a School High Schools History International Ed Math Reading Safe Schools Science Suppl Services Teacher Quality Technology Advanced Search About ED Offices
Getting Your Child Involved In Exercise getting your child involved in fitness at a young age is one of the best things you What parents can do to encourage healthy habits in their children http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/kids/a/031904a.htm
Extractions: var zLb=0; zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') zfs=0;zCMt='a72' About Sports Medicine Exercises / Workouts Exercise Basics ... Children Getting Your Child Involved in Exercise Sports Medicine Essentials Great Ab Exercises 6 Injury Warning Signs ... Help w(' ');zau(256,140,140,'el','http://z.about.com/0/ip/417/C.htm','');w(xb+xb+' ');zau(256,140,140,'von','http://z.about.com/0/ip/496/7.htm','');w(xb+xb); Sign Up Now for the Sports Medicine newsletter! Most Popular Best and Worst Ab Exercises Body Composition vs. Body Fat All Ab Exercises Muscle Cramps ... Groin Pull or Strain What's Hot heat illness The Side Stitch Crocs Sandals Review Barbell Military Press ... Joint Popping Related Topics Orthopedics Physical Therapy Men's Health Women's Health adunitCM(150,100,'x55') From Elizabeth Quinn
Reading Rockets : Launching Young Readers the principal of Rachel Carson Elementary in Chicago, Illinois, who learnedearly on that one key to teaching young readers is getting parents involved. http://www.readingrockets.org/tv/bilingual.php
Extractions: Reading Rockets offers a wealth of strategies, lessons, and activities designed to help young children learn to read. Our resources assist parents, teachers, and other educators in working with struggling readers who require additional help in reading and comprehension skills development. September 21, 2005 Study Faults High-Stakes Testing ~ Carole P. 404 Error: Page Not Found For a while, some of our links may not go where you're expecting. We're sorry you're lost, but while you're here, please feel free to explore the new site. Here are just a few of the things you'll find: Articles from A-Z Hundreds of research-based and best-practice articles about reading Video interviews with top children's book authors plus great kids books Our Shows on PBS Broadcast schedules, program descriptions, and a way to watch our shows online
Using The Internet To Enhance Science Teaching Using the Internet to Enhance Science Teaching getting parents involved intheir students learning is an effective way of enhancing student performance http://learngen.org/cohorts/mathsci/lessons/webpage.htm
Extractions: What Works Research About Teaching and Learning The following are the main points from What Works - Research About Teaching and Learning, second edition , produced in 1987 by the United States Department of Education. The original work is available from What Works, Pueblo, Colorado, 81009 or 1-(202)-783-3238. The price in 1990 was $3. Each of the following points is backed up by at least five (and usually six or seven) research studies published during the first half of the 1980's. The Home Curriculum of the Home Parents are their children's first and most influential teachers. What parents do to help their children learn is more important to academic success than how well-off the family is. Reading to Children The best way for parents to help their children become better readers is to read to them - even when they are very young. Children benefit most from reading aloud when they discuss stories, learn to identify letters and words, and talk about the meaning of words. Independent Reading Children improve their reading ability by reading a lot. Reading achievement is directly related to the amount of reading children do in school and outside.
Mommy Chic: Getting Involved In Your Child's School Studies have shown that children whose parents are involved in their education getting involved in your childs school can be as easy as bringing snacks http://www.mormonchic.com/mommy/getting-involved-school.asp
Extractions: At the beginning of the school year, let the teacher know that you are interested in helping out. It would be good to have in mind what sort of things you would be interested in doing. Do you like to grade papers, read out loud to the class, plan parties, or help with art? Let the teacher know how interested you are in helping out.
Blount Today When asked if parents were more or less involved in PTO than they used to be, The challenge really is getting the parents to help out, she said. http://www.blounttoday.com/blnt/home/article/0,2355,BLNT_18867_3991985,00.html
Extractions: Blount Today Parent-teacher organizations often help pay for everything from playgrounds for kids to plaques for perfect attendance winners. Three individuals who work with PTOs in Alcoa, Blount County and Maryville schools shared their thoughts with Blount Today on the upcoming school year. "What we’re working on is a covered area for our kids to stand (under) to be picked up," he said. Homan said the challenge for this year at John Sevier is the number of students in class because enrollments are up. Other than that, there are also the same challenges the group faces every year, he said. "Getting enough volunteers," he said. "The more people get involved, the better off everybody is. It spreads that load of doing all the things, and teachers can concentrate on teaching our students. "It’s hard getting enough people to volunteer their time to make everything go off as smoothly as it needs to be," Homan said.
KNEA - Tips Quality Teaching - Start Your School Year Right Get parents involved Determine how you will involve parents in your students If you teach primary grades, send a note home early informing parents that http://www.knea.org/teachers/teacher_tips/startyear.htm
Extractions: AND ALL DURING THE YEAR Regardless if this is your first or 21st year of teaching, it's always good to review advice from your colleagues. A little planning at the beginning of school can pay big dividends as you go through the coming school year. Here are some suggestions to consider before school starts: Arriving in town the day before you report to school, moving your home, juggling calls to insurance companies, or negotiating on a new car, can drain energy and time from your important new job. And do plan time enough for sleep. You're beginning an exciting journey, but it is a very demanding one. Find out where
Extractions: Return to Federal Citizen Information Center Home Page Chapter 7: Getting Involved And Staying Involved Parents do not need to feel they are alone in helping their children stay drug- free. For the first time ever, there are preventative intervention programs that have been proven to be effective and are available to schools, families and communities. Children have the best prospects for leading healthy, drug-free lives when schools support parents in their anti-drug message. There should be nothing confusing or contradictory in what children learn about drugs from the adults in their lives, and school policies need to reflect the same attitude toward alcohol and drugs that you express at home: Drug use is not acceptable. Drugs diminish a child's ability to concentrate and follow through on academic responsibilities, they cause loss of motivation and absenteeism, and students who use them can be disruptive and drain teachers' time and energy. The best way to ensure that the anti-drug policies at your child's school are strong is to be involved. You can: Learn about the current policies regarding alcohol and other drugs at your child's school.
Community Service: A Family's Guide To Getting Involved It s easy to feel disconnected, as many parents juggle work, family, and activityafter If you ve never been involved in community service before, http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/volunteer.html
Extractions: It's easy to feel disconnected, as many parents juggle work, family, and activity after activity. But there are a number of things that can help bring us back together - playing a game, going for a hike, or cooking a meal as a family. One of the most satisfying, fun, and productive ways to unite is volunteering for community service projects. Not only does it help bring families together, volunteerism also sets a good example for your children and is helpful to the community as well. What Are Some Reasons to Get Involved? Why should you get your family started in lending a helping hand? It feels good. The satisfaction and pride you feel when helping others are important reasons to volunteer. When you commit your time and effort to an organization you care about or a cause you feel strongly about, the feeling of fulfillment can be endless. It strengthens your community. Organizations and agencies that make use of volunteers are providing important services at low or no cost to those who need them. When a community is doing well as a whole, the individuals are better off, too. It can strengthen your family.
Extractions: By Kristina K. Rudiger, MPH, M.Ed. Visit the for more health-related content. Almost everyone agrees that parents are their children's first and most important teachers. They have important knowledge about their child's likes, dislikes, needs, and problems that the school may not be aware of. Parents may also have ideas for improving their child's school. In fact, a study conducted by the American Cancer Society found that 80% of parents wanted health education taught in school and believed it was as important as other core subjects such as math, science, and language skills (Gallup Poll, 1994). Furthermore, studies show that most parents want to be involved in their children's education, but they may not be exactly sure how to go about it, especially if, like most parents, they work during the school day. Some schools express their desire for parent involvement by providing numerous opportunities for parents to interact with each other, with teachers, and with students. One important way parents can become involved in their child's schooling is to be able to exercise any choices available in the selection of course work, programs, or even schools. Many schools are moving toward "school-based management," in which administrators share the responsibility for operating schools with teachers, students, parents, and community members. Parents can become involved in committees, such as a School Health Council, that govern their child's school or join the local parent-teacher association.
Extractions: Three practicing teachers share their thoughts. I'm looking forward to a new group of 4th graders. With all the headlines in the news lately about intolerance in the worldcultural, religious, gender, etc.I am looking for ways to present my classroom, both physically and instructionally, that will promote an understanding and acceptance of the many differences my students will encounterwhether in their classroom or in their world. Do you have any ideas? Sincerely, Teaching Tolerance The Teachers Across the Hall Respond: Bill Anders 8-year Teacher From black to white, male to female, Baptist to Mormon, we are all different. Differences are what make us all special. Intolerance is simply unacceptable in our society. There are many things you can do in your classroom to help build tolerance and an understanding of diversity. First of all, you need to be tolerant yourself. If you promote inappropriate attitudes, your students will pick up on it and perpetuate the problem. Second, do not tolerate any hint of prejudice or intolerance. At the first sign, deal with the problem and contact all parents involved. Getting parents involved shows that you care and are committed to tolerance. Third, celebrate diversity. This can be done in various ways. Activities associated with cultural holidays can help bring understanding to those who are unaware. Another way to accomplish this is to post things on the walls of your classroom that depict diversity and your commitment to it. One thing I have done is to ask each student who is from another country to write my name in their native language. Other students have brought additional items in written by their parents in their native language(s). It makes for an interesting lesson and provides for engaging side conversations.
"Please, Don't Call My Mother!" -- Feature Armstrong oozes enthusiasm for writing, kids and teaching kids to write oozes enthusiasm for writing, for kids and for getting parents involved in http://www.parentingpress.com/media/please-feature2.html
Extractions: Coleen Armstrong, who with John Lazares wrote "Please, Don't Call My Mother!" , oozes enthusiasm: for writing, for kids and for getting parents involved in education. "At age 16 I was sitting in English class, listening to a teacher butcher Our Town , and I heard a command from the universe." Instantly, Armstrong claims, she knew she was headed for the classroom. What she didn't know was that she'd spend thirty years there, teaching not only language arts but also German and Spanish. Many classes were filled with at-risk kids, in a blue-collar community where a huge percentage of the students struggle to balance school with jobs, families, and the constant threat of drugs and violence. "Nearly all my students had so-called part-time jobs that drained thirty to fifty hours a week. To say they were sleep-deprived was an understatement," she explains. "Most had car payments. Some had babies. This is the reality of adolescent life today."
Middlemattersonline.org - Middlemattersonline.org The most important parent involvement is not getting their bodies into the how to teach math concepts that parents can access at their convenience. http://www.middlemattersonline.org/archive/nov2002_article_b.html
Reading Rockets Online Store: Making Parents Partners Research shows that getting parents involved pays off. what your school cando to make parents partners in the process of teaching children to read. http://readingrockets.learningstore.org/products/RR1013.html
Extractions: Item #WE1013 Research shows that getting parents involved pays off. When parents play a part in their childís academic career, students have better school attendance, make greater achievement gains, and have fewer behavior problems. This 90-minute program features epxerts Karen L. Mapp, Susan Hall, and Tom Bowmann discussing what your school can do to make parents partners in the process of teaching children to read. This program originally aired as a live Reading Rockets teleconference.
Extractions: Materials by Subject Alphabet / Phonics Reading / Literacy / Books Writing / Language Arts Basic Skills / Readiness Activities Math Science and Social Studies Themes Computers / Technology Classroom Displays / Bulletin Boards / Name Plates Classroom Helpers: learning centers, forms, plan books Learning Games / Flashcards / Bingo Best of the Mailbox series
