Through Effective Communication & Home-to-School Connections
Course Number:
MT122
PD Hours:
12 Hours
Credit Type:
Clock Hours, CPEs, CTLEs, Act48 Credits, Others
Content Areas:
Social-Emotional Learning, Class Management/ Behavior, Leadership Development, Teaching Strategies
Course Description:
(12 Hours) This course will cover the values (both social-emotional and academic) of building strong home-to-school connections. Participants will learn strategies for building connections and keeping parents engaged, with a focus on clear, frequent, and positive communication. The course will also discuss how to address many of the challenges teachers may face from seemingly disengaged families.
Course Objectives:
Learn the value of building strong home-to-school connections
Learn strategies to keep families engaged in their child’s education
Learn strategies for open, effective, and positive communication with families
Learn how to address the challenges you may face from seemingly disengaged families
Course includes 24 high-quality tools, templates, & student resources.
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$40
Includes One year of Course Access, Fully Self-Paced & Online.
Family engagement is the process of making purposeful home-to-school connections so that family members play an active role in their child’s education. In this course, you will learn the value of building strong home-to-school connections. You will also learn numerous strategies to keep families engaged in their child’s education and strategies to encourage open, effective, and positive communication with families. Finally, you will learn how to address the challenges you may face from seemingly disengaged families. In addition to the presentations included with this course, you will also be provided with dozens of resources, templates, and ready-to-use parent communication tools to help you establish better engagement with your students’ families.
Course Guiding Question:
What can I do as a teacher or administrator to build connections with and encourage regular and purposeful engagement from my students’ families?
Professional Development Credits
At the conclusion of the course, you will receive a certificate for 12 Professional Development Hours (Clock Hours, CPEs).
Model Teaching Professional Development Courses are pre-approved in many states and we provide easy approval forms to submit to your license granting authority if required.
If you are a teacher seeking license renewal and wish to verify acceptance of our Professional Development Courses, please view our PD STATE REQUIREMENTS PAGE to learn more about your state’s requirements.
Also, consider taking our UNIVERSITY-PARTNERED, ACADEMIC CREDIT COURSES to earn regionally accredited units or credits, accepted by most states for teacher re-licensing and salary advancement.
Approval Information About This Course for Teaching License Renewal & Continuing Education
Model Teaching has helped thousands of teachers across the country meet their relicensing requirements.
This course is Pre-Approved in the following states for License Renewal and Continuing education:
Texas – CPE’s, TEA-Approved
New York CTLE’s – NYSED-Approved
Pennsylvania DOE – ACT 48-Approved
Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) – Approved
Nevada DOE
Tennessee
Other States As Well
If you do not see your state listed here, this course may be pre-approved in your state as well. Chat with us or leave a ticket for our recommendations.
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Topics Covered and General Course Outline
Section 1 – The Importance of Family Engagement?
The definitions of family engagement and communication
About the positive relationship between student achievement and family engagement
Several different strategies you can implement to encourage family engagement
Section 2 – Clear Communication
Strategies for maintaining clear lines of communication
How to phrase both positive and constructive feedback about a student’s behavioral and academic progress
That communication is two-way and that families are a valuable source of information
Section 3 – Family Education
About the value of family education
How family education can cover child/teen development, safety issues, and targeted education about a child’s learning process and progress
Strategies to teach families how they can be an active partner in their child’s education at home
Section 4 – Special Events
Several ideas for fun events that can be easily planned to encourage family engagement
Several ideas for volunteer opportunities that will allow families to share their special gifts with the students
Section 5 – School Governance
The importance of involving families in issues of school governance, decision-making, and policy change
Specific strategies to implement to encourage that type of involvement
Section 6 – Overcoming Barriers
About potential barriers to parent engagement such as cultural differences, language barriers, and economic status that may impact a family’s level of engagement
Ways to address those issues so they do not impede genuine family engagement
Helpful Resources & Templates Included With the Course
The course comes with 24 templates, tools, and graphic organizers ready to be used in your classroom!
These Include:
Teacher Reflection on Family Engagement
Teacher Reflection on Family Engagement-SAMPLE
Family Communication Log
Beginning of Year Family Inventory
Family Communication Guide
Family Communication Action Plan
Family Communication Action Plan-SAMPLE
Family Education Strategy Guide
Family Education Action Plan
Family Education Action Plan-SAMPLE
Invitation Collection
Parent Volunteer Request Letter
Special Events and Volunteering Action Plan
Special Events and Volunteering Action Plan-SAMPLE
