ENCOURAGING FAMILY ENGAGEMENT: THROUGH EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION & HOME-TO-SCHOOL CONNECTIONS – NEIU COURSE

(30 ISBE Clock 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 DETAILS:
  • Total Price: $145

  • Credit Type: ISBE Clock Hours

  • Credits: 30 ISBE Clock Hours

  • 24 High-Quality Resources Provided With The Course

CONTENT AREAS:

  • Social-Emotional Learning
  • Class Management/ Behavior
  • Leadership Development
  • Teaching Strategies
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Course Objectives & What You Will Learn in this Course:

What You Will Learn

  • 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

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Course Guiding Question:

Course Guiding Questions

What can I do as a teacher or administrator to build connections with and encourage regular and purposeful engagement from my students’ families?

This was a super helpful course! I loved all of the templates and feel like I am ready to put a parent engagement plan into action with such little effort. Thanks for putting this all together for us!

-First-Year Teacher

 30 ISBE Clock Hours

At the conclusion of this course, you will earn 30 ISBE clock hours, including a signed ISBE certificate.

Continuing Education hours through Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) are offered as ISBE clock hours and indicated as continuing education clock hours on a University provided certificate. Although offered in partnership with NEIU, they do not result in graduate- level or academic credit and cannot be used toward a degree program. These courses are primarily intended for recertification or re-licensure and continuing education for teachers in the state of Illinois.

Northeastern Illinois University is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. It is recognized as an approved provider of ISBE clock hours by the state of Illinois.

Course Sections

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
  • That 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
Professional Development Course Resources

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
  • School Level Family Engagement Action Plan
  • School Level Family Engagement Action Plan-SAMPLE
  • Eliminating Barriers Strategy Guide
  • Eliminating Barriers Action Plan
  • Eliminating Barriers Action Plan-SAMPLE
  • Family Engagement Action Plan
  • Family Engagement Action Plan-SAMPLE
  • Effectiveness Rubric
  • Implementation Observation Checklist
  • Implementation Observation Checklist-SAMPLE
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$145
  • Register for full access to the course for 1 full year
  • Get started immediately, work at your own pace, and earn 30 ISBE clock hours once complete
  • Once your course is complete you will receive a completed ISBE certificate from NEIU
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