New Ways To Engage Parents: Strategies And Tools For Teachers And Leaders, K-12 [Paperback]

''This book moves beyond traditional parent involvement approaches to focus on specific strategies to engage all families in partnerships to support their students' learning. With lots of practical suggestions and resources, this book will help readers immediately update, expand, and enhance their parent engagement efforts''
--Laurie Elish-Piper, Ph.D.

Acting Dean, Distinguished Teaching Professor & Presidential Engagement Professor, Northern Illinois University

Just as populations change, ideas about how to encourage and

work with parents also need to evolve. This practical

resource by bestselling author Patricia Edwards provides

school leaders and classroom teachers with new and creative

ways in which to welcome, encourage, and involve parents.

Enacting these types of practices requires a special kind of

commitment from teachers and school leaders, which often

coincides with a particular kind of mindset about families

and one's responsibility to engage them. Educators often

develop this mindset as they deepen their understanding of

families, literacy/language, culture/race/class, and

themselves. Edwards pulls these understandings together and

presents them in a straightforward, concise, and easy-to-use

guide that is perfect for professional learning communities

and teacher preparation courses. New Ways to Engage Parents

is essential reading for all educators who care deeply about

engaging a wide range of parents in today's schools.


Book Features:

* A stark look at the changing community demographics

and what that means for teachers and administrators.

* Strategies for communicating with parents, including

the use of technology.

* The best times to make contact with parents.

* Examples of how to bring parents together for

meaningful activities.

* lW