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We are home to ParentNet, a face-to-face family engagement program for parents of children in grades Pre-K to 12. Get quick facts about the program at ParentNet� At-a-Glance.
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ParentNet® Unplugged offers an online opportunity for frank conversations about family engagement. Please meet our bloggers and engage them in dialogue! Want to keep up with the conversation? Subscribe to new articles by email below.
ParentNet® Unplugged offers an online opportunity for frank conversations about family engagement. Please meet our bloggers and engage them in dialogue! Want to keep up with the conversation? Subscribe to new articles by email below.
Essential Reads
» Developing the Fully Engaged Parent by Marilyn Price-Mitchell & Sue Grijalva
» How Do You Know if You're Really Open to Partnership Anne Henderson & Karen Mapp
» Parent Engagement in Education: Drama or Empowerment? David Womeldorff
» Engage Every Parent: Identifying Goals for Parent Engagement Nancy Tellett-Royce & Susan Wootten
Featured Books
We have the only bookstore on the web that highlights the field of family engagement! Check out our current Editor’s Picks and browse books on 1) Engaging Parents, 2) Building Partnerships, and 3) Leading Culture Change in Schools. Order from our site to support our mission!
We have the only bookstore on the web that highlights the field of family engagement! Check out our current Editor’s Picks and browse books on 1) Engaging Parents, 2) Building Partnerships, and 3) Leading Culture Change in Schools. Order from our site to support our mission!
Consultant Directory
Looking for consultants, parent educators, trainers, organization development specialists, parent coaches, or speakers who work in the field of family engagement? Check out our Consultant Directory or submit a free listing!
Looking for consultants, parent educators, trainers, organization development specialists, parent coaches, or speakers who work in the field of family engagement? Check out our Consultant Directory or submit a free listing!
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Welcome to ParentNet® Unplugged, where we invite frank conversations about family engagement in education. Browse, share, and participate in the dialogue! Together, we can build effective family-school-community partnerships that advance children's social, emotional, and intellectual learning and development.
Latest Articles:
| Parents: Do You Know Your Rights? | |
| By Meryl Ain, Ed.D. on February 14, 2012 | |
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Are you one of those parents who is afraid to speak up on behalf of your child because you are afraid of retaliation? Actually, the opposite is true. Knowing and exercising your rights as a parent can help your child succeed in school. An informed and involved parent is a child's best advocate. The parent who advocates for his or her child gets better results than those who remain silent. Here's a Parents' Bill of Rights for you. Read more... |
| Urban Parents of Color Discuss Family Engagement | |
| By Mary Johnson [Guest Article] on May 3, 2011 | |
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Collaboratively created by urban parents of color, this article discusses seven types of family involvement that engage parents as equal partners in education. Parent-U-Turn is a non-profit organization that has assisted first generation, linguistically-diverse, and low income immigrant families to better navigate schools and work torward higher education. Read more... |
| Engage Every Parent: Identifying Goals for Parent Engagement | |
| By Nancy Tellett-Royce & Susan Wootten [Guest Article] on January 15, 2011 | |
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How do we engage every parent? This book by Nancy Tellett-Royce and Susan Wootten, published by Search Institute, provides valuable insights and helpful advice. Just as students have unique personalities and situations, so do parents. Learn how to engage, not just the ones who eagerly volunteer, but others who may not know how to participate. Read more... |
| ParentNet as a Community of Practice | |
| By Marilyn Price-Mitchell, Ph.D. on May 1, 2010 | |
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Communities of practice and social learning theory as described by Etienne Wenger has profound impact on understanding how parents, schools, and communities learn from one another to generate knowledge that benefits children's growth and development. After years of trying to define ParentNet and its impact on school communities, it is now clear that it is what Wenger calls a "community of practice," a natural and essential part of how we learn as parents. Read more... |
| How Do You Know if You Are Open to Partnership? | |
| By Anne T. Henderson, Karen L. Mapp [Guest Article] on April 15, 2010 | |
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The authors of "Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family-School Partnerships," share four core beliefs about parents and schools, discuss why partnerships are important, and ask the essential question, "How do you know you are open to partnership?" This article, excerpted with permission from their successful book, is filled with thoughtful concepts, excellent examples, and ways to remove the barriers to creating family-school partnerships that work. Read more... |
| Parent Engagement in Education: Drama or Empowerment? | |
| By David Emerald Womeldorff [Guest Article] on January 2, 2010 | |
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There is a dynamic dance that often occurs between student, parent(s) and school. TED* (The Empowerment Dynamic) shows how parents and school can partner -- as coaches and challengers -- to create systems that support the student in his or her growth and development. Read more... |
| Developing the Fully-Engaged Parent | |
| By Marilyn Price-Mitchell, Ph.D & Susan Grijalva, M.A. on December 9, 2009 | |
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This model, developed through work with over thirty schools participating in ParentNet, depicts the relationship between schools and parents by defining five categories of parental involvement. Each category is discussed; showing how various types of involvement contributes to the success of the school community and to student success. A new way of understanding the relationship of parents and schools, the authors urge a paradigm shift in thinking how to build collaborative partnerships. Read more... |
| Parent Engagement or Involvement? | |
| By Larry Ferlazzo [Guest Article] on September 27, 2009 | |
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An excerpt from Larry Feriazzo's book, "Building Parent Engagement in Schools," this article points out important differences between "involvement" and "engagement." When "engagement" is the dominant process, schools support students by developing parent relationships and work with parents to improve their local communities. Read more... |
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