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Employing Restorative Measures to Stop Bullying | |
By Josette Luvmour, PhD on September 4, 2013 | |
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Back to school is here and the topic of Bullying in schools in on everyone’s mind. We now know that exclusionary discipline harms children and communities. In this blog-post I share some useful tools that I learned at a recent conference that focused on Restorative Justice Discipline for schools. Read more... |
Common Core Standards: What Parents Need to Know | |
By Ryan M. Tracy on March 25, 2013 | |
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Leveling the educational playihg field for all students regardless of their zip code is what Common Core Standards are deemed to provide. But we will need the support of our parents to truly initiate these standards in our states. Read more... |
I Don't Think There's an App for That | |
By Dr. Steven M. Constantino on January 22, 2013 | |
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With the increased use of technology, social media, and apps for just about everything in our lives, there is a limit to what technology can do to foster real family engagement in schools. While the apps developed for family engagement are impressive, do they really engage anyone? Read more... |
Stop! Stereotypes of Parents Must Go! | |
By Ryan M. Tracy on January 10, 2013 | |
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Stereotypes of parents hinder parent engagement work! We must see people like we want them to see us: as people with thoughts, feelings, emotions, hopes and dreams. Read more... |
This Week's #PTchat - Recognizing Students for In & Out of School Accomplishments | |
By Joe Mazza on November 26, 2012 | |
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In June, we spent an hour on #PTchat talking about whether Awards Assemblies were best for all kids. We agreed it was good to recognize students for all they do, but one takeaway highlighted how difficult it is for some students to be a part of the audience when year after year, their names are NOT the ones called, even if they made great strides during the school year. Read more... |
This Week's #PTChat: Partnerships: From Core Beliefs to Practice | |
By Joe Mazza on November 19, 2012 | |
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Join us on this week's #PTchat as we take a look at the research on creating and building a home-school partnership, while sharing examples what this looks like in today's schools. Read more... |
This Week's #PTChat: Making Home Visits Successful | |
By Joe Mazza on November 6, 2012 | |
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This week’s Parent-Teacher Chat on Twitter focuses on “home visits” made by educators to engage families. Virginia Supt. Dr. Steve Constantino and Iowa Principal JimmyCasas will join us as experienced resources for this discussion. Read more... |
Connecting with Parents Collaboratively | |
By Dr. Joni Samples on October 26, 2012 | |
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Not sure how to Connect with Parents or even why it's a good idea? Research over decades shows it works. Better grades/test scores, better attendance, and more likely to graduate. Yet we still resist. Why? Read more... |
This Week's #PTChat: The Connected Parent: What does it mean for kids? | |
By Joe Mazza on October 8, 2012 | |
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As social media continues to expand its global reach at an astronomical pace (460,000 new registrations per day on Twitter), parents are taking note. 80% of those 460K sign-ups are between the ages of 18-35 - the age of many of our elementary school parents here in 2012. Read more... |
This Week's #PTChat: Make this Year's Back to School Night Your Best Yet! | |
By Joe Mazza on August 26, 2012 | |
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The new school year is here. It's time to meet your new families and begin developing that strong home-school partnership to lean on throughout the school year. Back to School Night is oftentimes your first impression to set the tone for a fantastic school year. Read more... |
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