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PARENTS AS COLLABORATORS
IN THE CLASSROOM
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powerful classroom technology
empowering device for teachers
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Bringing parents into your classroom as collaborators can change the way you teach - and the learning experiences you create for your students.
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Building parents skills is a significant investment of time and effort - but it pays off over the long term, in your class, in future classes, and at home.
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Brett RolfeThe Schoolhouse Centre for Progressive Education schoolhouse.edu.au @schoolhouse_au
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TODAY Who currently volunteers in our classrooms? What does the research tell us? What does best practice look like? What can you do differently on Monday?
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WHO CURRENTLY VOLUNTEERS
IN OUR CLASSROOMS?
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Lots of parents* volunteer at some point.*AND GRANDPARENTS ETC.
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CURRENT VOLUNTEERS
Only about 1 in 8 primary school parents currently volunteer, mostly for less than an hour a week.
12%
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Current volunteers are generally 30-49.
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Postgrad 15% Undergrad
46%
TAFE 27%
High school 12%
Most current volunteers have tertiary education.
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Reading is the most popular of a wide range of activities
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NET PROMOTER SCORE: HOW LIKELY WOULD YOU BE TO RECOMMEND VOLUNTEERING IN THE CLASSROOM TO ANOTHER PARENT?
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Many parents don’t see the benefits of volunteering in their child’s classroom.
SOURCE: SATMETRIX 2015 CONSUMER NET PROMOTER BENCHMARKS
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Kids today. They’re not like they used to be.
It’s not my place to
interfere.
I don’t ask teachers to come to my work
and help me.
What reasons do parents give for not volunteering in the classroom?
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It’s personally rewarding, and connects you to your child’s life.
Children benefit from their parents’ involvement.
It helps teachers, kids, the school and
the community.
What reasons do parents give for volunteering in the classroom?
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WHAT DOES THE RESEARCH
TELL US?
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Children’s attitude and achievement benefit from parental engagement
with school, particularly for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.“
BORGONOVI, F. AND G. MONTT (2012) PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN SELECTED PISA COUNTRIES AND ECONOMIES. OECD EDUCATION WORKING PAPERS, NO. 73, OECD PUBLISHING.
EPSTEIN, J. L. (1992) SCHOOL AND FAMILY PARTNERSHIPS. IN M. AKIN (ED.), ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH (2ND ED., PP. 1139-1151). NEW YORK: MACMILLAN.
PUSHOR, D. (2007). PARENT ENGAGEMENT: CREATING A SHARED WORLD. ONTARIO MINISTRY OF EDUCATION. ”
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Teachers aides and smaller class sizes provide significant benefits
- if teachers adapt their way of teaching.
ANDERSON, L. W. (2000). WHY SHOULD REDUCED CLASS SIZE LEAD TO INCREASED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT? IN M. C. WANG, & J. D. FINN (EDS.), HOW SMALL CLASSES HELP TEACHERS DO THEIR BEST. PHILADELPHIA: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT.
EVERTSON, C. M. (2000) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CLASS SIZE REDUCTION. IN M. C. WANG, & J. D. FINN (EDS.), HOW SMALL CLASSES HELP TEACHERS DO THEIR BEST. PHILADELPHIA: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT.
MOLNAR, A., SMITH, P. AND ZAHORIK, J. (1999) EVALUATING THE SAGE PROGRAM: A PILOT PROGRAM IN TARGETED PUPIL-TEACHER REDUCTION IN WISCONSIN. EDUCATION AND POLICY ANALYSIS. PP. 165-177.
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Working with parents as collaborators requires significant
investment of time and a willingness to challenge pre-existing ideas.
WILLIS, L. (2009). A MULTILITERACIES PROJECT IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL: PARENTS AS COTEACHERS. WILLIS, L. (2013) PARENT-TEACHER ENGAGEMENT: A COTEACHING AND COGENERATIVE DIALOGUING APPROACH. (DOCTORAL DISSERTATION, QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY) RETRIEVED FROM HTTP://EPRINTS.QUT.EDU.AU/63306/1/LINDA-DIANNE_WILLIS_THESIS.PDF
WILLIS, L. (2013) PARENT-TEACHER ENGAGEMENT: A COTEACHING AND COGENERATIVE DIALOGUING APPROACH. (DOCTORAL DISSERTATION, QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY) RETRIEVED FROM HTTP://EPRINTS.QUT.EDU.AU/63306/1/LINDA-DIANNE_WILLIS_THESIS.PDF
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Collaborating with parents results in richer classroom experiences,
and broader impacts on community attitudes.
SYMEOU, L. (2002) VALUING PARENTS AS CO-EDUCATORS: A TEACHER-PARENT PARTNERSHIP PROJECT IN CYPRUS. RETRIEVED FROM HTTP://WWW.HFRP.ORG/PUBLICATIONS-RESOURCES/PUBLICATIONS-SERIES/FAMILY-INVOLVEMENT-RESEARCH-DIGESTS/VALUING-PARENTS-AS-CO-EDUCATORS-A-TEACHER-PARENT-PARTNERSHIP-PROJECT-IN-CYPRUS
WILLIS, L. (2013) PARENT-TEACHER ENGAGEMENT: A COTEACHING AND COGENERATIVE DIALOGUING APPROACH. (DOCTORAL DISSERTATION, QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY) RETRIEVED FROM HTTP://EPRINTS.QUT.EDU.AU/63306/1/LINDA-DIANNE_WILLIS_THESIS.PDF
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WHAT DOES BEST PRACTICE
LOOK LIKE?
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RELATIONSHIP EFFECTIVELY COLLABORATING WITH PARENTS IN THE CLASSROOM
PEDAGOGY
SKILLS
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RELATIONSHIP EFFECTIVELY COLLABORATING WITH PARENTS IN THE CLASSROOM
PEDAGOGY
SKILLS
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We need to move beyond parents as naive customers and teachers as professional experts. Teachers must be willing to let parents in, and to trust and empower them (over time). Parents must be ready to commit their time and energy, to work and to grow.
IT TAKES TWO
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“[A] form of structured discourse in which teachers and students engage in a collaborative effort to help identify and implement positive changes in classroom teaching and learning practices.”MARTIN, SONYA. "WHERE PRACTICE AND THEORY INTERSECT IN THE CHEMISTRY CLASSROOM: USING COGENERATIVE DIALOGUE TO IDENTIFY THE CRITICAL POINT IN SCIENCE EDUCATION." CULTURAL STUDIES OF SCIENCE EDUCATION 1.4 (2006): 693-720.
AN APPROACH: COGENERATIVE DIALOGUING
(Wolff-Michael Roth & Kenneth Tobin)
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COGENERATIVE DIALOGUES IN PRACTICE • Leave the power dynamics at the door. • Create a time and space for meaningful dialogue -
being conscious of the nature of the space. • Agree to commit for a defined period (then review). • Honest, open, constructive, two-way feedback.
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fruit cutters collaborators
vs.
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RELATIONSHIP EFFECTIVELY COLLABORATING WITH PARENTS IN THE CLASSROOM
PEDAGOGY
SKILLS
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Shared learning plan. Modelled, guided, independent. Appropriate learning resources. Feedback on performance.
APPRENTICING PARENTS
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Reading (individual and group). Art. Maths. PE. One-on-one tutoring. Group-work support.
SKILLS TO BUILD
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Organisations like PETAA and MANSW. (Quality) online resources. Your own learning materials.
RESOURCES TO PROVIDE
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RELATIONSHIP EFFECTIVELY COLLABORATING WITH PARENTS IN THE CLASSROOM
PEDAGOGY
SKILLS
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One-on-one literacy support. Reading groups, literature circles. Individual support (maths, writing, art, research). Group support (group projects, drama, music, PE)
DO THINGS BETTER
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RETHINK YOUR CLASSROOM (going beyond simply ‘better’)
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SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS
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communicationcollaboration
creativitycritical thinking
empathyresilience
initiative
awareness
21st CENTURY SKILLS
RICHER PEDAGOGY IN THE CLASSROOM
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MINDFULNESS EXERCISES
• TEACHING MEDITATION TO CHILDREN (DAVID FONTANA & INGRID SLACK)
• THE MINDFUL CHILD (SUSAN GREENLAND)
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PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRY
• TEACHING THINKING: PHILOSOPHICAL ENQUIRY IN THE CLASSROOM (ROBERT FISHER)
• CHILDREN AS PHILOSOPHERS (JOANNA HAYNES)
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CRITICAL, REFLEXIVE GROUP WORK
• DESIGNING GROUP WORK (ELIZABETH COHEN & RACHEL LOTAN)
• EFFECTIVE GROUP WORK IN PRIMARY CLASSROOMS: THE SPRING APPROACH (PETER KUTNICK & PETER BLATCHFORD)
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EXPERIENTIAL MATHS
• LEARNING MATHS OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM (NCETM, UK) • NATURALMATH.COM & LIVINGMATH.NET
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SELF-DIRECTED INQUIRY & CREATIVITY PROJECTS
• THINKERTOYS: A HANDBOOK OF CREATIVE-THINKING TECHNIQUES (MICHAEL MICHALKO)
• WILD CURIOSITY: HOW TO UNLEASH CREATIVITY AND ENCOURAGE LIFELONG WONDERING (ERIK SHONSTROM)
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RELATIONSHIP EFFECTIVELY COLLABORATING WITH PARENTS IN THE CLASSROOM
PEDAGOGY
SKILLS
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WHAT CAN YOU DIFFERENTLY
ON MONDAY?
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1Invite parents to attend a skill-building event.• FOCUS ON READING • IMPROVE EXISTING ACTIVITY • IDENTIFY POTENTIAL
COLLABORATORS
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2Share self-development resources with parents.• DELIVER THROUGH EXISTING
CHANNELS - NEWSLETTERS, INTRANETS, BLOGS ETC.
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3Collaborate to design a project you haven’t done before.• IDENTIFY POTENTIAL PARENTS • WORK WITH ONE CANDIDATE
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4Engage with like-minded colleagues.
• FORM A COLLECTIVE OF EXPERIMENTERS IN YOUR SCHOOL
• SHARE EXPERIENCES ONLINE AND MAKE CONNECTIONS
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5Join the Progressive Educators Network.
PEN.SCHOOLHOUSE.EDU.AU @SCHOOLHOUSE_AU
• ORIGINAL MONTHLY CONTENT • SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES OF
PARENTS IN THE CLASSROOM
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THANK YOU AND HAPPY COLLABORATING!
PEN.SCHOOLHOUSE.EDU.AU | @SCHOOLHOUSE_AU