Outcomes Participants will… Family-school connections and partnerships are important.
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Transcript of Outcomes Participants will… Family-school connections and partnerships are important.
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- Outcomes Participants will
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- Family-school connections and partnerships are important
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- Socio-Historical Context
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- Challenges Facing Schools and Families
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- Explanations for Achievement Disparities Au, 1998
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- Access to Resources AP and IB Course Fees. Access to Resources AP and IB Course Fees. School/District Policies Identification procedures for Gifted Programs that include cut of scores on standardized test. School/District Policies Identification procedures for Gifted Programs that include cut of scores on standardized test. Educators Beliefs Parents who care about their childrens education attend parent-teacher conferences. Educators Beliefs Parents who care about their childrens education attend parent-teacher conferences. Gaps in opportunities present challenges for students and families. Lack of information The students parents dont speak English. I cant communicate with them. Lack of information The students parents dont speak English. I cant communicate with them. School/District Practices Housing New Comers Program in one school in the district. Students attend that school, irrespective of their neighborhood. School/District Practices Housing New Comers Program in one school in the district. Students attend that school, irrespective of their neighborhood.
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- Diverse Perspectives About Parent Teacher Role
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- Barriers to School-Family Partnerships
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- Culturally responsive family engagement includes three key qualities: 1. Focusing on building trusting, collaborative relationships among teachers, families, and community members 2. Recognizing, respecting, and addressing families' strengths and needs, as well as class and cultural differences 3. Embracing a philosophy of partnership where power and responsibility are shared
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- Appreciative Model of Diverse Families
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- Transcending Barriers
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- Inviting facilities Availability and Time Two-way communication with Families Varied and frequent opportunities for positive interactions Engaging families in their students learning experiences Establishing a welcoming and family friendly school community
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- To effectively partner with diverse families, educators must become skilled intercultural communicators
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- Understanding differences in communication styles Capacity to address Language Diversity
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- Increasing families accessibility to information
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- Culturally Responsive Strategies to Increase Family-School Partnerships
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- Improving family and school partnerships require a shift in how schools think about family involvement.
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- Tools for Learning
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- Equity exists, in part, to the degree that all students feel they belong, are included, and are empowered.