Mint Canyon Parent Education/ Mint Canyon Educación Para Padres Claudia López-Gallagher Dr. Donald Fischer and Dr. Miguel Lara Script: Hello, my name is Claudia López-Gallagher. Welcome to my Capstone presentation titled Mint Canyon Parent Education. A website designed for parents and caregivers at the school where I have worked for the last four years. Master of Science in Instructional Science and Technology School of Computing and Design Capstone Fall 2016 California State University Monterey Bay 1

Mint Canyon Elementary student population English Learners Problem Statement Mint Canyon Elementary student population English Learners State test scores Parental involvement Narration: Mostly Hispanic and Spanish speaking Needs analysis of the state test scores and SME reflection Literature demonstrates the benefits of parental involvement

How important/interesting is the problem Impact of parental involvement Reaching out to parents Make learning meaningful Narration: there is a need I am bilingual and I firmly believe in educating parents Learning theories and research have supported my passion to involve parents

Technology everywhere Giving Parents options to be informed My Solution Technology everywhere Giving Parents options to be informed Flexibility is essential Narration: Technology heavy classroom: SmartBoard, google chrome books, etc. in every classroom Parents with smartphones and tablets at home Natural progression to include technology

Accomplishments / Positive Solution The first parent education website in the district Not just for providing information Interactive engages everyone Flexible / minimal expense Potential growth with some limitations Narration: include usability questionnaire responses

Instructional Strategies Learning Theories and Learning Strategies Andragogy Behavioral and Cognitive Principles Gagné’s Conditions of Learning and Nine Instructional Events Chunking Graedler mentioned chunking info Gagné’s ideas are essential for any learning environment

Demonstration

Effectiveness Null rejected at 5 and 1 percent

Conclusion Provides a one-stop shop Enables families to get informed and educated The website can be used by anyone

Last comments Experiences What I have learned Personal impact Future plans Acknowledgements Professors Cohort members

Credits - PowerPoint Template retrieved from: http://www.6ppt-template.com/index.php/green-curve-powerpoint-template/ - Roadrunner clipart retrieved from: http://mintcanyon.sssd.k12.ca.us/pages/MintCanyon - Mint Canyon Parent Education image retrieved from: http://www.mintparents.com/ - Gadget and other clipart made with MS Word by presentation author