1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Demonstration

8. Effectiveness
Null rejected at 5 and 1 percent

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

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

11. Credits
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