1. COMMUNICATING WITH PARENTS AND STUDENTS RUSS PETERS – WESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL

2. OBJECTIVES – WE WILL BE ABLE TO: IDENTIFY WHY COMMUNICATION WITH STUDENTS AND PARENTS IS IMPORTANT IDENTIFY STRATEGIES AND RESOURCES TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TEACHERS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS

3. TODAY’S AGENDA DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF PARENT AND STUDENT COMMUNICATION SHARE SOME INFO, STRATEGIES AND IDEAS ON EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION WITH PARENTS AND STUDENTS PERSONAL REFLECTION

4. RUSS PETERS COON RAPIDS CARDINALS – TEACHER SULLIVAN CHARGERS – TEACHER MARYVALE PANTHERS – TEACHER LINDBERGH EAGLES – DEAN OF STUDENTS WESTVIEW KNIGHTS – ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

5. IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION BRAINSTORM WITH YOUR GROUP WHY COMMUNICATION WITH PARENTS AND STUDENTS IS IMPORTANT TO EDUCATION BE READY TO SHARE YOUR IDEAS

6. IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION ALLOWS FOR DEEPER CONNECTION WITH OTHERS. MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING LEADS TO BETTER CONNECTION WITH PEOPLE. BETTER CONNECTION WITH PEOPLE FULFILLS OUR HUMAN NEED FOR BELONGING AND LOVE. FULFILLING ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT NEEDS (BELONGING) LEADS TO A MORE SATISFYING LIFE.

7. STUDENT SUCCESS HURDLES TO STUDENT SUCCESS: HOME LIFE, LEARNING DISABILITIES, PAST EXPERIENCES IN SCHOOL NO EXCUSES (WE CAN OVERCOME TOGETHER) WE CAN CONTROL HOW STUDENTS FEEL IN OUR CLASSROOM WE CAN CONTROL WHETHER OR NOT STUDENTS WILL LEARN IN OUR CLASSROOM WE CAN CONTROL WHETHER OR NOT WE GIVE PARENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE INFORMED ABOUT THEIR STUDENT

8. VIDEOS! BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS: SHARING PASSION WITH STUDENTS IN WHAT WAYS DO YOU SEE MR. VAN DYCK CONNECTING WITH INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS? WHAT PERSONAL EXPERIENCES CAN YOU DRAW UPON TO BETTER UNDERSTAND YOUR STUDENTS? HOW DOES FOCUSING ON ONE POSITIVE ELEMENT DISCOURAGE NEGATIVE BEHAVIORS?

9. VIDEOS! CREATING A "COMFORTABLE" CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT HOW DOES MR. VAN DYCK USE PROXIMITY AND VOICE CONTROL TO ENCOURAGE DESIRED BEHAVIORS? WHAT EVIDENCE DO YOU SEE OF A POSITIVE CLASSROOM CULTURE? IN WHAT WAYS IS A SENSE OF BELONGING ENCOURAGED IN THIS CLASSROOM?

10. ARTICLES (A, B, C, D) READ INDIVIDUALLY AND BE READY TO SHARE PICK 3-5 TAKE AWAYS FROM THE ARTICLE

11. EXPLICITLY TEACH STUDENTS WHAT YOU NEED FROM THEM BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS (YOU KNOW HOW TO BEHAVE!?!) ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS CODE SWITCHING FREQUENT REMINDERS

12. KEEPING PARENTS INFORMED COMMUNICATE POSITIVES (4 TO 1) SYNERGY- PARENT VUE EMAIL PHONE CALLS MAIL (POST CARDS, LETTERS) TECHNOLOGY

13. USING TECHNOLOGY REMIND – ONE WAY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TEACHERS AND USERS (PARENTS AND STUDENTS) BLACKBOARD- TWO WAY COMMUNICATION FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, INCLUDING POSTING AND TURNING IN ASSIGNMENTS

14. REFLECTION WHAT ARE TWO TO THREE IDEAS THAT YOU FOUND INTERESTING OR HELPFUL?