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Tips for Parent Teacher Conferences
Parent-teacher conferences can be stressful for all involved. As a teacher, it is our job to set the tone and mood of the conferences. Here are some tips for your next parent-teacher conference! Know the Schedule Ahead of Time Before conferences start, make sure you know what parents are coming in and have information about their child ready. Teachers, especially at the secondary level, have a lot of students to remember. But parents don’t always get this. So if you are in a meeting and it seems like you’re struggling to remember who the child is, it is going to leave the parent confused and possibly annoyed or disappointed. …
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Things to Include In Your Classroom Website
So you want to start a classroom website? Here are a few things that you should consider before you begin, and what information you should consider including. Tip to Consider: How Often Will You Update? It is easy to go into creating a classroom website and think that you are going to update it every day. But, you know yourself better than anyone else does. Truly, do you think you will be able to maintain that standard? For some people, it is easy. Just add it to your daily routine and BAM! But for others, it is just impractical. When you are planning out your website, keep your updating timeline…
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Why I Email Parents Everyday
In the past, I have shared other posts about parent communication (see: 5 Things to Remember when Talking to Parents and Using Social Media for Parent Communication. To have a successful special education classroom or any classroom for that matter. Having a positive relationship with parents is so important. So I am going to tell you why I email parents EVERY DAY! That’s too much! I know, it sounds crazy to email parents every day, but it is a simple email every afternoon. I send home a mass email with all of the need to know information. Every day, I send home an email with that day’s homework and any other valuable information. …
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Ways to Use Social Media for Parent Communication
Communication As teachers, we are continually trying to find ways to use all this new technology to benefit our classrooms. One strong way to implement technology is to use it to strengthen parent communication. Most parents enjoy knowing what is going on in their child’s class, seeing the projects, and fun activities, while also knowing ahead of time about upcoming tests, quizzes, and projects. Twitter Twitter is the social media tool that I see used most often for parent communication. Twitter is a website that allows you to share pictures and information in small amounts. Your “tweets” are limited to 140 or 280 characters. Twitter is excellent for just sending…
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Parent Communication: 5 Things to Remember
One of the biggest parts of our job, and sometimes one of the most difficult parts of our job, is talking to parents. Parent communication can be stressful. Usually, when parents contact us, it is not for something positive. They usually contact us when they are upset or confused about something. We must maintain a strong home/school relationships because this will significantly benefit the student. It is important that, to the best of our abilities, home and school are on the same page. When you’re dealing with parents, try some of the following tips: They just want to be heard Sometimes parents, or people in general, often just need to…
