Parents as teachers

What Makes a Parent Love a Teacher ... and it's not what you might think! Read this terrific post by Jennifer Gonzalez to find out what really matters to parents. Be sure to download her free "deep data" chart for organizing your student data!

Teachers, you must send this letter home to parents on the first day of school. It will set the tone with parents for the rest of the year!

November is Family Engagement Month! Here are 20 ideas for increasing parental involvement.

Parent communication is a big deal for our young learners. Our students rely on parent-teacher partnerships that help them grow their skills and feel excited

As a Teacher and a Parent, Here Are 8 Things I Would Never Do

Have parents fill out this Back to School form at Meet the Teacher Night to open a positive line of communication and get to know their child.

It's getting to be that time of year again. Parent-Teacher Conferences (PTCs). I have to say that I love PTCs. Working at the school that I did, it might be the only time I ever saw and actually communicated with the parents of certain students. Yes it meant long days at the school and trying to find a nice way to say "YOU WANT TO SEE PROGRESS?!? TRY WORKING WITH YOUR CHILD AT HOME!!!", but it also meant that parents and I were coming together to try and help their child become better.

What Parents Want - Tips from a Teacher Mom about Parent Communication

Parent Teacher relationships are extremely important for student success, knowing that everyone is on the same team helps students...

I cannot believe that it's already time to start thinking about Parent-Teacher Conferences. We will start scheduling ours tomorrow, and then we will meet with parents