Strengthening the Parent-Teacher Partnership

Strengthening the Parent-Teacher Partnership
Jane Cofie

Partnering with families is as important as knowing your students, and this book supports educators at all grade levels in building effective home-school and parent-teacher relationships. With strategies and resources for productive digital communication, positive conferences, mutually beneficial classroom involvement, and more, this book empowers teachers to collaborate confidently with their students’ families.

Key topics:

Making all parents feel welcome
Understanding a culturally plural classroom
Communicating effectively with families to support student success
Leveraging the power of parent-teacher conferences
Strengthening family connections through parent involvement in the classroom
Conveying the importance of teaching self-discipline
Managing challenging parent encounters/situations
Getting to know and partner with the community