Parent Engagement Collaborative 4, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Extending thinking about parent and family engagement.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Joined March 2017
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“Disengaged parents” only exist when educators look outward, seeing the problem as resting with families, not seeing ourselves as part of it. When we look inward at ourselves instead, we see “parents with whom we do not yet have a relationship.” Now, there are things we can do.
Why Those Disengaged Parents in Your School Deserve a Second Look (Opinion) edweek.org/leadership/opinio…
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Parental engagement is built, not wished for: listening, trust, shared decision-making, inclusion, and routines that last.
Full article: parentsinternational.org/par…
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Our Parent Engagement Webinars website of the @UofGlasgow now has 17 recordings of past talks and it's growing every month. Forthcoming webinars are advertised regularly as well gla.ac.uk/schools/education/…
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Saskatchewan, teachers, many of you have deep and long held practises of engaging with parents. Please consider contacting Max and participating in his study. This is important research! @WalkAlongsideSK @CoConstructED
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Reimagining Teacher Education for Authentic Parent Engagement is a great new article by Dr Sandra Ryan mdpi.com/2227-7102/15/9/1228
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Thank you for celebrating #PTHVWeek2025 with us!
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All smiles during #HomeVisits using the #PTHVModel! Thank you for celebrating this special week with us 🫶
#PTHVWeek2025 #PTHVWeek #PTHVWorks
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For many years it has been a professional goal of mine to get published. I can now say after many months of hard work that goal has come to fruition! Thanks to all of my students, colleagues and mentors that I learned from along the way. 🙏💕
mdpi.com/2227-7102/15/9/1148
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That's great that even more articles are coming! The familycentric approach to parent engagement is really important!
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Thanks so much for sharing, @maxantonynewman! I hope everyone will have a look at these wonderful articles and, please know, there are more to come!! @WalkAlongsideSK @CoConstructED @usask @usaskEducation
A Familycentric Approach to Schooling: What It Is, What It Takes, What It Looks Like is a great special issue in @EducSci_MDPI guest edited by @DrDebbiePushor with 10 articles moving the field forward mdpi.com/journal/education/s…
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"The importance of family-school engagement is well-documented. It is especially important for children and families who face stigma based on race, ethnicity, language, sexual orientation, and neurodiversity..."
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(4/4) "[S]ome of the most successful districts understand that family, school and community engagement are key to their overall instructional strategy."
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(3/4) "Students with engaged families have been shown to not only have better attendance rates but also more positive attitudes about learning and higher rates of graduation."
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"Parents want to know a teacher is listening carefully and understands their concern."
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"Regular, open communication is key, where schools listen to the concerns of families and involve them in decision-making processes."
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"If we as a school system meet parents where they are in the community, we literally can change the trajectory for children."
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"#FamilyEngagement also requires deliberate and sustained commitment from the district; it serves students best when it is integrated into a district’s strategic framework."
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Our parent engagement webinar series @UofGEducation now has 14 recordings of past events and two more planned for this academic year gla.ac.uk/schools/education/… This important work continues!
