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Creating conditions for Parent Engagement

Chris Wejr, Principal at a K-6 school in Agassiz, BC. joined us on Parents as Partners on Monday November 26, 2012 to share his experiences and philosophy in working with parents. I know you will really enjoy listening to his presentation.

If you are not familiar with his work, please reaad his blog post “Parent Communication to vs with “. It generated a lot of conversations with both teachers and parents who enjoyed Chris’s refreshing approach in engaging parents in his school. You will hear Chris’s experiences using facebook to communicate and invite parents to join activities at school as well as allowing them to post questions and comments. Some of these conversations on the Facebook page generated Chris’s blog post about split grades. Will my child be OK in a split grade It takes a special principal to openly engage with parents online in a public forum.
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Please listen to Chris’s presentation.
More about Chris: http://about.me/chriswejr

Exciting parent engagement projects created by parents for parents

Parents as Partners is pleased to announce our upcoming show on Monday October 15, 2012 at 4:00PM PT/7:00 PM ET

Tracy Bachellier will be our special guest. Tracy has been self-employed since 1998 and owns two small businesses together with her husband, Dean. She lives in Stratford, Ontario and is the proud mom of three children, Isobel (age 13) and twins, Evelyn and Stuart (age 11). Tracy holds a BA in English, an Honours BA in Psychology and she is currently a part-time student at Wilfrid Laurier University studying for her Master’s of Education. She is also the owner of a sustainable forest and you can often find her and her family playing in their woods near the shores of Lake Huron.

Tracy began in 2004 helping other parents and families navigate the education system by providing assistance, connections, resources, tools and information. Her passion for parent involvement and supporting families with their children’s education grew over the years. Tracy has served as Chair of Hamlet Public School Council, Co-Chair of Stratford Regional School Council (SRSC) and Chair of the Avon Maitland District School Board Parent Involvement Committee (PIC). She has been a part of many parent engagement initiatives including, WeTube: An Interactive Evening for Parents, The Parent Voice Website, several Parent Reaching Out Grants, and Ignite Parents.

Tracy will be sharing some of these exciting projects that have been used in her local Ontario School Board to engage parents.

Join us at 4:00PM PT/7:00 PM ET at http://tinyurl.com/ETTPasp
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We broadcast our show using BlackBoard Collaborate.

Turning Walls Into Windows: Making Learning Trans-”Parent”

Monday June 11, 2012 Aaron Puley – @bloggucation will be the special guest on
Parents as Partners.

Aaron Puley is a K-12 educator and Parent / Student Engagement Consultant with a 21st Century Fluencies Lens for the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) and Secondary (9-12) Teacher (Certified by the Ontario College of Teachers). As a consultant, he works with students, teachers, and parents, building capacity for the improvement of student engagement and achievement by embedding technology into daily teaching and learning to ensure that education is a relevant, collaborative, interactive, and responsive experience for students.

You won’t want to miss Aaron share is role in engaging parents. Few boards in Ontario have taken the step forward to assign a specific person and role in supporting parents. Aaron has some great stories and advice to share so,

Please join us:
DATE: Monday June 11, 2012
TIME: 9:00 PM EDT (GMT-5) Time Zone Converter
LOCATION: http://tinyurl.com/ETTpasp

You can join us in the elluminate room at http://tinyurl.com/ETTpasp The slides, websites and chat conversation will be held in this room. If you have a USB headset with microphone you can come to the mic to ask questions. The room will be open 15 min before the webinar for the orientation on how to participate in a BlackBoard Collaborate meeting room.

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