In this session, teachers will actively collaborate about involving parents and creating powerful partnerships with them to increase student achievement. Some specific areas that will be explored include: Benefits and Barriers to Parent Involvement; Understanding family dynamics and characteristics; Personalities, power, and perspective; Understanding stages of grief and helping parents; Communication skills for professionals; Empathy skills; Helping parents understand and interact with new curriculum strategies; Empowering versus enabling; and How to reach and involve more parents.
TESS Component: 4c