4C: Communicating with Families
This component focuses on communicating with families. Making sure to keep parents or guardians up to date is key. They want to know how their child is doing, so having frequent communication with them is a must. Not only do teachers inform parents about the child, but parents can also inform teachers of something their child is going through, or various behaviors to watch out for.
It is important because families should be involved in their child's learning. Helping build a stronger bond between a student and the parent(s) makes both their lives better. It is also important to keep parents updated and how their child is progressing so the parents can positively reinforce their behavior. Showing the effort to communicate with the families of each student also shows the teacher cares for the students.
It is important because families should be involved in their child's learning. Helping build a stronger bond between a student and the parent(s) makes both their lives better. It is also important to keep parents updated and how their child is progressing so the parents can positively reinforce their behavior. Showing the effort to communicate with the families of each student also shows the teacher cares for the students.
Elements:
- Information About the Instructional Program
- Information About Individual Students
- Engagement of Families in the Instructional Program
Examples of Artifacts
Newsletter Each Week:
This will keep the parents updated on what their child is doing. It can be helpful to the parents when they ask what their child did, because they can help remind them some of the thing they should have done in the past week. |
Remind:
This tech tool sends messages out to both students and parents, reminding them of different events that can come up. |
The Canva Poster I made:
It is an activity that allows students to introduce and draw their family. These can then be hung around the wall for all to see. |
Danielson, C. (2007). Enhancing professional practice a framework for teaching (2nd ed.). Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.