How to Rock Back-to-School Night

Parent Outreach Ideas; What Do Parents Really Want to Know?; Using Tech to Maintain Communication; Student-Led Conferences |

View Online  |  Update Your Preferences   August 26, 2015   Connecting With Families Communicate Care on Back-to-School Night What is the single most important thing that parents want to know? Photo credit: Kevin Jarrett via flickr (CC BY 2.0) Tech Tricks to Liven Up Back-to-School Night Try some of these easy ideas to engage parents and maintain ongoing communication throughout the year. ADVERTISEMENT Making the Most of Back-to-School Communications Make families WANT to engage by using these innovative outreach ideas. Student-Led Conferences: Empowerment and Ownership  VIDEO   Put students in the driver's seat of their parent-teacher conferences to create opportunities for reflection, engagement, and agency. Trending Tips for Parent-Teacher Conferencing 5 Quick Classroom-Management Tips for Novice Teachers Back-to-School Resources for Parents 7 Learning Zones Every Classroom Must Have 13 Common Sayings to Avoid Photo credit: US Department of Education via flickr (CC BY 2.0) 19 Proven Tips for Getting Parents Involved  COMMUNITY   Learn how you can build an engaged parent culture with these helpful ideas.   A SPECIAL EDUTOPIA BLOG SERIES PRESENTED BY   5 Ways to Bring Student Passions to Learning Learn how you can hit it out of the park by piquing students' curiosity and promoting their interests.   GIVEAWAY Prize: IPEVO Edtech Bundle ($367 value!) Deadline: August 30, 2015 FOLLOW EDUTOPIA                     ABOUT US  |  CONTACT US  |  ADVERTISE  |  PRIVACY  | SUBSCRIBE © 2015 George Lucas Educational Foundation, PO Box 3494, San Rafael, CA 94912 To ensure delivery of Edutopia's Weekly Enews, please add edutopia.org to your address book. You can always UPDATE YOUR PREFERENCES or UNSUBSCRIBE.

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