Category: Parent Communication
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Data-driven conferences with parents
When preparing for parent-teacher conferences, it’s crucial to gather and understand data to effectively communicate a student’s progress and needs. Provide standardized testing data, grade-level goals, student work examples, and actionable steps for parents. Acknowledge student strengths and involve parents in identifying and addressing academic and behavioral challenges. Ensure parents…
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Effective Classroom Organization: Parent Communication Folders Guide for Teachers
An effective teacher-parent communication relies heavily on consistency. This is particularly important in terms of student work and papers, which teachers need to send home regularly. Managed through “Thursday Folders”, a blend of newsletters, announcements, progress reports, and student work are given to parents. However, managing these folders could be…
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Division Made Easy: A Step-by-Step Guide to Partial Quotient Division
This math teacher shares a new approach to teaching division, called partial quotient division, which focuses on breaking problems into smaller, manageable pieces. It’s proved effective since students only need to master basic multiplication and addition concepts. However, the method can be controversial among parents accustomed to traditional long division.…
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How to Encourage Positive Behaviors: A Unique Student of the Day System
Welcome! Today, I want to share a brilliant classroom management strategy that I didn’t invent myself – I’m not that creative or wise! I learned this invaluable trick from a seasoned teacher when I was just starting my teaching career. While I can’t claim it as my own, I can…
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Entering the Murky Sea of Parent Communication and Coming out without Shark Bites! *Freebie included*
Discover the power of proactive parent communication in the classroom. As a former teacher, I’ve found that reaching out early, celebrating student successes, and using tech tools like Loom and Bloomz can transform classroom management and build positive parent-teacher partnerships. Embrace proactive communication for a successful learning journey!
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