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The Bad Kangaroo By Arnold Loebel

Summer Institute Standard 4: The School Community “Community Building Starts at Home” Alma C. Powell. The Bad Kangaroo By Arnold Loebel. Parent Involvement Research. Investigated: phone and written communications attendance at school functions classroom volunteering

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The Bad Kangaroo By Arnold Loebel

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  1. Summer InstituteStandard 4: The School Community“Community Building Starts at Home”Alma C. Powell

  2. The Bad Kangaroo By Arnold Loebel

  3. Parent Involvement Research • Investigated: • phone and written communications • attendance at school functions • classroom volunteering • attending parent conferences • homework assistance • home educational enrichment • involvement in school decision making

  4. Research Outcome Focus • General Achievement • Achievement in specific curricular areas • IQ scores • Attitudinal outcomes • Behavioral outcomes

  5. Research Says That… • The more intensively a parent is involved, the more beneficial the achievement effects. • Working directly with children on learning activities at home is most effective. • Active support has the greatest impact, ie. attend events, help in class, go on field trips, etc. • Training and orientation enhance the effectiveness. (Little better than lot.) • A variety of ways to be involved leads to most successful parent involvement programs.

  6. Role of the Parents • Parental Involvement …supports students’ learning, behavior, and attitudes, regardless of factors such as parents’ income, educational level, and whether employed or not. Otherwise, involvement of parents who are well-to-do, or those who have larger amounts of time have no greater impact than those from less-advantaged parents.

  7. Role of Parents • Parents as Partners • Communication between parent, school, student is dynamic • Advocates for change within community and school • Parenting skills are promoted • Parents become valuable volunteers • Share in decision making

  8. Demographics say:The WorldThe world’s population continues to grow, but more slowly, becoming more ethnically diverse and ethnically mixed.

  9. The United States The 2000 Census- U.S. population is 281 million. Growing faster than any time since the 1960s. Increased immigration, higher birth rates, and a baby boom “echo” have fueled this from 1990-2000.

  10. Percentage of children reported to be multiracial is up 3x’s greater than adults • By 2050, 21% of American’s will be claiming mixed race ancestry.

  11. Indiana • 87.5 % White • 8.4% African American • 3.5% Hispanic

  12. Income Average • IN $35,900 • US $38,100 Poverty • IN 8.8% • US 13.3%

  13. Typical Number of Words Children Hear/Hour by Family Status • Welfare 616 • Working Class 1,251 • Professional 2,153

  14. Questions about Practices and Conditions in Educational Environment

  15. FOCUS

  16. IN SPITE OF THEORYStructured, data based “IN SPITE OF THEORY”Data based conversations can help shift teachers’ attitudes away from a negative focus on what’s beyond their control to a constructive attitude about what they can do for students “in spite of….”

  17. Common Mistakes • Too much complacency • Failing to create a strong leadership team • Underestimate the power of the vision • Failing to create short term wins • Neglecting to anchor change in culture

  18. Teaching in a Professional Learning Community • Emphasis on learning rather than teaching • Emphasize active student engagement with significant content • Focus on student performance and production • Collaborate with colleagues • Teachers are students of teaching and consumers of research • Function as leaders

  19. References • www.schottfoundation.org • Harold Hodgkinson- 2004 Minority Awareness Conference- IN • DuFour/Eaker- Professional Learning Communities at Work • 2000 Census Data • Institute for Education and Social Policy-www.nyu.edu/iesp • Poverty by Ruby Payne • http://www.nwrel.org/scpd/sirs/3/cu6.html

  20. Have a great 2005-2006school year!

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