Engaging parents and adult family members in their children’s education is a major key to student success. Your ability to create seamless communication between school and home and to form positive relationships with your students’ caregivers will positively impact classroom interactions and student achievement. This course empowers educators to become true partners with parents. Aligned with the National Family Engagement Standards, educators are invited to consider how they can reinforce many of these basic concepts with their students’ families.
This course is simply a foundation. Many other courses in FamilyU are focused on the specific needs of families. If you are a parent much of this will resonate with you. Answering as a parent, you will gain a better understanding of what you can do as a teacher to engage the parents of your students. In addition, you will be able to recommend first hand this course as a foundational resource for the parents of your students.