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There are other methods and means to improve communication between home and school, parents and teachers. In this section you'll find more advice on this process.




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Communicating With Parents in Pictures - by Jeremy Brunaccioni
When it comes to communicating with parents, I am amazed at how useful a tool a digital camera is. While it is relatively simple to use, a camera had a powerful ability to let me share what’s happening in the classroom — which has helped me increase parents' awareness of what students' are learning every day. (Views So Far 332 )


Creating Effective Teacher-Parent Collaborations - by na
Good take on how teachers, schools can increase collaboration between teacher and parent. One excellent point: It's not the quantity of interactions, but the quality of those interactions that counts. (Views So Far 303 )


Dealing With A Difficult Parent (For Teachers) - by Terry Heick
Twelve principles and perspectives on how teachers can deal more effectively with difficult and demanding parents. (Views So Far 242 )


Delivering difficult news to parents: guidelines for school counselors. - by Richard Auger
For teachers, principals and counsellors, an excellent, indepth analysis of how to deliver difficult news to parents. Formatting is a bit wonky, but worth the read. Lots of academic references and research cited. (Views So Far 623 )


Five Keys to Successful Parent-Teacher Communication - by Barbara Mariconda
While the five communication tips here are basic, I'd bet that teachers, busy as they are with coping with their students, will often forget at least one or two, and they ARE important. Excerpt: The best way to avoid misunderstandings with parents is to have ongoing, clear lines of communication from the beginning. The more you keep them informed about classroom news and include them in school happenings, the more they'll feel like a part of the team. The end result? Parents who are supportive, understanding, and a little less likely to jump to negative conclusions. Here are five ground rules of effective communication with parents: (Views So Far 336 )


Five of the best apps that help teachers communicate with parents - by Nicole Ponsford
Review of five apps that have been created to facilitate communication between teacher and parent. We always look to technical solutions to human problems, and of course, the problem in home school communication is not caused by a lack of machinery or software, so it's not likely to be improved by same. (Views So Far 403 )


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Using Technology (4) new
More and more, schools are using technology to provide an additional channel with which to communicate with parent and the community. While face to face communication is still the best way to interact with parents, technology is effective in communicating factual information, but it's expanding through the use of parental portals. Read more here.