Communicating with Parents
Setting Learning Goals
Bryan describes the September meeting with parents to set learning goals for the upcoming year.
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Value of Pre-report Card Conferences (Janice)
Janice shares how a pre-report card conference leads to a focus on habits of mind rather than the mark.
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Value of Pre-report Card Conferences (Lois)
Lois speaks to the benefits of conferencing with parents prior to issuing the report card.
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The Child as a Learner
Linda discusses how to ‘hook’ parents into knowing their child as a learner.
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The Value of Online Information
Janice talks about the benefits of parents having on-line access to their child’s performance.
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The Value of a Learning Log
Colin describes how a weekly learning log can be a valuable method of communicating with parents.
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Providing Information
Bryan describes how teachers in his jurisdiction maintain ongoing communication with parents.
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Keeping it Simple
Linda speaks to the need to keep the language simple and direct.
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The Importance of Multi-lingual Support Documents
Bryan describes the development of support documents to help parents understand the language of report cards.
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Modelling Assessment for Learning
Linda describes the process used in her school to help parents understand the difference between assessment for and of learning.
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Assessment for and of Learning (Colin)
Colin explains how a large jurisdiction relies on school based leadership to help parents understand the difference between assessment for and of learning.
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Assessment for and of Learning (Bryan)
Bryan shares how his jurisdiction accessed resources to help parents understand the difference between assessment for and of learning.
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