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Ways To Communicate With Families - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Classes that offer information on how to help their students at home, how to help their students read, how to help with school projects, etc.
        *Take a poll and ask parents what kind of workshop they would attend.
    - - Example: during technology unit you can invite a parent in who has a drone and have them show the students how to use it and what people use drones for.
    - - Example: class trip to a family farm to learn about agriculture.
    - - This gives the students a sense of ownership and the parents get to see the outcome of their students' work at home and in the classroom.
- - - - Zoom
      - Skype
      - Google Hangouts
      - Messenger
      - Facetime
    - - Google Voice is a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) service that allows you to create an alternate phone and merge it with your personal phone number to call and text from. This is a great tool to use to avoid giving your personal phone number to parents.
    - - Email
      - Whatsapp
      - Viber
      - Telegram
      - WeChat
- - - - Generally, parents want more communication, a voice, and some tailoring to the individual student. Source: WISH Education Foundation
      - Have a Conversation
      - Interview Parents
      - Conduct a Survey
  - - - Create a clear outline for each activity
        
        What is the format?
        
        What is the structure?
        
        What is the process?
        
        What are the learning outcomes?
      - Help students work towards individual goals
        
        With Synchronous instruction
        
        Share with parents effective strategies for learning and engagement
        
        Co-develop strategies that will work for the individual families
        
        When moving back to in-person learning, maintain effective strategies
        
        Breakout Rooms
        
        Communication Platforms
        
        Collaboration
        
        During typical activities at home
        
        Brainstorm creative ways to attain learning outcomes in daily life
        
        Integrate goals into things students enjoy
        
        Align goals with natural daily life activities
  - - - First-Then Charts
      - Task Schedules
      - Benchmarks
      - Anchor Charts
    - - Access to learning management
      - How to turn in assignments
      - Links to meeting notes
      - Links for platforms
        
        Maintain the use of effective platforms when returning to the classroom
      - Links to online resources that appeal to students' strengths
  - - - Being flexible and designing a program of study that enables the parents and students to be successful