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Module 5 Unit 4 Activity 2 communicating results to parents, Personal…

- - - - Negative experiences when interacting in parent-teacher meetings.
        
        A parent told me that her child's visual arts talents were not being discovered.
        
        The student complained emotionally at the parent-teacher meeting that the teacher's feedback to the parents did not conform to his reality.
        
        A parent told me that her child would no longer study art because of my art class.
        
        The parents were dissatisfied and left the parent-teacher meeting halfway without saying goodbye.
      - Positive experiences when interacting in parent-teacher meetings.
        
        As a visual art teacher, I got lots of approval in parent-teacher meetings about how I instructed their children to make beautiful artworks.
        
        A parent brought her child to the parent-teacher meeting, and her child came to thank me because her child liked my teaching style very much.
        
        After the parent-teacher meeting, the parents asked to take a photo with me with the whole family.
        
        The parent was moved to tears because I told her that her child has grown so much. Slowly became a good boy.
  - - - Didn't contact with the parents for a long time, every time you connect with the parents it's because of the student's negative behaviours.
        
        Didn't know anything else besides the student's scores.
        
        Tell the behaviors of student A to B's parents.
        
        Didn't response parents' email.
        
        Didn't update students' behaviours, especially after you talked the negative behaviours with parents.
    - - I found that there are mainly two effective ways of teachers-parents communication according to my experience.
        A-Share positive/negative behaviors of students with parents via email/videos, we use the classdojo to share the school stories with parents. It should be noted that when sharing negative behaviors, please make sure to send the negative behaviors of the student to his/her parents only.
        B-Schedule a face-to-face conference with parents, make a phone call at least, if a student has multiple negative behaviors within two consecutive weeks, show your cares and concerns but never judge the student.
- - - - Lichao
        
        On time.
        
        Review your parent-teacher meetings schedule list.
        
        Know your parents and students in advance.
        
        Follow school dress code.
        
        Polite language.
        
        Keep smiling.
        
        Listen patiently to students' parents.
        
        Answer what is asking.
        
        Provide school official contact information.
    - - Do ask parents to share concerns prior to their conference. If you have this information ahead of time, you will be better prepared to answer questions during the conference.
        
        Do display student work. Parents like to see what students are working on.
        
        Emphasize the positive. Show parents you really know and care about their students by providing some examples of student strengths.
        
        Do keep the focus on the student. Your time is limited. Veering off topic isn’t productive.
        
        Do recommend resources. Have a handout prepared that includes resources for all students (websites, apps, books, activities, etc.).
  - - - Interrupt the parent's speaking.
        
        Say I don't know.
        
        Say too much.
        
        Say negative side only.
        
        Comment on parents' dress.
    - - Don't talk about other students, even if parents bring them up. Parent-teacher conferences are a very short and meaningful time for parents to discuss their child. Try to keep the focus on how their child is doing, not comparing him/her to anyone else or discussing a social conflict that happened in school.
        
        Don't forget that it's a team effort. Though you may know their child well as a student, the parents have known them their whole life. You need their support just as much as they need yours. Don't be afraid to ask what works for them at home or if they have any insight on their child regarding a certain behavior/situation. If they are also struggling with the same issues, then as a team you can make a plan on how to respond to make it consistent across environments.
        
        Don't do all of the talking. Invite parents to ask questions and provide feedback.
        
        Don't forget the data! Whether it’s your computer, a student data folder, or printed test results, keep it handy for easy access during a conference. Seeing a student’s progress in graph form can be helpful for parents.
        
        Don't make assumptions. If you speculate about what happens outside of school, you create a tense atmosphere and parents may feel defensive.
- - - - At the beginning, we communicated with each other by email, and then we switched to Wechat to communicate with each other about the detailed requirements of the assignment. We agreed to choose the first scenario as our assignment direction.
        
        Since we have different working hours, when we communicate on wechat. Lichao first found a real student of mine as a blueprint based on the existing information of the school.
        
        We had a brainstorm together, such as discussing what strategies are conducive to promoting the dialogue between teachers and parents, discussing matters needing attention before, during and after the parents' meeting, and discussing how to make plans for students' future study improvement when communicating with parents.
        
        Janine created a Coggle document, a platform for us to share our past experiences of parent-teacher conferences.
        
        Later, Janine designed the dialogue letters for teachers and parents based on the student information I provided and the scenario we selected.
        
        Then we used the Tencent conference to communicate again. Together, we created the DEMO teacher-parent conference.