1. Week 3 – Discussion 1

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Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

PartnershipsDiscern what Hjalmarson (2011) means when she states, “Rather than expecting parents to adapt to us, we need to create a parent involvement system that meets parents’ diverse needs” (p. 45).

Do you recall, as a K-12 student, certain educators who provided leadership in partnership activities?  Please give specific examples about those partnerships.  Describe those partnerships.  How did they impact your educational experience? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. 

 2. Week 3 – Discussion 2

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Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

Leadership Roles Who should take the leadership role in organizing outreach programs to the parents, the family, and the community?  What specific strategies would you employ? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. 

Week 3 – Journal

3. Epstein’s Six

Using the Journal tab, reflect and respond to the following question:

Thinking about the readings and your authentic personal experience, based on Epstein’s six types of involvement interactions, which ones have you observed?

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4.  Week 3 – Assignment  Exploring the Role of Parents

Effective parent-school relationships begin with classroom teacher and individual parents. While parents clearly know their children best, as education professionals, classroom teachers need to take the lead in establishing and maintaining these relationships. Moreover, the most effective relationships take the form of a partnership between parent and teacher/school. This partnership arrangement is of the most benefit to the student.

In a two- to five-page paper (not including the title page and reference page), describe the steps necessary to establish and maintain an effective parent-teacher relationship through addressing the following:

• Describe the role of parents and teachers in developing and utilizing an effective parent/teacher relationship. 
• Explain how each party knows whether or not the relationship is effective, including criteria used to determine this. 
• Describe how students benefit from this relationship. 

Be sure to include at least three scholarly sources (not including your textbook), cited and referenced according to APA as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center, to support your ideas.

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