• Watch the Unit 2 Lecture. (Read the transcript)

Discussion:

Your reading assignment for this unit outlines the importance of family involvement to student success. However, the challenge for teachers is how to develop collaborative relationships with culturally diverse families.

1. Discuss the Family Systems Model and how this model can guide teachers in developing strategies for establishing collaborative relationships with parents and families.
2. Describe some of the proactive and reactive strategies that can be used to develop these collaborative relationships.
3. Contrast family involvement with family engagement and discuss how a teacher might encourage family engagement through communication. What impact does family engagement have on student success?
4. Identify the three components of academic optimism. How does academic optimism impact teacher effectiveness?

Guided Response Posts:

In your first response to a peer, propose a reactive strategy that a teacher can use, that is different from any your peer suggested, to promote collaborative relationships with parents. Discuss how this reactive strategy will work to promote such collaborations.

In your second response to a peer, suggest a way that parents can encourage academic optimism in their children’s teachers. Provide an example illustrating this approach.

Reading and Resources

Read the following:

Chapter 3 in Behavior and Classroom Management in the Multicultural Classroom: Proactive, Active, and Reactive Strategies: “Collaborating with Parents and Families”

Chapter 3 examines the family and how family relationships, systems, and functions impact student success. You will discover strategies that can be used to increase family engagement in the school life of students, and how family engagement contributes to academic progress. You will also begin to explore standards of professional conduct that must be adhered to when working with students’ families.

TEXTBOOKS

Shepherd, T.L., Linn, D. (2015) Behavior and Classroom Management in the MulticulturalClassroom: Proactive, Active, and Reactive Strategies. SAGE Publications, Inc,

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