#edumatch Archive
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Sunday July 3, 2016
6:00 PM EDT
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Checking in for a little today. Topic?
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Kristi, AP from Texas! Glad to be here!
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Kris from Southwest Florida
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Paul from NJ here. Dean of Behavioral Management/ Special Education teacher What's our focus today?
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Yay! Glad to see you again!
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Scrolling down I saw a question from earlier. Shall we answer it?
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Is on for tonight or offline due to holiday?
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Kerry here--teacher in San Diego. What's the topic?
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Q1: how do we get more "want to " out of our students?
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Thanks for sharing, Cynthia.
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A1: It depends on the student. I believe you must find what DRIVES them and go from there, HOOK! EVERYDAY/lesson
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A1: to motivate we must give them a reason to learn. It needs to be relevant to their lives and learning styles!
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A1. Build relationships. Give Ss --all Ss--an opportunity to shine. Help Ss to see their potential!
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We must also be even more genuinely excited about the process or they will see right through it
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Love it Kristi, if they find content irrelevant or unrelatable you will never move forward. https://t.co/FiiHVQAPE5
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A1: to motivate we must give them a reason to learn. It needs to be relevant to their lives and learning styles!
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Jesse PA guy, Jersey T, aspiring principal. A1: Most important, get to know them, create rememberable experiences.
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bahahaha unofficial moderator
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Love it Kerry. Everybody has the chance to shine. That's an awesome practice. https://t.co/3RwZMa1PpI
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A1. Build relationships. Give Ss --all Ss--an opportunity to shine. Help Ss to see their potential!
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Q2: How do we get reluctant parents to "want to" ?
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A2: Many of my Fs cannot (income, lack of edu., no transportation) I call home to celebrate Ss and share w Fs. Build relationship
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Tough one! We must make them feel welcomed and comfortable in the school and classroom. Invite, communicate
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A2: Communication (easier said than done). I let parents know that we are all on the same team. Cliched-but it takes a village!
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how do you specifically make parents feel comfortable?
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Personally I think parent nights and the like are overrated...they need to be at the schools way more than a few times a year
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A2: (2) I am also extremely involved in the community and my kiddos play sports. The families see me EVERYWHERE and we talk..not
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just about school...about everything and anything :)
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I'm a huge customer service provider and expect all staff to do the same. Smiles, eye contact, handshakes
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Parent involvement must be purposeful and genuine not dictated by a calendar date or tradition.
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That's a pivotal piece most educators miss! Great job!
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Build trust & offer opportunities family fun, learning, & relationship building opportunities. Parental involvement paramount!
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Q3: how do we get reluctant stakeholders such as community leaders to have more "want to"?
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We must model the behavior we expect. https://t.co/ha0bUED6am
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I'm a huge customer service provider and expect all staff to do the same. Smiles, eye contact, handshakes
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A3: We need to ask! Community members want to be involved. Also, start w/ parents. They are part of the community!
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A3: I believe PARTNERSHIP need to be established. Invite them in to speak, make connections, bring events/Ss to their location
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how do you specifically engage parents?
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I am a teacher parent, and as both a teacher and a parent I know it's the right thing, but it sounds exhausting!
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Love this! We need to BUY IN! We can't buy in if we're NOT AROUND!
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We can't ask more of others than we are willing to put out ourselves :)
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What is the vision of your district and to what degree is parent reception/involvement?
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It is! I understand! But we must be proactive and involved as much as we can to set an example!
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A1 Get Ss to plan, organise and deliver a community project and ensure it relates to assessment
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thanks for joining. Do you have a specific project you've used to accomplish this task? What was the outcome?
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A3 Stakeholders are diverse one area I engage are charities with a Ss project to raise funds on their behalf
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excellent. Is this attitude contagious in your school? How have others assisted in your efforts?
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Hi health promotions - and we deliver these to hospitals, primary & secondary schs, in house & in health centres
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feed back from organisations and visitors is highly positive
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excellent area to focus on. There are many branches in the health industry that could lead to future employment.
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do you archive feedback for future reflection?
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Teaching SpEd I found many businesses in the comm. would come in to speak/ lessons 2 the class 1) Banks!They have so much to share
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keep the faith. With positive energy and resilience, parent involvement can improve.
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Finances, how to balance a checkbook, different savings plans, interest rates, loans, etc
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Agree these Ss progression route is on to do degrees related to nursing and health care professionals 1/2
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Love this idea! And the students could also visit the places of business as well! I
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I've had managers from various comps. come in to discuss what they are looking for @ interviews, how to dress/present themselves
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Yes...bc I will be persistent in my efforts!
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Talk about win-win. Do these organizations collaborate with your T's and S's inside the school building also?
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2/2 after completing their degree they have a 95% chance of gaining employment in that sector
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Many guest speakers: 1 was HS athlete who took the wrong path, lost his scholarships and now disabled. Ss begged to hear his story
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does your community offer job placement opportunities in those fields?
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Homeless coalition, family planning, military recruiters. There are so many ppl in the comm that are honored to come in an talk
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I agree this has been my experience as well.
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they do We liaise with the centres, local universities & with the NHS - the latter have held career fairs with us
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all essential skills that are must haves for our S's. Excellent!
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that's essential. Some S's have never tied a tie or have sat in an interview before.
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Now with technology we can connect with practically anyone. It is great!
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love love love when they are left wanting more.
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At a previous school, my c. and I had clothes donated and they did a fashion show "what to/not to"wear for job int
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a network without boundaries. We can travel to unimaginable places because of technology.
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Ss that participated kept the clothing- Most of our kiddos def do not have that type of clothes nor the resources
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these are available too thru volunteering & the NHS offer work shadowing opportunities
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we have a Profesional closet with clothes donated for interviews and formal occasions. It's awesome!
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Basic skills all Ss should have access to!
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OMG! Stealing this idea! No idea why we never thought of that!!!
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does your district employ a job coach?
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this is key and what makes you a strong leader.
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Not anymore-- cut funding and that was on of the cuts
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the phone call home is an amazing yet sadly underutilized tool.
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we must be present and accountable to our buidling and communities.
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Strong leaders have sleeves rolled up ready to do work with their staff.
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No - tutors guide Ss the best they can
