Course | Encouraging Family Engagement: Through Effective Communication & Home-to-School Connections

(12 Hours) This course will cover the values (both social-emotional and academic) of building strong home-to-school connections. Participants will learn strategies for building connections and keeping parents engaged, with a focus on clear, frequent, and positive communication. The course will also discuss how to address many of the challenges teachers may face from seemingly disengaged families.

Course Objectives:

- Learn the value of building strong home-to-school connections
- Learn strategies to keep families engaged in their child’s education
- Learn strategies for open, effective, and positive communication with families
- Learn how to address the challenges you may face from seemingly disengaged families

What You Will Learn

Family engagement is the process of making purposeful home-to-school connections so that family members play an active role in their child’s education. In this course, you will learn the value of building strong home-to-school connections. You will also learn numerous strategies to keep families engaged in their child’s education and strategies to encourage open, effective, and positive communication with families. Finally, you will learn how to address the challenges you may face from seemingly disengaged families. In addition to the presentations included with this course, you will also be provided with dozens of resources, templates, and ready-to-use parent communication tools to help you establish better engagement with your students’ families.

Course Guiding Question

What can I do as a teacher or administrator to build connections with and encourage regular and purposeful engagement from my students’ families?

Topics Covered and General Course Outline

Section 1 – The Importance of Family Engagement?
Section 2 – Clear Communication
Section 3 – Family Education
Section 4 – Special Events
Section 5 – School Governance
Section 6 – Overcoming Barriers

Credit

At the conclusion of the course, you will receive a certificate for 12 Professional Development Hours (Clock Hours, CPEs).

Credit may be available for this course and may vary by country or institution. Please verify eligibility with Model Teaching.

This course is Pre-Approved in the following states for License Renewal and Continuing education:

Texas – CPE’s, TEA-Approved
New York CTLE’s – NYSED-Approved
Pennsylvania DOE – ACT 48-Approved
Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) – Approved
Nevada DOE
Tennessee
Other States As Well

If you do not see your state listed here, this course may be pre-approved in your state as well. Chat with Model Teaching or leave a ticket for their recommendations.