Category Archives: community
Back-to-School
Every year, back-to-school brings reawakening to its community with new students, teachers, and potential. It’s back to school time again. I don’t mean pre-back-to-school time, as in the two last weeks of August where you are getting your last taste of summer, going to some meetings, and setting up classrooms. Now, we really are back-to-school [...]
Networking, Not Just for Business Anymore
When you think networking, you are picturing men and women in a conference room wearing suits, chatting and exchanging business cards. Well, let me expand your notions of networking to include you and your colleagues. First, the definition…Networking is a socioeconomic activity by which groups of like-minded professionals recognize, create, or act upon opportunities. As [...]
Using Social Media in the Classroom: A Parent’s Perspective
When we went to school, parents were mainly “locked out” of the classroom except for back-to-school nights and parent/teacher conferences. As such, students served as filters between parents and the classroom. Teachers sent notes home through students, and at every dinner table parents would ask, “So, Honey, how was school today?” Then, children would report [...]
Putting Parents First in Parent-Teacher Conferences
At this time of year, when some people are thinking about football and turkeys, parents and teachers are turning their attention toward a different yearly ritual: conferences. As they are commonly known, parent-teacher conferences allow for a perfect meshing of education and community, and parents should utilize this opportunity to its fullest extent. After all, [...]
Commeducation Blog: Tutoring the Community on Education
Last week, you were introduced to Commeducation by me esteemed colleague, Smarty Richard Steeves. Rich eloquently espoused the benefits of parent communication with teachers and other schools staff. Parents need to see themselves as the Executive Director of their child’s educational team. As such, they must be in close communication with teachers and school staff. [...]