Establishing a strong bond with the families of your students is vital. Good and frequent communication is key. Some of our Really Good Teachers share how they nurture the bonds between home and school in the tips below.
Making Home-School Connections Through Technology
In the dark ages of education, before the Internet, Twitter, Facebook, and Google Classroom, we teachers essentially had two modes of communication with parents: the telephone and newsletters. If you go back to the Stone Age, those newsletters were often copied on a mimeograph machine (admit it, some of you remember those days)! While acceptable,…
Create a Welcoming Classroom for ELL Families
Guest post by Lori Wolfe, Fun to Teach August is here and it is time to prepare for the new school year. If you have second language learners in your classroom there are many things you can do, before school starts, to welcome families and students back to school!