Parent Meetings: Creative Ways to Make Them Meaningful

Autor/in	Stephens, Karen
Titel	Parent Meetings: Creative Ways to Make Them Meaningful
Quelle	In: Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, (2007) 175, S.85-88 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0164-8527
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Parents; Adult Learning; Parent Teacher Cooperation; Meetings; Parent School Relationship; Child Rearing; Cooperative Planning; Family Environment; Environmental Influences; Educational Technology; Fathers; Mothers; Cognitive Style; Creativity; Parent Teacher Conferences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Eltern; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Parent teacher relation; Parent-teacher cooperation; Parent-teacher relation; Parent-teacher relationship; Parent teacher relationship; Eltern-Lehrer-Beziehung; Meeting; Tagung; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Kindererziehung; Familienmilieu; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Unterrichtsmedien; Mother; Mutter; Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; Kreativität
Abstract	This article shares a bevy of ways to make parent meetings successful--in a meaningful way. It presents some guidelines to keep in mind when planning parent meetings: (1) survey parents on what they want to learn about or discuss regarding childrearing or family life; (2) include parents in planning meetings; (3) find motivating ways to get parents through the door; (4) set the physical stage for success; creature comforts count; (5) occasionally vary the meeting day; (6) put technology to work; (7) intentionally include fathers as well as mothers; (8) allow enough time for parents to process dialogue and information; (9) plan for adult learning styles; (10) infuse training with unexpected creativity, uniqueness, and fun; and (11) provide short and jargon-free take-home materials and handouts. Some specific ideas for meaningful and creatively engaging parent meetings are also presented. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10