As an educator it is my responsibility to not only educate the students, but to give them every possible opportunity I can. This includes taking advantage of every opportunity I can to involve each student's parents in hopes that they will take an active role in their child's education. Just as my Back to School Brochure was an opportunity to initiate this contact, so too, is my Back to School PowerPoint presentation.
Where my Back to School Brochure left off, my PowerPoint presentation picked up. I was able to fully introduce myself to the parents, giving them a brief history of my personal educational background. It was my intention that by getting to know me as person and not just a representation of an educational system that their child participates in, the parents would be more apt to approach me with questions, concerns, or suggestions. By being able to engage the parents, it is my hope that I have a better chance at engaging the students.
A goal of the PowerPoint presentation was also to familiarize the parents with my classroom, a few of the academic highlights, and to demonstrate my proficiency with technological tools. By making the parents aware of the expectations I hold for their children they will be aware of the classroom culture I aim to cultivate. Furthermore, by offering the parents a view of the books we will be reading in class in addition to my planned use of a class website, I providing an opportunity for the parents to involve themselves as much as they can in their child's education. Perhaps by providing this information early in the school year, it will encourage the parents to read the novels along with their child allowing for additional conversations at home.
At the end of the day I am confident that this technological tool helps me as an educator to reach my goals in communicating with the parents of my students. I am hopeful that this tool will also be the spark of inspiration that is needed to generate moments of opportunity and learning between parent and child.
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