Module 10: What is Family Engagement (4/9-4/15)

Contents

Module Objectives

In this module you will:

  • Reflect upon your family’s involvement and engagement in your education
  • Evaluate practices that support engaging with families
  • Identify how infant teachers can engage with families for infants and toddlers
  • Complete the Tri-Semester Survey: Week 10

Activity #1: Tri-semester Survey Week 10

Complete the Tri-Semester Survey: Week 10.  Submit a photo of the last page of the survey on Blackboard for ECE 209-Seminar (in the Assignments section, under ‘Tri-semester Survey: Week 10’) to earn 0.25 points.

Activity #2: Reflecting on Family Involvement

Reflect on the question below.  Go to FlipGrid (https://flipgrid.com/0b2a98ab your login is your first name as it appears on CUNY First) to answer the following questions:

  1. How was your family involved in your education in pre-k through high school?
  2. What did your teachers and school staff (pre-K through high school) do to involve your family in your education?
  3. What barriers or obstacles prevented your family from being more involved in your education?
  4. What could your teachers and school staff (pre-K through high school) have done to facilitate your family’s involvement in your education?

If you cannot access FlipGrid, CLICK HERE TO POST YOUR RESPONSES

Activity #3: Defining Family Engagement

Read Halgunseth (2009), complete this handout as you read

Family Engagement Halgunseth (2009)

Watch TAPS Partnerships with Families: Part 1 (2012), complete this handout as you watch the video

Cite the reading and video in your answers to the questions below:

  1. Was your family involved in or engaged with your teachers and school staff (pre-K through high school)? Did your family have a partnership with your teachers and school staff? Explain specifically how you know.
  2. Whose responsibility is it to ensure families engage their baby’s program and that  partnerships develop between the families and infant teachers? Why?
  3. How can infant teachers form partnerships with families who have babies? List specific ideas that no one has introduced yet!
  4. What could prevent families from engaging with or partnering with infant teachers and program staff? What can infant teachers do about those barriers?

Respond to 1-2 other comments!

Activity #4: Group Zine Project

Continue working on your Group Zine Project this module.  What should you do?

    1.  Go to your group’s Google folder — I emailed you the link
    2. Look for the document titled “Module 10”
    3. Based on your assigned color, identify your role on the ‘Module 10″ document
    4. Complete the task assigned to your role

As always, please reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns!