{"product_id":"new-ways-to-engage-parents-patricia-a-edwards-9780807756713","title":"New Ways to Engage Parents: Strategies and Tools for Teachers and Leaders, K-12","description":"\u003cp\u003eJust as populations change, ideas about how to encourage and work with parents also need to evolve. This practical resource by bestselling author Patricia Edwards provides school leaders and classroom teachers with new and creative ways in which to welcome, encourage, and involve parents. Enacting these types of practices requires a special kind of commitment from teachers and school leaders, which often coincides with a particular kind of mindset about families and one's responsibility to engage them. Educators often develop this mindset as they deepen their understanding of families, literacy\/language, culture\/race\/class, and themselves. Edwards pulls these understandings together and presents them in a straightforward, concise, and easy-to-use guide that is perfect for professional learning communities and teacher preparation courses. \u003cem\u003eNew Ways to Engage Parents \u003c\/em\u003eis essential reading for all educators who care deeply about working with a wide range of parents in today's schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBook Features: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e A clear view of the changing community demographics and what that means for teachers and administrators. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Strategies for communicating with parents, including the use of technology.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The best times to make contact with parents.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Examples of how to bring parents together for meaningful activities.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The importance of understanding parental constraints and the need to meet them halfway.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Approaches for overcoming \"school ghosts\" as well as negative histories and perceptions in the community.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Additional resources available online, including an extended example of a parent-teacher-student conference.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patricia A. Edwards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807756717\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807756713\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Teachers College Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Patricia A. Edwards","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45934347059455,"sku":"9780807756713","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a126a2dd-3914-4926-a566-3cd5fac083fd.jpg?v=1721790958","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/new-ways-to-engage-parents-patricia-a-edwards-9780807756713","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}