Ece 497 Final Power Point

Rodney E.
McLean ECE 497 Professor Zaur February 9, 2014
- More than 33.5 million 10-17-year-olds make up almost 12 % of the population - Less than two-thirds of teens live with both parents
(Dryfoos, J. & Barkin, C., 2006)
CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS

Seek to assume a shared responsibility for the student Value parents ideas and opinions Assure parents of support Keep parents informed Offer help when needed Seek to develop a plan that will involve all parties in hopes of allowing the student the best outcome in education
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. (Nelson Mandela)
THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKING TOGETHER TOWARD A QUALITY EDUCATION

- About one-fourth of 8th and 12th graders can barely read
- About one-fourth of 8th and 12th graders can barely do math

- The unofficial rate of 9th graders not completing school is 32% - Poverty seems to be the key correlate of high schools with high drop-out rates (Dryfoos & Barkin, 2006) - Two-thirds of teachers surveyed (Dervarics & OBrien, 2011 ) believed that their students would perform better in school if their parents were more involved in their childs education, while 72% of parents say children of uninvolved parents sometimes fall through the cracks in schools (Dervarics & OBrien, 2011).
MESOSYSTEM FROM BRONFENBRENNERS ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM

QUESTION:
Urie Bronfenbrenner was a Russian American psychologist who was known for developing an Ecological Systems Theory . In this system, he describes the Mesosytem which directly correlates the family experience with the school experience. So what does all of this mean?
Answer:
- Each tier of the Ecological Systems Theory has entities that will impact the childs future. - The second tier, or Mesosystem, includes a childs home life, school, and neighborhood. Each of these will work together to form the child. If a child is ignored at home, he could possibly have distrust when it comes to teachers which will directly affect his schoolwork.
Help all families establish home environments that will support children/teens as students By providing the parents the support they need, they will be better equipped to help their children learn new concepts in school whether it be math, reading, or other subjects. Implementation of ideas: After taking polls of parents as to where they need extra guidance in helping their children, we would see what weak spots were found. We would then implement workshops to aide in those weaknesses.
Communication between school and home is essential Effective communication between the
parent and teacher will enable the child to know that both want equal success for them. This will push the child to want to perform the work-at-hand and do it to the best of their ability. Each week, assessments will be made for each child in the classroom. This will allow the parent to see where their childs strengths and weaknesses are. Along with the assessments will be goals for the student to reach the following week as well as homework to help that child reach those goals. The parents will then need to sign off on the papers by the following week . This will allow the teacher to make sure the parent knows what is going on in the classroom.
fundraising
Being a constant in a child/teens life gives them a sense of someone who cares enough to see them succeed. Volunteer efforts within the school should not stop at the elementary levelthere are plenty of things to do at higher levels as well. Chaperone for school events
Concession stands
Allow parents the opportunity to sit in the classroom once every couple of weeks if they so desire. Give them ample opportunity to help in areas they wish to help in.
Provide information as well as ideas that will allow families to understand how they can help their child with school. This will include homework helper sheets as well as websites and contact information. This type of involvement influences a childs learning and development by having a parent that will understand how to help their child with concepts learned.
Since the school has curriculum that is cohesive across the board, special parent sheets can be made to align with each unit being taught.
Involve parents in school decisions as well as developing leaders and groups.

. Have weekly PAC (Parent Association Children) meetings each week. For each meeting, assign different members various tasks that would directly affect different programs within the school using monies raised through this group. That way all is involved in decisions
This type of involvement will influence a childs learning and development by potentially providing he or she with better curriculum as well as technology. The parents would have a say in school decisions and be included in how things are operated.
One idea that could be implemented is to have new parent leaders each semester instead of for the complete school year. This would allow new ideas as each has a unique perspective on things.
This type of involvement influences a childs learning and development in two ways. Collaborating with the community will raise awareness of what the schools needs are which could bring in monetary assistance. This would allow the school to invest in things that will be useful to struggling students such as extra curriculum, or possibly tutors within the district. Secondly, this type of involvement would also allow a closer bond to form within the community. Having a school fair and inviting employers within the community to be a part of it would allow students and families to become acquainted with each company. This would also allow the company to see where the school could use assistance as well as allowing the school the opportunity to network with not only the employer, but the employees as well.
REFERENCES
Dervarics, C. & O'Brien, E. (2011) Back to school: how parent involvement affects student achievement. Retrieved from: http://www.centerforpubliceducation.org/Main-Menu/Publiceducation/Parent-Involvement/Parent-Involvement.html Dryfoos, J. & Barkin, C. (2006) Adolescence: Growing up in America today. Oxford Press. NY:NY ISBN: 13 978-0-19-517961-3 Simmons, B. (2002). Facilitative Conferences: Parents and Teachers Working Together. Clearing House, 76(2-), 88-93.

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Rodney E.

McLean ECE 497 Professor Zaur February 9, 2014

CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS

THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKING TOGETHER TOWARD A QUALITY EDUCATION

- About one-fourth of 8th and 12th graders can barely do math

MESOSYSTEM FROM BRONFENBRENNERS ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM

Involve parents in school decisions as well as developing leaders and groups.

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