This module is designed to lead a collaborative group of educators through the process of designing and implementing an event or activity to increase the levels of family and community engagement in schools. The module presents current research supporting family and community involvement in schools. Learners are prepared to recognize potential barriers to increasing family and community involvement and methods to overcome those barriers.
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Keene, Erin

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Whitaker, Alison H.

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Gardner-Webb UniversityDigital Commons @ Gardner-Webb UniversityInstructional Modules for Professional learningResponding to Opportunities and ValuingEducators (IMPROVE)School of Education2017Engaging Families and the Community in SchoolsAlison H. WhitakerGardner-Webb UniversityKathryn PritchardGardner-Webb UniversityErin KeeneGardner-Webb UniversityKim ColemanGardner-Webb UniversityFollow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/improvePart of the Curriculum and Instruction Commons, and the Teacher Education and ProfessionalDevelopment CommonsThis Book is brought to you for free and open access by the School of Education at Digital Commons @ Gardner-Webb University. It has been acceptedfor inclusion in Instructional Modules for Professional learning Responding to Opportunities and Valuing Educators (IMPROVE) by an authorizedadministrator of Digital Commons @ Gardner-Webb University. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@gardner-webb.edu.Recommended CitationWhitaker, Alison H.; Pritchard, Kathryn; Keene, Erin; and Coleman, Kim, "Engaging Families and the Community in Schools"(2017). Instructional Modules for Professional learning Responding to Opportunities and Valuing Educators (IMPROVE). 11.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/improve/11Engaging​ ​Families​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Community​ ​Learning​ ​Module Description This​ ​module​ ​is​ ​designed​ ​to​ ​lead​ ​a​ ​collaborative​ ​group​ ​of​ ​educators​ ​through​ ​the​ ​process​ ​of designing​ ​and​ ​implementing​ ​an​ ​event​ ​or​ ​activity​ ​to​ ​increase​ ​the​ ​levels​ ​of​ ​family​ ​and community​ ​engagement​ ​in​ ​schools.​ ​​ ​​ ​The​ ​module​ ​presents​ ​current​ ​research​ ​supporting family​ ​and​ ​community​ ​involvement​ ​in​ ​schools.​ ​​ ​Learners​ ​are​ ​prepared​ ​to​ ​recognize potential​ ​barriers​ ​to​ ​increasing​ ​family​ ​and​ ​community​ ​involvement​ ​and​ ​methods​ ​to overcome​ ​those​ ​barriers.    Subject​ ​Terms  Family​ ​Involvement  Community​ ​Engagement  Virtual​ ​Open​ ​House School​ ​Business​ ​Partnership School​ ​Family​ ​Night   References  Anderson-Butcher,​ ​D.,​ ​Lawson,​ ​H.,​ ​Bean,​ ​J.,​ ​Boone,​ ​B.,​ ​Kwiatkowski,​ ​A.,​ ​et​ ​al.​ ​(2004).  Implementation​ ​guide:​ ​The​ ​Ohio​ ​Community​ ​Collaboration​ ​Model​ ​for​ ​School Improvement.​ ​Columbus,​ ​OH:   Baker,​ ​T.​ ​L.,​ ​Wise,​ ​J.,​ ​Kelley,​ ​G.,​ ​&​ ​Skiba,​ ​R.​ ​J.​ ​(2016).​ ​Identifying​ ​barriers:​ ​Creating​ ​solutions  to​ ​improve​ ​family​ ​engagement.​ ​​School​ ​Community​ ​Journal​,​ ​​26​(2),​ ​161.  Christenson,​ ​S.,​ ​Palan,​ ​R.,​ ​&​ ​Scullin,​ ​S.​ ​(2009).​ ​Family-school​ ​partnerships:​ ​An​ ​essential  component​ ​of​ ​student​ ​achievement.​ ​​Principal​ ​Leadership​,​ ​​9​(9),​ ​10.  Community​ ​Tool​ ​Box.​ ​(2016).​ ​Section​ ​5.​ ​Developing​ ​an​ ​action​ ​plan.​ ​Retrieved​ ​from  http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/structure/strategic-planning/develop-action-plans/main   Hornby,​ ​G.,​ ​&​ ​Lafaele,​ ​R.​ ​(2011).​ ​Barriers​ ​to​ ​parental​ ​involvement​ ​in​ ​education:​ ​an​ ​explanatory  model.​ ​​Educational​ ​Review​,​ ​​63​(1),​ ​37-52.​ ​doi:10.1080/00131911.2010.488049  Learning​ ​Forward.​ ​(2016).​ ​Standards​ ​for​ ​Professional​ ​Learning​ ​retrieved​ ​on​ ​April​ ​2,​ ​2016​ ​from  http://learningforward.org/standards-for-pofessional-learning#.VxLmBzYrkV    National​ ​Research​ ​Council.​ ​(2000).​ ​​How​ ​people​ ​learn:​ ​Brain,​ ​mind,​ ​experience​ ​and​ ​school  (expanded​ ​edition)​.​ ​Committee​ ​on​ ​Developments​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Science​ ​of​ ​Learning.​ ​J.​ ​D. Bransford,​ ​A.​ ​L.,​ ​Brown,​ ​A.,​ ​&​ ​R.​ ​R.​ ​Cocking​ ​(Eds.),​ ​Washington,​ ​DC:​ ​National Academy​ ​Press.  New​ ​Hampshire​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Education.​ ​(2017).​ ​​Why​ ​family​ ​and​ ​community​ ​involvement​ ​is  important.​ ​​Retrieved​ ​June​ ​14,​ ​2017​ ​from https://www.education.nh.gov/instruction/school_health/health_coord_family.htm  North​ ​Carolina​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Instruction.​ ​​Parent​ ​and​ ​family​ ​involvement:​ ​A​ ​guide​ ​to  effective​ ​parent,​ ​family​ ​and​ ​community​ ​involvement​ ​in​ ​North​ ​Carolina​ ​schools.​ ​​Retrieved on​ ​June​ ​6,​ ​2017​ ​from​ ​http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/parents/toolkit/guide.pdf  Ohio​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Education.​ ​(2016,​ ​January​ ​26).​ ​Framework​ ​for​ ​building​ ​partnerships​ ​among  schools,​ ​families​ ​and​ ​communities.​ ​Retrieved​ ​from http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Other-Resources/Family-and-Community-Engagement/Getting-Parents-Involved/Models-for-Family-and-Community-Engagement  PTA​ ​National​ ​Standards​ ​for​ ​Family-School​ ​Partnerships​ ​Assessment​ ​Guides​​ ​(Publication). (n.d.).  Retrieved​ ​June​ ​10,​ ​2017,​ ​from​ ​PTA​ ​​ ​website: http://s3.amazonaws.com/rdcms-pta/files/production/public/National_Standards_Assessment_Guide.pdf   School​ ​Community​ ​Network.​ ​(2011).​ ​​Handbook​ ​on​ ​family​ ​and​ ​community​ ​engagement.  Retrieved​ ​June​ ​14,​ ​2017​ ​from http://www.schoolcommunitynetwork.org/download/FACEHandbook.pdf  Taylor-Powell,​ ​E.​ ​(n.d.).​ ​Logic​ ​models​ ​to​ ​enhance​ ​program​ ​performance.​ ​Retrieved​ ​from  http://www.creativetemplate.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Logic-Model-Template-PDF.pdf  Teacher​ ​Leader​ ​Model​ ​Standards.​ ​(2016).​ ​Retrieved​ ​November​ ​17,​ ​2016​ ​from  http://www.teacherleaderstandards.org/    The​ ​IRIS​ ​Center​ ​for​ ​Training​ ​Enhancements.​ ​(2005).​ ​How​ ​people​ ​learn:​ ​Presenting​ ​the​ ​learning  theory​ ​and​ ​inquiry​ ​cycle​ ​on​ ​which​ ​the​ ​IRIS​ ​Modules​ ​are​ ​built.​ ​Retrieved​ ​on​ ​[month,​ ​day, year]​ ​from​ ​http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/hpl/  The​ ​Ohio​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Education.​ ​Center​ ​​ ​for​ ​Public​ ​Education.​ ​(2011,​ ​August​ ​30).​ ​​Back​ ​to  school:​ ​How​ ​parent​ ​involvement​ ​affects​ ​student​ ​achievement​.​ ​​ ​June​ ​6,​ ​2012.  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