Enrollment Options:

1. The Importance of Family Engagement
   1. The definitions of family engagement and communication
   2. About the positive relationship between student achievement and family engagement
   3. Several different strategies you can implement to encourage family engagement
2. Clear Communication
   1. Strategies for maintaining clear lines of communication
   2. How to phrase both positive and constructive feedback about a student's behavioral and academic progress
   3. That communication is two-way and that families are a valuable source of information
3. Family Education
   1. About the value of family education
   2. That family education can cover child/teen development, safety issues, and targeted education about a child's learning process and progress
   3. Strategies to teach families how they can be an active partner in their child's education at home
4. Special Events
   1. Several ideas for fun events that can be easily planned to encourage family engagement
   2. Several ideas for volunteer opportunities that will allow families to share their special gifts with the students
5. School Governance
   1. The importance of involving families in issues of school governance, decision-making, and policy change
   2. Specific strategies to implement to encourage that type of involvement
6. Overcoming Barriers
   1. About potential barriers to parent engagement such as cultural differences, language barriers, and economic status that may impact a family's level of engagement
   2. Ways to address those issues so they do not impede genuine family engagement
7. Putting it All Together
   1. Using the sample provided, build your own family engagement plan for your classroom.
8. Applying What you Have Learned
   1. Get ideas on how to implement the concepts into your classroom, find a list of online resources that feature family engagement strategies, and read the research behind engagement that supports this evidence- based professional development