EDN581

Adolescent, Family & Community Health

Learner/User In workshop on Thursday 7 Dec
Context Murdoch Education students in EDN581
1.30-3.30
1:1 student interacts on-campus conducted in Workshop [face to face or via Zoom]
Delivery Mode
(December 7) or online by arrangement.
Internals – participate in the room
Session
structure/format
Externals – either:
7-minute session with just Harrison in the classroom.
+simulation
length attend via Zoom link (we can schedule
in a time within the 2 hour block)
What is the
scenario
intended to
Assess learner's ability to provide constructive feedback to a student. OR
address?
It will be recorded and an online task to
SimLab To give the learner an opportunity to provide feedback to a student and practice some of
be completed.
Interactor goal the two-way feedback strategies.
Also….

December 7th:

Swap the Dec 14th workshop to a

morning (10.30-12.30) workshop for the
last topic.

Finish 1 week earlier

Internal students- please let me know if

this isn’t going to suit anyone.
Parents as
Partnerships

Parental
Engagement vs
Involvement

Parent Teacher
Conference (role
play)
 How do you feel about engaging parents at
this point in your career?

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Why do school staff engage parents?
Engagement

Involvement
Engagement

Involvement
 Families play in key role in learning
School and staff have predominate in relationship with parents
School is in control of flow of information, one-way Information is shared; embraced
rather than disregarded
Activities instigated by school, not parents
Highly ritualized, aim is to tell and transmit rather than dialogue Exchange ‘funds of knowledge’;
complex communicative activity

Involvement Engagement

Agenda is one-sided; e.g., simple reporting Agenda is focussed on real dialogue;

ask questions and probe answers

School’s responsibility and actions matter more Promotes equitable agency

Shared responsibility

School and teachers take the lead; school directed Empowering; parents lead,
roles shift

Transactional relationship? Non-judgemental, builds trust

and supportive relationships
Involvement to engagement: A continuum

(Goodall & Montgomery, 2014)

 Welcome signs and language
Written School banners
School letters Administration office
Newsletters Security of school
Progress reports Cleanliness of school
Emails Student artwork (walkway,
Texts messages Environment halls)
Websites One-way Study areas
School videos Classroom set up

COMMUNICATION

Interactive dialogue Two-way Smile

Parent-Teacher- Non-verbal Nod
Conference Acknowledgement of
Home visits presence
Open house Respect
Phone calls Body posture- open/closed
Open/closed questions
Talk for 2 minutes about something you love
Suggestions on communicating with parents…
• Let parents lead the conversation

• Be proactive with information

• Focus on parents’ perspectives

• Plan for addressing problems with parents, but try not to fix every problem*

• Build parental competencies

• Build genuine partnerships with parents

• Provide opportunities for parents to talk with school personnel (Redding et al. 2004)
Parent-Teacher-Conferences

“…instead of viewing the conference as a reporting session for what is not working in school,
teachers can construct an opportunity to discuss what is working with the student” (Metcalf, 2001, p.
18)

Report cards – traditional mode of conveying performance

▪ What might be other aspects that are worthy of inclusion?
▪ What would a parent be interested to find out/ know from the teacher?
▪ How do we keep dialogue open? (not closed?)

Student strengths, learning style, social development, specific goals for the student to work
on, suggestions for the parents (Aronson, 1995)
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The task….

If you can construct a role play scenario please give it a go.

Submit to LMS:
Script the start of your conversation with Shaun’s parents.

What is the outcome you would like from his conversation?

What are some anticipated barriers to this conversation?