Rebecca Giles Parent/Teacher Communication Routines/Procedures 11/20/2013

Your teaching philosophy I begin my teaching philosophy ith one o! my !a"orite #uotes$ %& hundred years !rom no ' it ill not matter hat (ind o! car I dro"e' hat (ind o! house I li"ed in' ho much money I had in the ban()))but the orld may be a better place because I made a di!!erence in the li!e o! a child)% ** +orest ,itcra!t) I chose this #uote because I ant my classroom to be based on children learning in an en"ironment that is socially e#uitable) I ne"er ant one child to !ell they are better or orse than anyone else) &s !or my curricula I ant it based upon students personal e-periences it is my belie! that all children bring ith them uni#ue bac(ground in!ormation that in!luences ho and hat they ill learn) I !ell it is the .ob o! the teacher to then ta(e that (no ledge and !acilitate areas !or meaning!ul discussions among students) I !ell that !oundational sub.ects should be taught but ith emphasis on in#uiries and choices !or students) ,hen ill you communicate /the time !rame should include the school year0 I thin( that it is best to communicate "ery early on in the school year pre!erably ha"ing some sort o! contact ithin the !irst ee( o! school and then regularly throughout the year) I ould pre!er to ha"e !ace*to 1 !ace relationship ith parents but any solid dialogue ill su!!ice) 2o ill you communicate /your method o! communication0 I ould pre!er to ha"e a !ace*to*!ace relationship ith parents but any solid dialogue ill su!!ice) I thin( ha"ing a ebsite !or the class ould be assessable especially in our technology based society but hard copies o! important in!ormation ill also be a"ailable)

,hat ill you communicate I ill communicate ith parents/guardians important dates !or the classroom such as pro.ects and !ield trips but also smaller things li(e hat students did in the classroom !orm time to time) I! indi"idual communications are needed I ill do this through email or notes home) To hom ill you communicate I ill communicate ith the parents or guardians o! all students in my class)

T o templates you

ill use to !acilitate this communication)

3y !irst template as creating a !ictional parent/teacher ebpage !or the classroom) http$//msgilessupersecondgrade) eebly)com/

3y second is a home or()

ee(ly sheet used to help parents and teachers (eep trac( o!

You ill identi!y the teacher you inter"ie ed and pro"ide details about your outside resource) I inter"ie ed 3s) Tomme my son4s !irst grade teacher at 5orth 2i 3ount) I began by in!orming her that ith her permission I ould be using the ne sletter she created as an outside resource !or this pro.ect) I ne-t as(ed her i! she had other methods she used to communicate ith parents !or the most part she !ound the ne sletter and beha"ioral chart to be e!!ecti"e !orms o! communication) 6ecause she o!ten te-ts me I suggested the remind101 app to her i! she e"er needed to communicate on a broader scale ith parents/guardians in the class ithout !eeling her pri"ate cell phone number ould be

.eopardi7ed) 8he later than(ed me !or the suggestion and said she plans on using it in the !uture)

9utside Resource$ 2olloran ' :) /n)d)0) 7 effective parent teacher communication tips) Retrie"ed !rom http$// )teachhub)com/parent*teacher* communication*tips 3y outside resource as creating a !ictional parent/teacher ebpage !or the classroom) I used this outside resource because it had many use!ul tips on ho to be an e!!ecti"e communicator ith parents and guardians as ell as points to remember hen communicating)