ESOL Services

School, Teacher and Parent Partnership

In this workshop, administrators, teachers and parents learn about successful school/parent partnership models that support immigrant families. Videos, articles, protocols, and case studies are used to assist school communities in designing asset-based programs that are inclusive and tap into the funds of knowledge that parents poses. Administrators, teachers, and parents will:

• Read and learn about successful partnership models
• Engage in dialogues that map the assets and resources within the community and how these can be used in schools
• Discuss ways in which administrators, teachers and parents can work together to provide a quality education for immigrant children
• Design an action plan to assist the school in creating inclusive, healthy and supportive learning communities
• Create a resource guide for teachers anagencies for available services.

Duration: Three full day sessions (1 planning day with leadership plus 2 full-day sessions)

Who should attend? Administrators, teachers, and parents

Location: Various