Course Overview

This course will teach the values (both social emotional and academic) of building strong home to school connections. You will learn strategies for building connections and keeping parents and other family members or caregivers engaged, with a focus on clear, frequent, and positive communication. This course will also discuss how to address many of the challenges you may face from seemingly disengaged families. 

You will design an action plan for your classroom, develop an additional resource to support your plan, and analyze research to support implementation in the classroom. The course ends with you designing an implementation plan designed to ensure you are successful incorporating the lesson concepts, ideas, and resources into a future lesson

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At a Glance

Approximately 30 hours
Access Time: 365 days
2 PDU
Graduate Level Professional Development Credit
$300
No additional materials required

Program Highlights

Online education

100% Online

All coursework delivered fully online, so you can balance work, life, and study.

Standards

Graduate-Level PD Credits

Earn graduate-level professional development credits to support salary advancement and professional growth. Check with your school or district for approval before enrolling.

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Course Objectives

  • Identify the value and benefits of building strong home to school connections
  • Implement strategies to keep families engaged in their child’s education, and engaged in positive communication
  • Address challenges faced from seemingly disengaged families
  • Complete the intervention plan template for use in the classroom, along with a supporting resource
  • Analyze and defend an article on how these ideas apply to the classroom
  • Plan, reflect, and report on implementation progress using a Classroom Implementation Plan

Course Topics

  • The Importance of Family Engagement
  • Clear Communication
  • Family Education
  • Special Events
  • School Governance
  • Overcoming Barriers

 

Course Syllabus


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Program Partner

This course is offered through University of Massachusetts Global’s School of Extended Education in partnership with Model Teaching.

What are Graduate-level Professional Development Credits?

Graduate-level professional development credits are not part of a degree program but instead are primarily used for professional advancement such as salary increment steps and recertification. Students should seek approval from appropriate district officials before enrolling in these courses.

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