Linda+and+Liz

**Linda and Liz: An Inquiry into Parental Involvement** @http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/12237036/dont-be-talkin-to-my-parents

=1. Protopage and PBworks= @http://lindaknapp.pbworks.com/w/page/17457390/FrontPage @http://www.protopage.com/lindaknapp [] Link to sign up for a free k-12 educational wiki account: K-12 Wikis Link to sign up for a free higher education wiki account: Higher Ed. Wikis

=2. Getting Parents Involved with Assignments= = = What's in a name?

Assignments like this one get parents involved inherently. In order for the assignment to be completed, the student must interact with family members.

Here are a few more examples: Family member interviews, ethnicity research, family trees, news articles about the family, letters to family members, narrative essays about birth days/adoption days, etc.

Can you think of more examples?

=3. Community Literacy Coffeehouse=

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This is a one-night event for each class and families and the community are invited. Each class will introduce his/her book trailer and then field questions from the audience. In addition to showing the book trailers, we pass out "Picasso Comment Cards." These cards ask the audience members to indulge their inner Picasso by completing the stick figure on the front, and then commenting on specific trailers on the inside. I do this to encourage parents to (1) really find out about the books that their child is reading or subject matter their child is interested in (I am always amazed that even the most engaged parents are unaware of their child's choice of books), and (2) to encourage parents to read some of these books as well.





=4. Reaching Out: What can we do to be accessible?= //Aside from the usual newsletters, emails, phone calls, and websites//


 * **QR Codes and Business Cards:** We can link QR codes to our class websites and put them on the backs of our business cards.

QR Code City Is a great site about the iPhone app, Scan, and about making QR codes. QR Maker Is another QR maker site.


 * ===Inviting families in for lunch===

Websites about parental involvement:
Education World