Transformative Education: Relationship Based Collaboration
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 140
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 140
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Over forty years of research have substantiated the positive outcomes of working with parents in the education of their child. Studies show that there are positive benefits for students, teachers and parents alike. If we know that when teachers partner with parents the student does better academically, socially, and emotionally; what are we willing to do to establish an effective working relationship? How can we further maximize student outcomes by creating a healthy team of professionals who work as an interdisciplinary team of experts on behalf of the child?
Transformative Education: Relationship-based collaboration with parents and colleagues, offers strategies for the building of authentic, and trusting partnerships. This book is not about involving parents and colleagues, it is about the formation of true partnerships which ultimately has the greatest impact on student outcomes.
This book is a great resource for any course in a teacher prep program that focuses on parent-teacher relationships. This book is also a good resource for school districts that are looking to enrich the parent participation and partnerships within their schools.
Chapter 1 Parent Involvement Versus Parent Partnerships
Chapter 2 Building Meaningful Relationships in Record Time
Chapter 3 Developing Trust and Giving Affirmation
Chapter 4 Understanding Our Gifts and Our Ghosts
Chapter 5 Strategically Planning for Positive First Impressions
Chapter 6 Working With the Differing Needs of Children and Families Who Live in Poverty or Come From Diverse Backgrounds
Chapter 7 Creating a Culture of Collaboration With Students, Staff, and Professionals
Chapter 8 Moving From Collaboration Toward Transformative Teaching
Chapter 9 Differentiation—Relationship-Based Instruction
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C Parent Partnership Plan
Appendix D Guidelines on How to Develop a Family Questionnaire
Appendix E Analytical Versus Judgmental
Appendix F Ghosts in the Classroom
Appendix G
Appendix H
Appendix I
Appendix J Building Resiliency
Authors Final Reflection
Dr. Ritland grew up on a small farm in northern Minnesota, with six brothers and two sisters. Valerie attended Moorhead State University, where she received her bachelor’s degree in special education in 1976 and her master’s degree in special education in 1991. Twenty years later, in 2011, Dr. Ritland received her doctoral degree in educational leadership from North Dakota State University. Through the course of her education career spanning over 40 years, Valerie has worked as a special education teacher, a Head Start Administrator and Consultant, a Pre-K–6th grade principal and is currently teaching as an Associate Professor at Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM). One of the classes that Dr. Ritland teaches at MSUM focuses on building partnerships and collaborating with parents and other professionals. This class fits well into the passion and core values that Dr. Ritland has for parent–teacher– school partnerships, and the extensive research on parent–teacher partnerships that she has completed. Dr. Ritland has spoken at three international conferences on her parent involvement research, one in Turkey, one in Hawaii, and one in Greece.