In week 14, we begin our unit on working with families. Korean families are very involved in the education of their children, so it is very important that we establish good partnerships with them from the beginning. In the class about homework, we learn a little more about how making children's school life a part of their home life can help to bridge the gap between parents and teachers by keeping mom and dad informed about what's happening in the classroom. Always remember that the more informed parents and families feel about what happens in your classroom, the better they feel about you as a teacher for their child. Here is
this week's handout!
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Another thing that will come up this week is your final project. It's a good project with many practical elements. After I collect your interview papers in week 15, I'll give out a rubric for the final project. For right now, I'll say that you need to have a homework policy letter as part of the project. Every week until finals, I will tell you another thing that you can put in your final project. Just work at your own pace and I will collect all of it on week 18. If you do a little every week, it should be easy! Working on it all at once may not be all that difficult either. To get you started, here are the
sample policy letter and the
policy letter writing guide that I handed out in class.
In week 14, we begin our unit on working with families. Korean families are very involved in the education of their children, so it is very important that we establish good partnerships with them from the beginning. In the class about homework, we learn a little more about how making children's school life a part of their home life can help to bridge the gap between parents and teachers by keeping mom and dad informed about what's happening in the classroom. Always remember that the more informed parents and families feel about what happens in your classroom, the better they feel about you as a teacher for their child. Here is this week's handout!.JPG)
Another thing that will come up this week is your final project. It's a good project with many practical elements. After I collect your interview papers in week 15, I'll give out a rubric for the final project. For right now, I'll say that you need to have a homework policy letter as part of the project. Every week until finals, I will tell you another thing that you can put in your final project. Just work at your own pace and I will collect all of it on week 18. If you do a little every week, it should be easy! Working on it all at once may not be all that difficult either. To get you started, here are the sample policy letter and the policy letter writing guide that I handed out in class.
