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DESIGN ELEMENT FOUR
STRONG LINKS BETWEEN FAMILY, SCHOOL, AND COMMUNITY
Family Involvement
Community Involvement
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FAMILY INVOLVEMENT
Starkville Parent Nights Focus on Test Taking Skills
This AIM article explores
ways that some of the key findings from Mapp and Henderson's new research
synthesis ("A New Wave of Evidence," see below) supports parent involvement
practices at AIM schools in the Starkville, Mississippi school district.
A New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family, and Community
Connections on Student Achievement
http://www.responsiveeducation.org/whatsnew.html
Karen Mapp of the Institute for Responsive Education and Anne Henderson
are authors of this 2002 study on what recent research says about the
impact of family and community on student learning. Published by the Southwest
Educational Development Laboratory, a PDF version is available online.
NSDC Family Involvement Resources
http://prodev.edreform.net/portal/prodev/familty
As part of the Professional Development Network NSDC offers links that
provide ideas for involving families to improve student learning.
Constructing School Partnerships with Families
and Community Groups
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/envrnmnt/famncomm/pa400.htm
This "Critical Issue" research overview is an especially rich resource
for developing partnership strategies. Created by the North Central Regional
Educational Laboratory.
Parent Involvement at the Middle School Level (Article)
http://www.middleweb.com/ParntInvl.html
This article can be shared with parents to help them understand early
adolescence and to learn how to be involved with their child's middle-grades
education.
Family Involvement in Education
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/pfie.html
These Department of Education publications explore best practices for
family and community involvement in education.
MiddleWeb Listserv Parent Involvement Resource Links
http://www.middleweb.com/MWLresources/MWLparentchat.html
This useful resource compilation accompanies an online converation with school-family expert Anne Henderson, which was held July 31-August 1, 2003.
12 Things Parents Should Know About and Expect from Schools and Themselves
http://www.plassociates.org/twelve.html
Parent Leadership Associates provides this concise list to help parents get effectively involved in their children's schools.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Moving America to the Head of the Class:
50 Simple Things You Can Do
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/50things/
This online brochure lists simple things parents, employers, teachers,
and others can do to help strengthen student learning.
The Asset-Based Community Development Institute
http://www.northwestern.edu/ipr/abcd.html
ABCD is a leader in the revitalization strategy called community assets
mapping.
National Service Learning Clearinghouse
http://www.servicelearning.org/article/frontpage/1/
An excellent Web site for resources and tools for implementing service-learning
in schools and communities.
Learning in Deed
http://learningindeed.org/index.html
This Web site is a tool for becoming informed about and involved in service-learning,
which is a teaching strategy that integrates service to others with classroom
instruction. This is a great way to make connections with the community.
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