Projects: Professionalism in Practice

Home and School: An Unbeatable Team!

Parental involvement in education is important for student success.

Project Overview

Providing activities that will involve all parents in the process of educating their children is a challenge for early childhood professionals. This activity will provide strategies for involving parents.

Directions

• Review Paula McCullough's Professionalism in Practice feature, "Home and School: An Unbeatable Team!"
• Make a list of all the activities for parent involvement included in the article.
• Open the document below and print "100 Ways for Parents to Be Involved in Their Child's Education." File it in your Professional Development Notebook.

100 Ways for Parents to Be Involved in Their Child's Education
http://www.wisconsinpta.org/site_uploads/uploads/100ways2Binvolved.pdf

• Go to the website below to review the National Standards for Parent/Family Involvement Programs.

Parent Involvement—National Standards
http://www.pta.org/archive_article_details_1118251710359.html