Synopses & Reviews
This book is a collection of case studies to help the student prepare for the real world of teaching. Each case is a story that describes a sticky, problematic situation that a teacher has actually faced. They all address important and often complex aspects of teacher-parent relationships. Through the case discussions you will gain insights and build skills in communicating with parents, formally and informally, involving parents as aides or volunteers in the classroom, working with parents of children with special needs or who are at risk , interacting sensitively with parents from different cultural backgrounds and engaging parents in governance roles within the school.
Synopsis
This book is a collection of case studies to help the user prepare for the real world of teaching. Each case is a story that describes a sticky, problematic situation that a teacher has actually faced. They all address important and often complex aspects of teacher-parent relationships.
About the Author
Judith Buzzell holds a Master of Arts degree from the Teachers College at Columbia University in New York as well as a Sixth Year Professional Diploma from Southern Connecticut State University. Her professional experience includes teaching responsibilities at both the preschool and secondary levels. The author of several books on early childhood education, Ms. Buzzell is currently an Assistant Professor in the Education Department of Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, Connecticut.
Table of Contents
Case Studies (addressing important and often complex aspects of teacher-parent relationships): Sharpening your analytic and problem-solving skills. Reflecting on professional practice. Ways to face the problems, reason about them, and design strategies that suit the unique situation. Putting yourself in the position of the teacher in the case. Children with learning disabilities. Parents disagreeing with recommendations.Questioning your ability. Unsupportive colleagues. Working with adults. Dealing with parent emotions. Regular versus Special Education at the ECE and Elementary Level. Communicating with parents, informally and formally. Involving parents as aides or volunteers in the classroom.Working with parents of children with special needs and of children who are at risk. . Supporting parents in home-based programs. Interacting sensitively with parents from different cultural backgrounds. Engagingparents in governance rules within the school.