Support parents and whānau to help their children to learn at home
Suggestion for implementing the strategy ‘Partnering with parents and whānau to support students’ learning and wellbeing’
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Support learning at home
Support learning at home
Strategies to support whānau to support their children’s learning at home.
- Meet face-to-face to model particular strategies or make a video to model a particular strategy or approach.
- Create opportunities where students can draw on the expertise and experience of their family/whānau and work together on a project.
- Maintain a class blog or a weekly email to families/whānau, where you share the class focus and encourage them to share resources and ideas.
- Avoid setting up situations where you are encouraging whānau to supervise homework.
- Develop a shared language about learning and achievement with students and their parents and whānau so everyone is on the same page.
Share information using digital tools
Share information using digital tools
John Robinson reflects on the value of sharing information using the school SMS and student e-portfolios.
Build partnerships with families
Build partnerships with families
School-home partnerships that have a clear focus on Pasifika students’ learning, with everyone able to actively contribute, directly benefit Pasifika learners.
Share information with e-portfolios
Share information with e-portfolios
Parents, students, and teachers comment on the impact of sharing e-portfolios.
Useful resources
Useful resources
e-Portfolios
An explanation of what e-portfolios are, why they are used, school stories describing how they are used, resources, research, and readings.
Publisher: Enabling E-Learning
Next steps
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