Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Parent-Teacher Contact Log

For my Education Technology class we have to create a parent-teacher contact log and explain the importance of a contact log.  

You can see mine here.
 

The names and notes within my parent-teacher contact log are fictional and were only created for this project.  I could only hope to one day have a wonderful Spanish-as-a-second-language student in my class, seeing as I do not know any Spanish.  The Miracles that would flow from my classroom...  Gives me chills.

When I type "parent" I am also speaking to the student's guardian.  Every person caring for students is important! 


Parent-teacher contact logs are important, because as one might deduce and as research dictates: when there is strong parental involvement, there will more likely be strongly academic-achieving and academically-minded students.  The parental support is a factor that cannot be dismissed or overlooked and the contact log is a great and simple way to assist parents in their involvement.

The contact log shows
  • How the student is doing, 
  • What they are learning, 
  • What is happening in class and in school,  
  • The student's strengths/weaknesses, and  
  • What the parent can do to become more involved and assist in the student's success. 

Parent-teacher contact logs share information regarding the students' progress, thereby engaging parents to become involved in the process.

When creating a parent-teacher contact log, it is important to remain consistent.  Make it something that you can continuously produce.  Teachers desire the parent's involvement and always remember: a contact log = a facilitator. 

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