Parents as Partners

Parents as Partners Episode 46 November 14, 2011 Joe Mazza Electronic Family and Community Engagement

If you missed the November 14, 2011 Parent as Partners show you can still enjoy the conversation that I had with Joe Mazza, principal at Knapp Elementary School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as he demonstartes how he uses the latest technologies to create strong school family and community partnerships. Looking forward to Knapp Family Twitter Town Hall meeting on November 21, 2011. Look for details The links to resources and websites mentioned in the webcast can be found in this LIVEBINDER

Parents as Partner Nov 14, 2011 Joe Mazza eFace from Lorna Costantini on Vimeo.

The recording starts at about the 10 sec mark.

Parents as Partners Episode # 39 Sheila Stewart and Arlene Morell Networking Parent Involvement Committees

Sheila Stewart and Arlene Morell joined the show to share their experiences attending the People for Education Conference as well as a conversation about board-wide Parent Involvement Committees and how they can network to support student achievement.

Sheila Stewart and Arlene Morell joined the show to share their experiences attending the People for Education Conference as well as a conversation about board-wide Parent Involvement Committees and how they can network to support student achievement. Sheila is a parent of two teens from Thunder Bay.  She has volunteered in schools and on school councils at the elementary and secondary levels.  She has been a member of their district's "Council of School Council Chairs (CSCC) for 7 years, and was a representative for that committee on Lakehead District School Board's Parent Involvement Committee for 4 years.  She is currently a school council co-chair at the secondary level, and continuing her support for school council chairs as a coordinator of the CSCC network meetings.  She has also been an active network member of People for Education.


Arlene Morell directs and coordinates the Thames Valley Parent Involvement Committee ( TVPIC) since its inception in 2006. Her experience in the field of parent engagement and leadership includes 15 years as a parent leader both at the local and system level. As the chairperson of TVPIC , Arlene oversaw the development and implementation of parent involvement programs and initiatives including school council leadership development. She coordinated workshops, training sessions and conferences and developed school council resources Arlene also implemented a collaborative partnership with the Co-terminus District School Council and PIC. This partnership between the public and Catholic school board has realized many joint initiatives in a manner that builds community supporting student achievement,  This  shared vision for building stronger educational partnerships and communities has lead the parent leadership team \to jointly advocate for parent engagement, anti-violence/bullying initiatives, reducing media violence, children with special needs, mental health issues – and more.


Chat log

ETBS.2009-02-19

More virtual staff lounge: this week with a teaser for the Feb 23rd, 2009 edition of "Parents As Partners."

This week Lorna C., Peggy G., Jennifer W, and Scott S. visited and we heard about plans for the February 23rd, 2009: Parents As Partners

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Upcoming Falls Shows

School is just around the corner and parents, students and teachers are all getting themselves ready for school. Parents as Partners is right behind with an exciting fall series of webcasts.
Our first show will be Monday September 15, 2008 9:00 PM EDT (GMT-4) at www.edtechtalk.com/live

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