Vocabulary
Community Resources
Models
Communication
Environmental Influence
100
What is Constructive Play?

Play that usually concerns outdoor play using materials such as wood or sand in order to construct something 

100

What is the purpose of a parent center?

To let parents gather, discuss curriculum, and create a community amongst themselves.

100

Reggio Emilia


Student centered, encouraged parent participation, catered to the performing arts.

100

Digital Communication can include....

Phone calls, emails, digital newsletters, and videos

100

Describe a welcoming environment for families

  • Clean room and building
  • Displays of children’s work
  • Staff who smile and appear friendly
  • Friendly signs in English and other appropriate languages
  • Sending information to parents beforehand so they are familiar with you and the environment
  • Having an open house close to the beginning of school
  • Welcome bulletin boards
  • Have fun information worksheets for the parents to fill out
200

What is Exploratory Play? 

Type of play where children begin to expand their horizon and explore. They examine, feel, crunch, and test materials

200

What National Association provides access to the community with resources for education and development?

NAEYC

200

Head Start

A program that provides resources to children regardless of their circumstances and their opportunity to succeed in school.

200
Forms of Written Communication include:
Newsletters, copies, report cards, feedback
200

How does the community influence the child?

The community can define their values, morals, rules, and their experiences within the community affect their learning

300

What is School Culture?

The mix of diversity, socialization, and population within a school.

300
What are places that parents can get help in the community?

Parent support groups

300

Freedom Schools

Focused on summer programs and multicultural aspects.

300
What is one-way communication? 

Communication sent from school to inform families without expectaion of response. Example: Newsletters and remind messages 

300

What are the 4 levels of collaboration within schools?

  • Minimum Level: parent and teacher collaboration
  • Associative Level: community members and local organizations support schools, parents come in not only just for a specific event but on a regular basis.
  • Decision-Making Level: parents, businesspersons, professionals, and community leaders actively participate in decision making for the education of the children
400

Parent Advocate vs Parent Volunteer:

A parent volunteer would come into the classroom to help out, but is less temporary. A parent advocate would attend board meetings and councils to seek out changes in a child's curriculum.

400

How to get the community involved in schools?

Reach out to local businesses in the community and invite them to events to help sponsor or host events for local schools.

400

Charter Schools

Tuition free, open to all children regardless of zip code, teachers design the classroom around a child's needs, and to a parent's satisfaction.

400

Types of Communication between teachers and parents:

Face to face communication, written communication, and questions and surveys.

400

What are the features of almost all collaborative-partnership programs? 

  • Planning process: the team determines the needs, and they develop goals and design procedures to meet these needs
  • Implementation process: strategies for agencies can provide personnel and financial resources to guarantee a greater success
  • Assessment process: the ways in which they determine how effective the goals are being met
  • Communication: providing many avenues for the parents and community members to get information about school activities, and the results of the collaboration 
500

What is Active Listening?

Exhibiting effort when it comes to listening during a conversation with one or more people

500

What are faith-based groups in the community? 

Institutions and organizations are affiliated with and normally supported by religious groups.

500

Community Schools

Provide a more personalized learning system where the approach of the "whole child" is implemented (academic, health, and social emotional)

500

What are the best forms of communication with Non-Native Speakers? 

- provide information to them written in their native language

- use visuals when showing information

- use a translator if you have access to one

- show an interest in their culture and try to inform yourself on it

- be clear and concise with your information


500

What is place based education?

an educational philosophy that promotes learning rooted in what is local- the unique history, environment, culture, literature, art of a place such as a neighborhood, town, or community

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