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n stories related to life experience

Definition and Benefits of Parent Engagem

ent

First Nation Students: W

hat’s it like?

What do Students, Parents and Teachers W

ant?

Barriers that Impede Parent Engagem

ent

Two Popular T

heories: Which theory w

orks best?

Conclusion

MY

OW

N STO

RY

DEFIN

ITIO

NS:

PAR

ENT

INVO

LVEM

ENT

& EN

GA

GEM

ENT

Pare

nt In

volve

me

nt is

the investment of tim

e and m

oney from parents

Pare

nt E

nga

gem

en

t m

eans the parent has becom

e an integral and essential part of the relationship betw

een student and school

FIRST

NAT

ION

STU

DEN

TS:

WH

AT’S IT

LIKE?

Education Gaps

No System

to protect First N

ation Education Entitlem

ents

No Education

Supports and Services

WH

AT D

O

STU

DEN

TS W

AN

T?

A safe place to learn

To know their culture,

traditions and language

Nice teachers

Library with lots of books

Extra-curricular activities

WH

AT D

O PA

REN

TS W

AN

T?

They w

ant their children to be successful in life and school

Access to resources for special

needs children

They w

ant their children to develop ow

n talents

WH

AT D

O T

EAC

HER

S WA

NT

?

High expectations for

First Nation students

Supports for students w

ith special needs

Parents to be engagement

Specialized training for w

orking with First N

ation fam

ilies

BA

RR

IERS T

HAT

IMPED

E PA

REN

T EN

GA

GEM

ENT

Residential school experience

Teacher’s negative assumptions

Heavy use if professional

jargon

Meetings not planned around

needs of parents/families

Clash of cultures

WH

AT D

OES A

SCH

OO

L TH

AT

NU

RTU

RES R

ELATIO

NS W

ITH

FIRST

N

ATIO

N PA

REN

TS LO

OK

LIKE?

Classroom

s and hallways

First Nation parents

recognized as equal partners

Supportive & U

tilizing of language revitalization

Parents, elders and senior students are part of staff m

eetings

TW

O T

HEO

RIES

WH

ICH

ON

E WO

RK

S BEST?

1ST O

F TH

E TW

O T

HEO

RIES

CR

ITIC

ISMS

1. Parents are not “partners in the schools.”2. Parents are positioned in subservient w

ays

Sch

oo

ls sho

uld

be

w

ork

ing fo

r com

mu

nity,

pare

nts a

nd

stud

en

ts.

2ND

OF T

HE T

WO

TH

EOR

IES

FIND

ING

TH

E STR

ENG

TH

S IN

STU

DEN

TS

CO

NC

LUSIO

N O

F PR

ESENTAT

ION

TeacherParents

Students

1. Teacher needs to work w

ith parents to reach students.

2. View

parents as equal partners in their child’s education.

3. The school serves it’s fam

ilies.

4. Focus on the strengths of students and comm

unity.

5. Questions??

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