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All Hands on Deck

Tools for Connecting Educators, Parents, and Communities

With this book in the Corwin Connected Educators series, discover the right social media platforms for your needs—and make smartphones and tablets work for you.

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Product Details
  • Grade Level: PreK-12
  • ISBN: 9781483371764
  • Published By: Corwin
  • Series: Corwin Connected Educators Series
  • Year: 2014
  • Page Count: 72
  • Publication date: September 12, 2014
Price: $15.95
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Review copies may be requested by individuals planning to purchase 10 or more copies for a team or considering a book for adoption in a higher ed course. To request a review copy, contact sales@corwin.com.

Description

Description

Bring communities together for involvement that makes a difference!

Impact your students in a positive way and join the leagues of educators who are learning to engage with students, parents, and communities using social media and Web 2.0 technologies. Featuring practical strategies that you’ll want to put to use right away, plus a dedicated series website for additional resources, this short and easy-to-follow book will show you:

  • How smartphones and tablets can work for your goals
  • The secret to getting—and keeping—parents involved
  • How to inform, engage, and empower stakeholders
  • How tools like Skype can connect the community at large

The Corwin Connected Educators series is your key to unlocking the greatest resource available to all educators: other educators. Being a Connected Educator is more than a set of actions: it’s a belief in the potential of technology to fuel lifelong learning. To explore the other books in this series, visit the Corwin Connected Educators website.

Check out the Connected Educator Series matrix to find out which book is right for you.

“Currie harnesses the key element in today’s social media-infused school environment—‘Knowledge is Power!’ He illustrates just how we need to use this knowledge to support our schools, students, and communities.”

Daisy Dyer Duerr, Principal

St. Paul Public Schools

This book provides educators with a diversified look at the connections schools can make with technology. It will inspire all of us, on a global scale, to stay active in ways once thought unimaginable.”
Salome Thomas-EL, Award-winning principal and author


Key features

This book sheds light on the many ways educators can engage with parents and community members to impact student learning inside the classroom. With so many Web 2.0, social media, and other online tools available, the community expects to know what is going. The author shares how it is possible not only to keep community members informed, but make sure they are involved in their students’ learning.

This book gives leaders:

  • Tools for telling your school’s story
  • Tools for connecting with parents and stakeholders
  • Examples of how to involve community members in students’ learning
  • Ideas of areas where you can start involving stakeholders

There is also the Connected Educators Series website where readers can connect with all of the authors of the series, find more resources, and find real support for putting stakeholder engagement into practice.

Author(s)

Author(s)

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Brad M. Currie

Brad Currie has been an educator for 20 years as a coach, teacher, and administrator. He currently serves as a Director of Planning, Research, and Evaluation for the Chester School District in Chester, New Jersey. Brad is the 2017 NASSP National Assistant Principal of the Year and part of the ASCD Emerging Leaders Class of 2014. He is the co-founder and co-moderator of a weekly Twitter discussion for educators called #satchat. Brad has authored five books including the newly released Tech Request: A Guide for Coaching Educators in the Digital World. He presents nationally on leadership, teaching, and learning in the digital era. Brad has served as an adjunct professor in Drew University's Graduate School of Education and is a Google Certified Trainer. Connect with Brad by following him on Twitter @thebradcurrie or visiting his company website at www.evolvingeducators.com.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface by Peter DeWitt


Introduction


1. The Importance of Parent and Community Engagement

2. Tools of the Trade

3. Tell Your Story

4. Parent Engagement

5. Community Engagement

6. What's Best for Kids

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Price: $15.95
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Review Copies

Review copies may be requested by individuals planning to purchase 10 or more copies for a team or considering a book for adoption in a higher ed course. To request a review copy, contact sales@corwin.com.

Related Resources

  • Access to companion resources is available with the purchase of this book.