The afternoon of the second day, participants listened to the last stimulus presentation Quality Teaching and transparency in relation to parental engagement. Main points: School practices for positive parental impact (Mutch & Collins: 2012) Leadership Relationships School Culture Partnerships Community Networks Communication Voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners and their Parents & Carers framework Place Learning journey – Space Learning environment – Face Learning culture – Closing the Gap Engaging to Empower continuum – Roundtable discussion questions There are multiple ways of knowing and understanding the world. How do we/can we bring these multiple perspectives together in mutual enhancing and collaborative ways? How does the curriculum incorporate culturally relevant knowledge that recognises and enhances parental agency? How are school structures and processes informed by family and community practices? Outcome of group discussions included at Appendix H. Participant comments: Marie and Gina were brilliant and inspirational with fantastic ideas and practical applications for parental engagement. Brilliant presentations and great positive discussions. We have a long way to go on parental engagement but it is doable if we get everybody on board and tart slowly with small steps and achievable goals. Recommendations It is recommended that: Discussions must continue with DEEWR and the government on the need for parental engagement to be part of the Australian schooling reform. There needs to be an agreed parental engagement definition which should be endorsed by all jurisdictions. An online platform/forum be developed to share ideas, activities and practices by school communities on parental engagement. An e-learning package be developed that would provide opportunities for individuals to engage with online activities and information surrounding parental engagement.
The afternoon of the second day, participants listened to the last stimulus presentation Quality Teaching and transparency in relation to parental engagement. Main points: School practices for positive parental impact (Mutch & Collins: 2012) Leadership Relationships School Culture Partnerships Community Networks Communication Voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners and their Parents & Carers framework Place – Learning journey Space – Learning environment Face – Learning culture Closing the Gap – Engaging to Empower continuum Roundtable discussion questions There are multiple ways of knowing and understanding the world. How do we/can we bring these multiple perspectives together in mutual enhancing and collaborative ways? How does the curriculum incorporate culturally relevant knowledge that recognises and enhances parental agency? How are school structures and processes informed by family and community practices? Outcome of group discussions included at Appendix H. Participant comments: Marie and Gina were brilliant and inspirational with fantastic ideas and practical applications for parental engagement. Brilliant presentations and great positive discussions. We have a long way to go on parental engagement but it is doable if we get everybody on board and tart slowly with small steps and achievable goals. Recommendations It is recommended that: Discussions must continue with DEEWR and the government on the need for parental engagement to be part of the Australian schooling reform. There needs to be an agreed parental engagement definition which should be endorsed by all jurisdictions. An online platform/forum be developed to share ideas, activities and practices by school communities on parental engagement. An e-learning package be developed that would provide opportunities for individuals to engage with online activities and information surrounding parental engagement.
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