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  • Understanding Positions and Interests Video

    This is a link to a video from CADRE called "Understanding Positions and Interests". It discusses how taking a "position" can interfere with resolving disagreements between parents and schools. http://www.directionservice.org/cadre/understanding_pos.cfm
    Posted to Building Positive Relationships (Forum) by cboswell on 11-05-2008

  • More Steps to Success

    We've been discussing various ways to have more successful communication with schools. We've reviewed: 1. Be mindful of your emotional pressure gauge as you work with your child's school; 2. Prioritize and plan; 3. Actively listen to understand the other person's perspective; 4. Clarify...
    Posted to Building Positive Relationships (Forum) by cboswell on 10-30-2008

  • Steps to Success

    We've looked at several different ideas for achieving success in communicating with schools: 1. Be mindful of your emotional pressure gauge as you work with your child's school; 2. Prioritize and plan; 3. Actively listen to understand the other person's perspective. Today, we will look at...
    Posted to Building Positive Relationships (Forum) by cboswell on 09-22-2008

  • Steps to Success

    We've been reviewing different steps parents can take to communicate more effectively with schools. We've looked at: 1. Be mindful of your emotional pressure gauge as you work with your child's school; 2. Prioritize and Plan. Today we will look at step 3. Actively listen to understand the...
    Posted to Building Positive Relationships (Forum) by cboswell on 09-15-2008

  • Steps to Success

    Last week, we looked at step one in communicating with your child's school. Today we will look at step two: Prioritize and Plan. What's the most important thing that needs to be accomplished for your child? Make a list of issues, questions, and possible solutions. Rank them. Decide if there are...
    Posted to Building Positive Relationships (Forum) by cboswell on 09-08-2008

  • Taking Steps to Provide an Enriching School Climate

    In a recent column, Gene R. Carter, executive director of ASCD (that's the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) expands on the notion of educating the "whole child" by arguing that efforts in that direction must involve the "whole school." Carter refers to an...
    Posted to Building Positive Relationships (Forum) by tnixon on 08-25-2008

  • Final Thoughts About Effective Communication

    We've been looking at ways for parents to more effectively communicate with schools. In previous posts we discussed many ways for parents to prepare to work with schools and to advocate for their children. Here are some more ideas: 1. Try to resolve one issue at a time; 2. Keep your child's file...
    Posted to Building Positive Relationships (Forum) by cboswell on 08-21-2008

  • More Thoughts on Effective Communication

    In my last post, I made several suggestions for facilitating effective communication. Here are more thoughts: 1. When calling the school, ask the person to identify himself/herself when giving you information. 2. Be aware of the chain of command. 3. Have someone go with you to a meeting or case conference...
    Posted to Building Positive Relationships (Forum) by cboswell on 07-28-2008

  • Effective Communication

    As a way of building positive relationships at school, we have looked at ways of minimizing conflict. This can be done by learning problem solving skills, learning to deal with difficult people and developing effective communication skills. Being prepared when going into a case conference can make all...
    Posted to Building Positive Relationships (Forum) by cboswell on 07-07-2008
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