Final Report Excerpt
“Lucas displayed a strong work ethic and was consistently very professional in his dealings with students staff and parents”
Jordan Johnston (Sponsor Instructor)
Thank-you note excerpt
” Thank-you so much for working with our family to help Larry we have really appreciated all your communication about his progress.”
Parent
This is an excerpt from my final practicum report that discusses my working relationships with parents in the classroom and a section of a note from a parent thanking me for including them in their son’s learning. During the practicum I ensured that I communicated with parents on a regular basis. On an informal level this entailed approaching parents when they entered the classroom or waited in the hallway. I wanted to ensure that parents felt welcomed and understand that they were a valuable part of the classroom. In a more formal context I met with parents during parent-teacher interviews as well as when I participated in meetings with a school-based team.
As a new parent, I understand that it is essential that parents be considered a part of the classroom. Parents understand their child’s development and learning better than anyone, after all they have spent much of their lives ensuring that their children are able to develop to their fullest potential. As a teacher it is a great responsibility to attend to student’s learning during class hours. I reach out to parents in order to make them aware of how important they are in their child’s learning. This artifact is evidence that I have met Standard 2: Educators value the involvement and support of parents, guardians, families and communities in schools because I both understand the importance of parents in the classroom and during my practicum I was able to make them feel welcome in the classroom and a partner in their child’s learning.
In the future I will ensure that parents are a part of the classroom where I teach. I will ensure that they feel welcome in the classroom but I would also like to included them in the classroom as partners in their child’s learning. This might mean inviting them to participate in certain classroom activities. It will also mean communicating with them on a regular basis rather than speaking to them only during parent-teacher interviews or other more formal occasions.
