Stink-o-Copter
A teacher has locked horns with a parent simply because he uses best practices in foreign language instruction. Again, right? Who in our group has
Parent Letter Sample from Laurie Clarcq
As we think about how we want to introduce what we do to parents next year, Michael Coxon found this from Laurie Clarcq. We'd be
Parents Night – 3
This post from 2011 also relates to the topic of Parents Night: Hi Ben, I teach French, grades 4-6. Wednesday night is our parent open house -
Communication with Parents – Standards Based
A repost from a year ago: In this communication Robert and a parent, we almost have a template from Robert that we could modify to use to answer
jGR Defended Twice
Matthew Webster and Nathaniel Hardt have written in defense of jGR, or the Interpersonal Communication Skills Rubric (ICSR), the following. Teachers new to this powerful
Sample Parent Letter
Here is a link to the parent letter that Mary Beth sends out. I don't think she'd mind if any poaching occurred. That's what we
Student Reports – A Possible Template
John sends us a student comment template with pre-fab options to be cut and pasted into the student comment. James take note as we may
Report from the Field – Diane Neubauer
Diane reports: Hi Ben - I am sending you the copy, without names, of an email I wrote for a parent who complained about jGR - to
jGR and Parents 3
OK time for major celebration. Jeff won. If you aren't aware of that recent thread, read these posts before reading on: http://www.benslavic.com/blog/2012/11/09/jgr-and-parents/ http://www.benslavic.com/blog/2012/11/10/jgr-and-parents-2/ Here is the wonderful report
Jeff 2
Karen in Alaska is now in a situation like Jeff's. Here's the information: Hi Ben, It is my turn to send you a parent letter. A parent