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The Wingman: Using Technology To Create Connections With Families, Meghan Eliason
The Wingman: Using Technology To Create Connections With Families, Meghan Eliason
Meghan Eliason
Involvement of parents and family, school personnel, and community members is important because studies from early childhood, elementary, middle, and high schools have shown that students are more successful when their families are actively involved (Gonzalez-Dehass, Willems, & Holbein, 2005, p. 100). One challenge facing K-12 public schools is the development and implementation of systematic and sustainable communication that encourages parents and family members to engage with their students' schools. In this research study, a specific method of communication aimed at establishing communication between schools and grandparents of the school's current students was studied. The Wingman was an e-newsletter that …
A New Audience For A New Year, Meghan Eliason
A New Audience For A New Year, Meghan Eliason
Meghan Eliason
Mastering the art of skillful communication with families is a key skill in any effective school leader's arsenal. When school leaders foster school and family connections that increase collective engagement in students’ academic lives, students benefit. "Indeed, family-school relations and parental involvement in education have been identified as a way to close demographic gaps in achievement and maximize students’ potential" (Hill & Tyson, 2009, p. 740). And "the better the engagement between parents, families, and schools, the greater the positive impact on student learning" (Mutch & Collins, 2012, p. 168).
The Wingman Project: School-Based Communication With Grandparents, Meghan Eliason, Kerri Kearney
The Wingman Project: School-Based Communication With Grandparents, Meghan Eliason, Kerri Kearney
Meghan Eliason
The purpose of this study was to explore the outcomes of a monthly e-bulletin used to communicate with grandparents. Data was collected through interviews with The Wingman Project members, direct observations at the school, and artifact examination. Three major findings will be summarized in the poster presentation of this study.