Training for Teachers How to involve parents in schools

I would like to introduce you to Dr. Debbie Pushor, a researcher from the University of Sakatchewan. She will be a guest on the Parents as Partners webcast on Monday May 5, 2008. at 9:00 PM EDT (GMT-4) (Link to world clock} A recent article in the Toronto Sun, April 30, 2008 describes her counter-culture approach to parents and schools.

Dr. Pushor is a mother of three, a former teacher, principal and school board administrator and currently a researcher at the University of Saskatchewan. A proponent of parent engagement as opposed to parent involvement, Dr. Pushor's study of Princess Alexandra Community School in Saskatoon four years ago showed Pushor and colleague Claudia Ruitenberg how to make it work. Her paper "Parent engagement a shared world, was presented at Ontario Education Research Symposium January 18 – 20, 2007 in Toronto, Ontario
Please join us at Edtechtalk Webcast for what looks to be an exciting show.
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