Powerful Partnerships: A Teacher?s Guide to Engaging Families for Student Success - Paperback

by Karen L. Mapp (Author), Ilene Carver (Author)

Provides guidance on how to plan engagement opportunities and events throughout the school year that undergird effective partnerships between families and schools.

Teachers and administrators will learn how to create the respectful, trusting relationships with families necessary to build the educational partnerships that best support children's learning. The book will cover the mindset and core beliefs required to bond with families, and will provide guidance on how to plan engagement opportunities and events throughout the school year that undergird effective partnerships between families and schools.

Author Biography

Dr. Mapp, a Senior Lecturer on Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, is a leading family and community engagement expert whose research and practice focus on cultivating partnerships among schools, families, and communities for enhancing student achievement and school performance.