due Thursday before 11:59 pm

Week 1 - Discussion

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Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

Positive EnvironmentLet’s find out about you in the context of what we are going to be studying in this course.  Hjalmarson (2011) asks us to “provide a positive social environment for children while at the same time delivering academic results” (p. xi).  Recall in your own experience as a K-12 student.  How did parent support for you vary from year to year (from elementary school to high school)?  Please give specific examples.

Guided Response:  Review several of your peers’ posts and respond to at least two of them by comparing your own definition of parent involvement to their own.  Extend their thinking by offering additional examples of parent involvement that will expand their understanding. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.