Parental Involvement in Middle School Mathematics Education
Parental Involvement in Middle School Mathematics Education

Author: Edmond Frank Lyon (Jr.)

Publisher:

Published: 2023

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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There is emerging research that has been exploring how parents with math anxiety engage with their children, and the resulting impact on student math anxiety and performance in middle and high school grades. In response to the paradigm shift of increased parental involvement with home-based math support and home-schooling due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of this transference had become a concern to educators. This research looked at the effectiveness of a school outreach program to help mitigate the anxiety level of parents, help parents define their roles at home, and promote more effective parental involvement with the goal of better mathematical outcomes for students. Invitations were sent to 192 sixth-grade parents in a suburban Connecticut middle school to participate in a Family Math Night event with the stated purpose of addressing student success in middle school mathematics. Parents and their children completed pre- and post-surveys over a five-week period to monitor parents’ math anxiety levels in their role providing math support, students’ math anxiety levels, and students’ perceived frequency of parental support. Despite the relatively small parent sample size, there was a statistically significant reduction in parental anxiety levels in providing help and identifying their role in home-based math support at the end of the five-week investigation. Student results were inconclusive but may have benefitted from a longer observation period.

Parental Involvement and Common Core Mathematics
Parental Involvement and Common Core Mathematics

Author: Yessica Angulo Lupercio

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 137

ISBN-13:

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As California transitions to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM), parents need to know what the CCSSM entail and how they can support their child's success under the new standards. Parents, especially those of underperforming populations, have lower rates of involvement in middle school mathematics than in any other class before high school. This project addressed these issues by creating an informational booklet for parents that introduces them to the CCSSM and provides them with strategies to increase their involvement and support, especially in middle school mathematics. Research on parental involvement and best practices in mathematics education provided guidelines for creating the booklet. Feedback from administrators, teachers, and parents was used to revise the booklet. In addition to a brief introduction to the CCSSM content standards, the booklet included a description of the Standards for Mathematical Practice, a summary of the research supporting parental involvement, an overview of the mathematics content being covered in middle school with strategies and resources parents could use to support their children, a description of research-based best practices for fomenting mathematical development, and a worksheet to help parents create an involvement action plan. The booklet has the potential to connect parents and schools, and engage students in learning by helping families bring mathematics practice into the real world. Keywords: Common Core, involvement, mathematics, middle school, parent

School, Family, and Community Partnerships
School, Family, and Community Partnerships

Author: Joyce L. Epstein

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2018-07-19

Total Pages: 508

ISBN-13: 1483320014

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Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success! When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students′ education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on school, family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership. It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.

Parental Engagement and Out-of-School Mathematics Learning
Parental Engagement and Out-of-School Mathematics Learning

Author: Tim Jay

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2023-08-07

Total Pages: 173

ISBN-13: 178769707X

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Challenging preconceived ideas and supporting children to acquire mathematical understandings, Parental Engagement and Out-of-School Mathematics Learning informs innovative and vital educational policy and practice.

Families, Schools, and the Adolescent
Families, Schools, and the Adolescent

Author: Nancy E. Hill

Publisher: Teachers College Press

Published: 2009-08-28

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780807749951

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Families and schools share a desire for students to succeed but are often perplexed about how to collaborate and support this achievement, especially during the transition to middle and high school. This book will help educators and policymakers identify and implement the most effective strategies to help parents remain involved in their teens’ education. The research in this book looks at diverse families and adolescents from a wide range of backgrounds while considering cultural and socioeconomic contexts. Bringing together multidisciplinary perspectives—including prominent researchers from the fields of teacher education, psychology, and sociology —this authoritative book: Presents new research on family-school partnerships in the unique developmental period of adolescence. Outlines the challenges teachers experience in maintaining communication with families. Offers strategies that reflect academic socialization among African American, Asian American, Latino, and European American families as key factors that promote achievement. Describes how technology can bridge the gap between families and schools in a way that fits with the developmental needs of adolescents. Examines the roles of policymakers, communities, and school districts to highlight developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive policy solutions.

Cultivating Parental Involvement in Middle Schools: A Case Study
Cultivating Parental Involvement in Middle Schools: A Case Study

Author: Dr. Marcia Griffiths-Prince

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2009-11-23

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 0557154146

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This book is about the perceptions of middle school teachers, parents and administrators regarding parental Involvement. The research garnered can be used to improve the relationship between home and school, ultimately increasing academic performance and partnership among the two entities. Teachers, School Administrators, and Students in Teacher Preparation Programs will find this book to be a tremendous resource for academic success and partnership building.

Condition of Education 2009
Condition of Education 2009

Author: William J. Hussar, Thomas D. Snyder, Michael Planty

Publisher: Government Printing Office

Published: 1975

Total Pages: 359

ISBN-13: 9780160876134

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NCES 2009-031. By Michael Planty, et al. To ensure reliable, accurate, and timely data, which are necessary to monitor the progress of education in the United States, Congress has mandated that the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) produce an annual report, The Condition of Education. This year’s report presents 46 indicators of important developments and trends in U.S. education. These indicators focus on participation and persistence in education, student performance and other measures of achievement, the environment for learning, and resources for education.

Family-School Links
Family-School Links

Author: Alan Booth

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-31

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 1317843770

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Based on the presentations and discussions from a national symposium on family-school links held at the Pennsylvania State University, this volume brings together psychologists, sociologists, educators, and policymakers studying the bidirectional effects between schools and families. This topic -- the links between families and schools, and how these affect children's educational achievement -- encompasses a host of questions, each of key social and educational significance. * How far does parental involvement in schools affect children's experiences and achievement at school? * What explains the great differences between schools, families, and communities in the extent of such involvement? * Are these differences a matter of school practices, or do they reflect much broader social and cultural divisions? * What is the nature of the impact schools have on children and their families? * How can family-school-partnerships be fostered in a way that helps children? The chapter authors consider these questions and related issues, present different perspectives, highlight various aspects of the issues, and suggest widely differing answers. This volume's goal is to provide the reader with current information on what is known about family-school-community links, and to provoke new ways of thinking about these links and their implications for children's education and well-being.

Spark Your Child's Success in Math and Science
Spark Your Child's Success in Math and Science

Author: Jacqueline Barber

Publisher: Great Explorations

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 9780924886713

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This accessible and practical sourcebook is for parents who want to understand and contribute to their children's success in math and science and to their overall education. 25 illustrations.