Standard+3

=**3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning** = // Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. Teachers: // a. demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations. b. collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation. c. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats. d. model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning.

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Parents enjoy knowing what their sons and daughters are learning in school. Over the years, teachers have sent home hard copies of classroom newsletters. This is a great way to keep parents in the loop and it also allows the teachers to make sure the students are relaying the correct information to their parents, whether it is about upcoming projects and deadlines or current classroom events. The days of sending home hard-copies of newsletters have been replaced by class web pages and email lists.

I maintain both a web page and monthly newsletter email as a way to communicate with parents. Email is a great way to keep in touch with parents and guardians about homework assignments, upcoming class events, materials needed for class, and upcoming deadlines. This year, one of our district goals is to become a technology-based community by keeping in contact with parents via technology. I predominantly embrace this goal by sending home an electronic version of my classroom newsletter. The newsletter is basically a recap and forward look at what we are covering in class. I make sure to address any upcoming deadlines and remind the parents to have the students check the website homework page, as well as the homework hotline for these deadlines.

As a teacher, I like to know what is going on in our building. Parents feel the same way about their sons and daughters. I have had many positive responses from my students’ parents about the usefulness of the electronic newsletter emails. I am happy to keep everyone informed and give the parents an opportunity to contact me with their questions about any assignment, unit of study, or their son/daughter’s progress in class. In conclusion, I feel that I have embraced our district’s goal with keeping in contact with the parents, as well as embracing one of the major standards of technology in education.

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