From Invisible to Visible: Welcoming Fathers in Schools

Outline

The following content will be presented:
1. Recent statistics about K-12 challenges with achievement and misbehavior. (5 minutes)
2. Review data on the impact of fathers on their children's education. (5 minutes)
3. Share information from interviews with K-12 fathers about how they want schools to collaborate with them. (15 minutes)
4. We will use Think-Pair-Share, Kahoot and Four Corners for audience participation to review where they are, differentiate involvement vs engagement and to plan for the next steps. (20 minutes)
5. Conclude by participates sharing their next steps. (15 minutes)

Supporting research

1. Johns Hopkins School of Education, Equality of Educational Opportunity, AKA The Coleman Report.

2. No Child Left Behind (NCLB 2001)

3. Dr. Karen Mapp, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Family Engagement researcher

4. National Parent Teachers Association