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566 - Module 2 - Working with Families
//Collaborating with parents and families is an important and rewarding aspect of your work as a teacher. Due to language barriers, cultural differences, and full schedules, working with immigrant parents might seem challenging. Yet with sufficient desire, determination, and an open mind and heart, you can (and should) figure out creative ways to forge these crucial partnerships.//

**To Do**
1. Copy and paste this KWL chart into your GoogleDocs journal.

2. Fill in the first column, "What I think I know about working with immigrant parents."

3. Read/watch/listen to the following six resources. Add something **from each resource** to the middle column, "What I learned about working with immigrant parents." Also, add your questions to the third column, "Lingering Questions."

A Glimpse into the Lives of Immigrant Parents
[|Lessons Learned from Immigrant Families] (article) [|A World Unknown: Immigrant Parent Experiences with the School System] (9 minute video) [|Immigrant Parents Rely on Kids for Help Online] (4 minute audio)

How Schools Can Strengthen Their Partnership with Immigrant Parents
[|Beacon Hill] - Reports how a culturally diverse Seattle school has created strong parent/community involvement (6 minute video) [|Parent-Teacher Conferences] - A film explaining parent-teacher conferences to immigrant parents (9 minute video) [|Recommendations from Washington's Immigrant Parents and Educators] (article)

4. Under the KWL chart, create a bulleted list of your ideas (at least 10) about how you imagine working and communicating with parents of ELLs.