New Skills For New Schools: Preparing Teachers In Family Involvement

Provides a comprehensive training framework to guide educators in their efforts to improve teacher training in the critical area of family involvement. Includes illustrations of the framework as applied by a number of colleges & univ. Highlights a range of methods to help student teachers develop communication, problem-solving, & collaboration skills & illustrate the opportunities to develop hands-on training with families, schools, & community institutions. Lays out steps that educators, policymakers, & prof'l. org's. can take to ensure that new teachers are prepared to build partnerships with families & communities to promote children's school success.