Read on for five tips educators can use to foster stronger parent-teacher communication and start their relationship-building efforts on the right foot.

Building relationships and establishing an open line of communication with parents is essential to a great school year. All the teachers at my school are REQUIRED to make a…

Good parent communication is a must for a successful school year. There are so many ways to communicate today — which ones are the best to use for parent communication? I recommend using different mediums for different types of conversations…

Do you have a hard time talking with parents? Well, I do. I’d rather not talk to them on most days. It’s hard to carry on a conversation since I’m not the type that starts conversations. It’s even HARDER for me to write notes home or even CALL. I just look at them. That sounds so horrible, I know, but it’s the TRUTH…

My first year teaching high school I taught squirrely freshman, and it seemed like I was on the phone every day for an hour after school contacting parents. That got tiresome really quick! Over the years, I’ve found quick and easy ways to communicate with parents that won’t…