Parnet_Questions

19 Questions Your Child’s Teacher Would (Probably) Love to Answer

 * 1) What academic standards do you use, and what do I need to know about them?
 * 2) How will you respond if or when my child struggles in class?
 * 3) What are the most important and complex (content-related) ideas my child needs to understand by the end of the year?
 * 4) Do you focus on strengths or weaknesses?
 * 5) How are creativity and innovative thinking used on a daily basis in your classroom?
 * 6) How is critical thinking used on a daily basis in your classroom?
 * 7) How are assessments designed to promote learning rather than simple measurement?
 * 8) What can I do to support literacy in my home?
 * 9) What kinds of questions do you suggest that I ask my children on a daily basis about your class?
 * 10) How exactly is learning personalized in your classroom? In the school?
 * 11) How do you measure academic progress?
 * 12) What are the most common instructional or literacy strategies you will use this year?
 * 13) What learning models do you use (e.g., project-based learning, mobile learning, game-based learning, etc.), and what do you see as the primary benefits of that approach?
 * 14) What are the best school or district resources for students and/or families that no one uses?
 * 15) Is there technology you'd recommend that can help support my child in self-directed learning?
 * 16) What are the most common barriers you see to academic progress in your classroom?
 * 17) How is education changing?
 * 18) How do you see the role of the teacher in the learning process?
 * 19) What am I not asking but should be?