parent communication Archives - Ditch That Textbook https://ditchthattextbook.com/tag/parent-communication/ Ed tech, creative teaching, less reliance on the textbook. Tue, 05 Apr 2022 16:33:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 Customized email newsletters for every kid with Google Forms https://ditchthattextbook.com/customized-email-newsletters-for-every-kid-with-google-forms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=customized-email-newsletters-for-every-kid-with-google-forms https://ditchthattextbook.com/customized-email-newsletters-for-every-kid-with-google-forms/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2022 14:32:00 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=5258 Make solid connections with families by creating custom email newsletters for every student. It's easy with Google Docs, Sheets and Forms. Classroom newsletters are kind of hit and miss. You know how they usually look. If you send one, you're probably printing and copying a standard newsletter that every kid gets -- in hopes that maybe, […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/customized-email-newsletters-for-every-kid-with-google-forms/feed/ 10 Time savers for teachers: A more efficient you! https://ditchthattextbook.com/time-savers-for-teachers-a-more-efficient-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=time-savers-for-teachers-a-more-efficient-you https://ditchthattextbook.com/time-savers-for-teachers-a-more-efficient-you/#respond Fri, 17 Jan 2020 10:23:44 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=6396 Time is always a factor for teachers. Looking for some time-management, productivity ideas to get more done? Look no further.It's something we're always looking for as teachers. Something always holding us back. Time.  We never seem to have enough of it. If we had more of it, we could get more done and do more for our […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/five-questions-to-ask-before-assigning-homework/feed/ 0 How to get parents on board with your big changes https://ditchthattextbook.com/how-to-get-parents-on-board-with-your-big-changes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-get-parents-on-board-with-your-big-changes https://ditchthattextbook.com/how-to-get-parents-on-board-with-your-big-changes/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2017 13:47:46 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=5063 As teachers, we work hard to get our students on board with what we’re doing in class. We try our best to relate everything to their lives in the real world. We help them to see the big picture. We praise them when they succeed and encourage them when they stumble. But if the students are […]

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