Family and Community Engagement

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1 Family and Community Engagement Catherine A. Sershen College of Education, Grand Canyon University SEC-510: Creating and Managing Engaging Learning Environments Jacquita Vickers August 30, 2023

Family and Community Engagement 2 Part 1: Family or Community Assignment Objective: Students will interview family and community members to collect “testimonials” about our small town community for our annual Community Pride event. Description/Rationale: After learning about the 5Ws and H questioning strategy, students put their knowledge to work in the field conducting interviews. Students first observe and then practice constructing questions using who, what, why, when, where, and how. Using mostly information texts, students understand how this questioning strategy not only summarizes the content but also goes beyond it by asking unanswered questions. After practicing questioning techniques with partners, students are sent into the field to video interview the community and family about our small rural town. These are short video clips that we piece together to feature during our Community Pride event. It is a “homecoming” of sorts that includes vendors, food, school open house, and student showcases for art, music, FBLA, NHS, and SGA. Part 2: Reflection My first year at this school I was tasked with having my freshmen create a picture collage to display during Community Pride Day. We took pictures, had them printed, and began putting them on a bulletin board. During the second after school creation session one of my lovely freshmen asked, “Why couldn’t we make this a video?” Another student said, “Yeah, we could do little videos and edit them together to make a longer video to show.” I said, “We were asked to construct a collage bulletin board–so we will finish this–AND then we will make a video!” That was the year before Covid. Our video was a show stopper. People were excited to see what other people had to say about our little community. Now, when my students approach someone for an interview, they are excited to be part of this tradition that is displayed during Community Pride Day.

Family and Community Engagement 3 Community Pride Day in King & Queen County is much like homecoming–everyone comes together to celebrate the rural community that we all call home. When parents and community become involved in student learning–everyone wins because learner motivation increases and that means there are more successful learning experiences (AFT, 2023). Even though it can be nearly impossible to get students to do homework, this interview assignment engages learners, family, and community to create a product that is worthy of our Community Pride event. Students recognize the value of the assignment and understand that they play an important role in getting this project completed. Because students recognize the purpose and relevance for this homework, they are engaged and enthusiastic about doing a good job and getting the interviews we need for the final product (Kang, 2023). Parents are equally engaged and supportive because I provide them “the information and guidance they need” (Youth.gov, n.d.). Since this project has now become a freshmen tradition, student and parent engagement is almost assured to be 100%. Students use chromebooks and personal devices to collect interviews and we have plenty of technical support to assist putting the final video together. Often there are a few students who have the confidence and experience to take the lead on producing the final product. What can be difficult for some students is transportation to get interviews. One way we work around this issue is to have the student clearly communicate the interview questions and the interviewee sends a video of themself answering the questions. I have modified the requirements for this process to allow for ONE video acquired using this format. The expectation is that students will interview THREE people, one must be a non-family member. We are fortunate to have such enthusiasm from the community that people will come to our school to meet students for an interview! We are just now gearing up for Community Pride Day in mid October and a few of my students are

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