This professional learning module is aligned with the following National Standards for Family-School Partnerships
Teacher Leader Model Standards and Standards for Professional Learning
PTA National Standards for Family-School Partnerships
(National PTA, n.d.)
Standard 1- Welcoming All Families into the School Community
Families are active participants in the life of the school, and feel welcomed, valued, and connected to each other, to school staff, and to what students are learning and doing in class.
Standard 2- Communicating Effectively Families and School Staff
Engage in regular, two-way, meaningful communicationabout student learning.
Standard 3- Supporting Student Success
Families and school staffcontinuously collaborate to support students’ learning andhealthy development both at home and at school, and have regular opportunities to strengthen their knowledge and skills to do so effectively.
Teacher Leader Model Standards
(Teacher Leadership Exploratory Consortium, n. d.)
Domain I: Fostering a Collaborative Culture to Support Educator Development and Student Learning
Domain II: Accessing and Using Research to Improve Practice and Student Learning
Domain III: Promoting Professional Learning for Continuous Improvement
Domain VI: Improving Outreach and Collaboration with Families and Community
Standards for Professional Learning
(Learning Forward, n.d.)
Learning Designs- Professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students integrates theories,research, and models of human learning to achieve its intended outcomes.
Leadership-Professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students requires skillful leaders who developcapacity, advocate, and create support systems for professional learning.
Implementation- Professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students; applies research onchange and sustains support for implementation of professional learning for long term change.