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No. 02- Parental involvement beyond the phone call: A teacher and parent's perspective (part 2)

November 10, 2021 • Maria Border & Jeffrey Matu

In this episode, Parental involvement beyond the phone call: A teacher and parent’s perspective (part 2), we speak with some teachers and parents to get their views about parental involvement in CTE.

Cathy Melius- Cosmetology Instructor, Bedford County CTC, Brian Peffley- Pastry Arts Instructor, Lebanon County CTC, and Eli Martin- Electromechanical Engineering Instructor, Lancaster County CTC share their thoughts about the benefits of parental involvement in their classroom and the importance of parental involvement from a teacher’s perspective.

Two parents share their thoughts about the importance of parental involvement from their perspective and why they are involved in the children’s CTE program.

Additional resources –

Wakelet : https://wke.lt/w/s/IR0_55

Advance CTE report – Communicating career technical education (CTE): Learners-centered messages for effective program recruitment

Pennsylvania Department of Education – Parent and family engagement: Title 1 local education agency and school parent and family engagement policy checklist

To cite the podcast –

M. Border & J. Matu (Hosts). (2021). Parental involvement beyond the phone call: A teacher and parent’s perspective (part 2) (No. 02) [Audio podcast episode]. In Drive CTE with Penn State.