http://www.insidetheschool.com/cds-transcripts/how-can-i-use-my-classroom-volunteer-effectively/ Teaching strategies and tips for secondary educators Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:54:12 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.insidetheschool.com/cds-transcripts/how-can-i-use-my-classroom-volunteer-effectively/comment-page-1/#comment-1874 Top Ten Things I Learned about Teaching This Year — Inside the School Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:03:17 +0000 http://www.insidetheschool.com/?p=2010#comment-1874 [...] How to tame out-of-control parent volunteers. I had a parent volunteer who tried to take over the school newspaper I was advising. She was a well intentioned person, but being the wife of an editor didn’t make her an editor. An election made her a school board member, though. You can imagine how difficult it was to manage her. Inside the School presenter Suzanne Tingley taught me that it’s best to have an idea of what you’d like the volunteer to do in the classroom and spell it out in writing. Include guidelines about privacy and safety. Ask the volunteer to sign the expectations sheet and commit to showing up at the same time every week. (How Can I Use My Classroom Volunteer Effectively?) [...] [...] How to tame out-of-control parent volunteers. I had a parent volunteer who tried to take over the school newspaper I was advising. She was a well intentioned person, but being the wife of an editor didn’t make her an editor. An election made her a school board member, though. You can imagine how difficult it was to manage her. Inside the School presenter Suzanne Tingley taught me that it’s best to have an idea of what you’d like the volunteer to do in the classroom and spell it out in writing. Include guidelines about privacy and safety. Ask the volunteer to sign the expectations sheet and commit to showing up at the same time every week. (How Can I Use My Classroom Volunteer Effectively?) [...]

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