As a 20+ years middle school teacher, I know that communicating with parents is crucial to our students’ success but it is not easy. This session will provide educators with practical how-to’s for effective and efficient parent communication through a variety of methods: phone calls, emails, newsletter, meet-the-teacher night, conferences, and more. I am the author of the new book “When Calling Parents Isn’t Your Calling: A teacher’s guide to communicating with parents” which serves as a helpful resource for educators who may struggle to communicate with parents and provides practical advice for improving parent-teacher partnerships.