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		<title>Share Who You Are, Let People In</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2013/04/11/share-who-you-are-let-people-in/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sharing who we are and letting people in are so important to building trusting relationships with students, staff, family, and the community. Yesterday, I was in my office gathering some things together after the bell had gone, when a kindergarten student, &#8220;K&#8221;, peered into my office and in the smallest,sweetest voice said, &#8220;Mr. Wejr, would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will My Child Be OK In A Split Class?</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2012/09/09/will-my-child-be-ok-in-a-split-class/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 22:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each year, we set up classes and find that due to the way our enrolment numbers fall into place, we must create some split (or multigrade, combined) classes. Each year, we also have a high number of parents who are concerned about their child&#8217;s placement in a split class&#8230; particularly the upper grade of a [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>Building Trust With Parents</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2011/11/30/building-trust-with-parents/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At Kent School we meet with a few different parent groups throughout the year and always get helpful feedback on how we can improve things at for our students. Today we had a First Nation Honouring Ceremony for our kindergarten and grade 1 students so prior to this event, we invited the parents to come [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using Tech to Meet Parents Where They Are</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2011/11/23/using-tech-to-meet-parents-where-they-are/</link>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2011/11/23/using-tech-to-meet-parents-where-they-are/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parent Engagement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At Kent we provide many opportunities for parents and families to stay informed and involved in their child&#8217;s education.  Nothing is better than face to face communication but many times this is not possible so I believe it is important to provide a variety of ways that parents and families can both receive information and [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>You&#8217;re Invited! Edcamp Fraser Valley &#8211; Dec 3</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2011/11/06/you-are-invited-edcamp-fraser-valley-dec-3/</link>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2011/11/06/you-are-invited-edcamp-fraser-valley-dec-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 17:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Educational Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last April I attended the best professional learning day of my career: Edcamp Vancouver (for more on my experience as an &#8220;edcamper&#8221;, please click here).  Following this experience, I knew we had to bring an &#8220;unconference&#8221; like this to the Fraser Valley so along with some other admin, teachers, and parents, we have organized Edcamp [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parent Communication: TO vs WITH</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2011/09/05/parent-communication-to-vs-with/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As our school moves to attempt to add another stream of communication to parents via SMS (text messaging), I have been asked &#8211; &#8220;how many ways do we need to communicate with parents?&#8221;  Should parents not just try harder to stay informed of their child&#8217;s education? My responses are twofold: We need to differentiate our [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>40</slash:comments>
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		<title>A Principal&#8217;s Map For Parent Involvement</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2011/08/24/a-principals-map-for-parent-involvement/</link>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2011/08/24/a-principals-map-for-parent-involvement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am pleased to once again have Sheila Stewart (@sheilaspeaking) write a guest post for The Wejr Board.  Sheila is one of my mentors on the topic of parent and family engagement in school. Sheila’s perspectives and advice regarding parent involvement come from a variety of roles and experience in education and working with parents.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rewards: 2 Parent Perspectives</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2011/08/12/rewards-2-parent-perspectives/</link>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2011/08/12/rewards-2-parent-perspectives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parent Engagement]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Goran Kimovski]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kima]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a follow-up to my recent post &#8220;My Issue With Rewards&#8221;, I wanted to highlight the thoughts of two parents from my PLN on the topic of rewards.  These individuals have caused me to reflect further upon the use of extrinsic rewards/prizes both for me as a parent and as an educator. Sheila Stewart, a [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Your School Needs a Facebook Page</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2011/08/05/your-school-needs-a-facebook-page/</link>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2011/08/05/your-school-needs-a-facebook-page/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 20:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Educational Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Instead of worrying about the message your school is sending on social media platforms, consider the message your school is sending by NOT engaging with social media at all.&#8221; M. Peacock via Ferriter, Ramsden, Sheninger. A few years ago, I was speaking with a friend of mine who has a strong online presence, Kye Grace [...]]]></description>
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