Running head: TEACHER RESPSIBILITIES TO VOLUNTEER PARENTS

Teacher Responsibilities to Volunteer Parents
Dena Tedesco
Ashworth College

September 16, 2012

Teacher Responsibilities to Volunteer Parents Some of the responsibilities that a teacher has to volunteer parents who are invited to participate in learning activities are as follows. Teachers need to gather information about the families, to discover which family members can be involved, interests and experiences that can be shared and time resources. The gathering of information can be done by using a questionnaire form. They can ask such questions as: Names and ages of other children and family members in the house. Occupations learn about their work schedule and hours, see if it’s of interest to children, or if they offer field trips. Interests and hobbies, pets, travel, culture, or religious back grounds This information can then be put into a resource file. Teachers need to greet parents and make them feel welcome, introduce them to the children and point out an area to sit or begin their preparations. An example of this is that, if a parent is helping with a cooking experiment the teacher would demonstrate how to help prepare the children for participation, washing hands, rolling up sleeves, putting on on a smock. They may also demonstrate how to show the children the recipe to follow and involve them in the measuring and stirring. Teachers need to watch parents for signs of discomfort or how much they want the teacher to help out. They also need to help children of visiting parents understand that mom and dad will be helping all the children and will have special things to do today. Teachers need to make sure that all the materials needed for the project or lesson is available for the parent.