Erin Damiani EDU

         Having a home/school connection is extremely important. As a teacher you want to be able to build a trust and relationship with students parents and create that support system. It is always important to maintain a positive relationships with parent. A really important point about home/school connection is involving parents in their children's education. "Those conversations morph into how impressed I am with something in particular that Johnny or Sally did or said, letting the parents see that I really know and care about their child" (Cutler, 2015). Giving parents positive feedback is a great way to build a connection rather than just giving negative feedback. Having a two way communication is vital. Parent conferences, parent teacher organizations or school community councils, phone calls, email or school website are all beneficial ways to keep in touch with parents and parents keeping in touch with teachers. Oftentimes when parents re ceive a phone call home o

      Over the years technology has definitely increased immensely in our society. Technology use has definitely risen not only in our schools but also in teens and adults as well in the society. Since the pandemic technology has increased in our schools. Technology in the classroom can be extremely beneficial for our students. An article I found talked about Vanderbilt schools and how technology has helped them in their classrooms. "Professor Margaret Smithey guides her students in the preparation of multi-media classroom presentation including clips from the internet, video, audio, and news archive footage. She has opened an e-conference for interns from her courses who want to stay in touch with their fellow students and professors" (Granberg, 2022). This shows a great way how technology can be incorporated in the classroom for not only students but also teachers to connect their ideas. A teacher also had found that he was unable to find a textbook that really captured the

      It is known that the dependence on alcohol and drugs is really the most serious national public health problem (Alcohol and Drug Happens in the Best of Families, 2012). A lot of Americans really misuse or are dependent on alcohol or drugs. Addiction is something that many children or even adults may not realize or be in-denial to. Overtime, addiction becomes worse and worse which not only damages themselves but also their families as well. Having an addiction can cause harm and also a lot of stress and confusion to their loved ones. It is important for individuals who have an addiction to seek the proper help and be willing to receive the treatment they may need. In the video "Vaping in Schools" it stated that students using electronic cigarettes has increased. Teens mistakenly believe that vaping has no serious harms. I do believe that a lot of students do it because of peer pressure and just to follow others.                                                    NIDA. 20