Family and Community Engagement Education Essay Paper

Family and Community Engagement
Student’s Name
Institution
Family and Community Engagement
Part 1: Family Assignment
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to help students learn and appreciate cultural diversity in and out of the classroom.
Objectives
* Students will interview family members to learn about their family and cultural history
* Students will explore how different aspects of their culture have affected them and their interaction with other people
* At the end of this learning activity, students should be able to identify the different parts of the world where they have roots in
Materials
* A set of questions for the family interview
* A map of the world
* Drawing pins for making countries of family origin on the map.
Interview Questions
Where did my ancestors come from?
How did we come to live here?
Which traditions/ practices are unique to our culture?
Which religion did our family prescribe too?
What was our ancestors’ staple food?
Are there other languages that are specific to our culture?
This assignment engages the family because the family members participating in the interview will help the student collect information about the family history and more specifically, their cultural background. As revealed by Zolkoski, Sayman, and Lewis-Chiu (2018), when educators plan activities and use strategies that involve the family in helping students achieve their educational needs, families, and communities become engaged. The family interview ensures that parents play a role in helping students understand cultural diversity. For this specific activity, families are expected to answer the interview questions and help students trace their country(s) of origin on the map.
Family engagement can help create a positive learning environment. Educators must educate parents on how to help their children with learning (Zolkoski, Sayman, & Lewis-Chiu, 2018). This may be through personal and ...