#ptchat radio by BAM Radio Network - The Twitterati Channel

Our guest today is passionate about getting dads involved in schools and their kid's learning. Tune in as he shares keen insights about the promise and challenges of engaging fathers.

In this segment we explain Twitter hashtags and discuss how this powerful tool is being used to build school communities.

In this segment we speak with the organizer of the family engagement conference along with the keynote speaker for the event. The centerpiece was the new family engagement framework.

In this segment we explore the challenges of using Twitter for professional development.

Developing literacy begins in the home. In this segment, our guests share strategies and tools for inspiring kids to read and develop their literacy skills.

During our 2/26/14 PTChat, many participants who identified themselves as introverts, helped to clarify what it means to be one and how they can best be engaged. It was a lively and insightful chat.

Our guest spent two years interviewing school-aged boys about the complicated socila challenges boys face today and what adults need to know about boys lives.

Digital Learning day was a big success attracting hundreds of organizations to the mission of providing every child the opportunity to learn in a robust digital environment everyday.

In this episode of PTChat Radio, we talk with three trailblazers about how they use social media to brand their schools, tell their school's story and engage parents.

In this episode of PTChat Radio, we discuss the new standards for family school partnerships developed by the National PTA.

In this episode of PTChat Radio, we discuss the use of Twitter as tool for school leaders. Our guests share benefits, Twitter tactics and strategies for getting started.

In this episode of PTChat Radio, we discuss the highlights of the 01/08/14 #ptchat on extending the learning environment from home to school through technology.

this episode of PTChat Radio, we discuss the highlights of the 12/11/13 #ptchat about parents taking action to push back on unpopular education policies and drive change.

In this episode of PT Chat Radio, we ask our guests to help map a plan for better Parent/Teacher conferences.

In this segment we get a working definition of individualized learning plans and discuss how to use them effectively.

In this segment two educators share with us how they use blogs as a way to give parents a window into what is transpiring in school, and a compelling way to foster two-way communications with parents.

A failure to communicate effectively with parents can translate into student failure. Language barriers, cumbersome or outdated communications systems and education jargon can all contribute to communication breaks. In this segment our guests offer guidance and tools.

The events at Sandy Hook Elementary raised concerns, awareness and the stakes for school leaders in the area of creating the ideal school climate. In this segment we expand on the best ideas gleaned from this week's PTchat on the subject.

Parents, teachers and child advocates increasingly agree that our children are being over-programmed. In this PTchat we explored strategies for restoring balance.

In this edition of PTChat we discuss highlights from the #ptchat discussion on how to design the optimum space for student learning.

In this edition of PTChat we discuss highlights from the #ptchat discussion on talking to students about tragedies like 9/11 and Sandy Hook.

In this edition of PTChat we discuss highlights from the #ptchat discussion on how to create meetings that really engage parents and students.

In this premier edition of PTChat we discuss highlights from the #ptchat discussion on how parents and teachers can connect well from day one.