Patricia Weinzapfel

I'm excited about a new partnership with IN*Source to help you strengthen school-home communication. If you watch an on-demand video on the basics of school-home communication, you'll receive a free copy of my book. Details: insource.org/efect/closing-… @IND_CSN

If you're headed to NOLA this week, pop in and see me!

Educators! There is still time to register for MAEC's *FREE* Family Engagement Virtual Conference. I'll be hosting a session on improving school-home communication. The conference is on Tuesday, May 6. Register here: lnkd.in/dn4ZFTer Don't miss the great opportunity!

Educator Friends, I know many of you have had to put PD on hold. I still want you to have the knowledge you need to communicate better with families. Most of my tips, tools, and techniques are in my book, Closing the Loop. It's on sale right now on Amazon. amazon.com/dp/1737843102

@GinnyGills @Successfulinc Sorry I had to sneak out early to head to the airport. I loved your presentation. Thanks for your wonderful work of creating a kinder world..one piece of glitter at a time!

@Pfwindy @Successfulinc So great to meet you and to connect!

On my way home from presenting at this year's Innovations in Family Engagement Symposium. Educators-put this event on your radar for next year. The sessions I attended were terrific. My only regret is that I couldn't stay for day 2! @Successfulinc

Hey! Thanks to the amazing group of educators who attended my session this morning. Your participation and ideas were terrific! I hope to see more of you on Thursday at the in-person part of the event.

I'm thrilled to be presenting at the Symposium. But I'm most excited about being surrounded by people committed to repairing the world. I need that right now. We all do. So, if you can make it in person, hustle & get a ticket. If you can't, hop on the virtual. I'll see you there.

Right now, the book is on sale on Amazon.

My work is about bringing families into the learning process. Now, we must communicate in ways that also turn them into advocates. The principles are the same. So, get a copy of my book and give families the knowledge they need to help us fight back! amzn.to/3RpmI4x

I am so excited about this! Join us if you can. I'll be doing a virtual and in-person workshop. Good communication skills are invaluable in the world we find ourselves in today.

Join us in Raleigh for the 2025 Innovations in Family Engagement Symposium. Can’t make it in person? Register for our virtual conference! @Pfwindy @NationalPTA

I have long thought my book would be helpful for new teachers. I am excited to share that it's now required reading for a course at Siena Heights University. If you'd like to include CTL in your next class, let me know. I gave the professor tools to help her teach the material.

When it comes to communicating and building relationships with families, our goal is not "to be in charge", "to win", or to be "right." Our goal is to build relationships with families that help students succeed.

Look, I completely get this. I've done this before. No one wants to feel like they've made a mistake at work. But....

A short story 🧵and a friendly reminder in honor of National Family Engagement Month... My sister-in-law went to my nephew's school to sign him up for an after-school program. When she got there, a secretary told her she should have received an email with the sign-up forms.

@thatonemaddy Thank you

This is a love letter to my fellow Millennials. We’ve been to hell & back, chronically overlooked & undervalued, yet somehow younger generations call us ‘pushovers’. Because they don’t understand the courage it takes to go through what we went through & still decide to be kind 🩷

& now we find ourselves watching many of the younger generation turn towards racism, misogyny, & homophobia, & actively make our country a more dangerous place to live. We worry about our future, especially now that many of us have either started or are starting families. 15/

To all of my sister friends hoping to shatter the highest glass ceiling, I say "Tits up!" #Mrsmaisel

I don't know about you but it seems to me this would be a perfect time for a new season of @TedLasso