TeacherWeb® Weaves Through the District

A few of years ago, some teachers in our district discovered a new tool to help enhance communication between the classroom and home. Last year, every high school teacher began connecting with students and parents through their own TeacherWeb® sites. Feedback from teachers, students, and parents has been positive, increasing requests to expand to the middle and elementary schools.

The middle school teaming concept offered unique challenges to the way TeacherWeb® was designed. Teachers wanted a team website that would provide students and parents a “one-stop shop” to view advisory, core, and allied information. The solution was to have each team share access to one TeacherWeb® site that would provide links to all the individual class/subject information. The “Welcome” page uses the News Flash feature to give students and parents an opportunity to enter their email address. When the page is updated with new information, a message is sent automatically to the distribution list with a link to the website. Teams are also using a free service from Calendars.net to post an interactive calendar that displays homework assignments for all the team’s classes.

Middle school teachers are working hard to have their new websites completed by November 15, ready for student-led conferences. If you would like to see an example of a middle school team’s website, visit the Xcels. You can click the team’s Homework link to view their interactive calendar.

For more information about using your TeacherWeb site, download one of the following Tip Sheets:

Middle School Teachers • High School Teachers