For your first reflective journal, answer the following questions based on the assigned readings indicated below. What are the necessary components of effective educational partnerships? (Cox-Peterson p. 11) Discuss whether partnerships should be aligned with acculturation or assimilation and why. (Cox-Peterson p. 16) According to surveys conducted over the past 40 years, why are many educators and administrators unprepared to develop and maintain educational partnerships with families, businesses, and institutions in their local communities? (Epstein p. 5, 6) *Be sure to include the metacognition and transfer elements of the grading rubric as part of your reflection. Metacognition – Analyze and discuss how your perspective on one of the topics in the sub-competency may have changed as a result of the learning process. Transfer – Share a strategy to transfer the knowledge gained in the sub-competency to the work setting.
