When planning workshops or other activities, take care of the basic needs of participants. Use multiple outreach strategies and contacts when you communicate with parents. Engage parents in substantive, complex issues in ways that respect what they know and assume that they can learn at high levels. Create a culture of support and inquiry using publicity, media strategies, and training workshops. In school settings, getting the support of the principal helps to emphasize the importance of the event or activity.
Parent leadership is also critical.
Solving the Dilemmas of Teacher Supply, Demand, and Standards , from Teachers College. Parent'Smart offers searchable databases of articles for parents to help them become more involved in their children's education at home.