Transforming Schools Through Family, School, and Community Engagement - Webinar - April... - 0 views
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Achieving Excellence and Innovation in Family, School, and Community Engagement is a series of free webinars that aim to provide opportunities for stakeholders representing national, regional, and local organizations to learn about family, school, and community engagement research and innovations, as well as best practices from the field. The first installment of the webinar series addresses the question, How can stakeholders build the capacity to transform schools through effective family, school, and community engagement? This webinar will include real-life examples of innovative family and community engagement efforts, as well as discussing how to successfully integrate family engagement systems into student learning and how to sustain engagement efforts across the cradle-to-career pathway.
Building Inclusive High School Communities - Webinar - Feb. 20 - March 20, 2012 - 0 views
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You can register here to become a member! You can also download the full flyer here!What:TASH invites you to learn about Building Inclusive High School Communities by participating in this exclusive webinar series featuring leading experts on inclusive education. Creating a truly inclusive high school can be an arduous and complex process, especially as schools already face the challenge of raising academic standards through rigor and high-stakes testing. But as the gateway to adult life, high school should embrace and support all students by creating opportunities for: Self-advocacy Differentiated instruction and Universal Design for Learning Youth Engagement Relationship building and social interactions Engaging in preparation for the quality of life they deserve in the community This series is intended for anyone interested in developing inclusive schools, including parents of middle and high school students, special and general education teachers, special services staff and directors, school administrators, inclusive facilitators and other personnel. When:February 20 - March 20, 2012Accessible 24/7!Contact:Phone: (202) 509-9596Email: pallen@tash.orgWebsite: http://tash.org/conferences-events/webinars/current-webinars/
2013 Medical Home in Pediatrics HOW TO Webinar Series - Webinar - Multiple Dates - 0 views
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and its National Center for Medical Home Implementation (NCMHI) are hosting a FREE four part webinar series February through May 2013 on how to effectively deliver care through the medical home model. Building on the success of two previous medical home webinar series (2009 and 2011), the NCMHI will provide engaging educational "how to" presentations focused on several important facets of pediatric care delivery, including empowering youth, reducing health disparities, using data to improve quality, and employing best practices in family-centered care. The webinars will feature expert faculty and provide targeted information and tools; they will feature new products from the NCMHI such as updated state profiles in the Medical Home Data Portal, promising practices regarding language access services, and a new family-centered care monograph.
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How To Engage Youth in Health Care
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Mountain
How to Enhance Care Delivery for a Diverse Population
To be determined - March 2013
How to Use Data to Improve Care Delivery
Thursday, April 25, 2013
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Mountain
How To Incorporate Best Practices in Family Centered Care in Your Practice
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Mountain
Cost:
This webinar series is offered free of charge.
Successful Transitions to High School: Promoting High School Success and Facilitating C... - 0 views
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Click here to register What: We are excited to announce our next webinar in the Achieving Excellence and Innovation in Family, School, and Community Engagement series. This webinar will highlight innovative practices that facilitate the transition to high school, information about how schools can help families stay engaged in their children's education during the high school years, and services that offer essential information and assistance for students and their families throughout the college application process. When: June 23, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Family Engagement: A Driving Force Behind School Turnaround Efforts - Transforming Lear... - 0 views
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A 2010 study examining school improvement work in Chicago's lowest performing public schools found that success depends on five necessary ingredients. Not surprisingly, family engagement is one of them. Like baking a cake, researchers found that if even one ingredient was not in place, there was no recipe for success. We know this to be true, yet we fail to see family engagement made a priority in many reform movements.
Parent and Family Engagement | U.S. Department of Education - 0 views
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"We often talk about parents being partners in education. When we say that, we're usually talking about the healthy and productive relationships that can develop between the adults in a child's life at home and the adults who work with that child at school. I can't overstate how important this partnership is."
A Model Program for Supporting Parents with Learning Differences - Webinar - Apr. 23, 2013 - 0 views
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During this webinar, engage with Pearl Buck Center's Preschool Director, Dr. Renee Van Norman, as she describes a tiered model of prevention and promotion that focuses on providing comprehensive interventions and supports to children and their families by matching the intensity of interventions to the individual need for support (McIntosh et al., 2006). In this preschool program-wide model, universal-level supports were delivered to families through carefully crafted school-wide activities and Family Fun/Education Nights. Secondary and tertiary-level supports were provided through home visits and classroom instruction. Assessment data and related tools as part of a system of continuous quality improvement will be shared.
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Mountain
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Free of charge
Doing What Works: Helping Families and Professionals Understand Research-Based Educatio... - 0 views
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Click here to register for this webinar What: The first webinar in our new series from OSEP and the National Parent Technical Assistance Center will feature the Doing What Works website, a valuable resource for Parent Centers as well as individual families. The website provides information about specific programs that have a strong evidence base so parents can participate as informed consumers in the educational decision making process for their child. The Doing What Works website (http://dww.ed.gov) provides engaging materials on a wide range of topics, including Response to Intervention, Early Childhood Literacy, Reducing Behavior Problems in Elementary Schools, and Preventing High School Dropouts. Created by the U.S. Department of Education, this resource offers families and educators at all levels concrete strategies, examples, and tools to help use and engage in research-based practices. Aimed at individuals with varying levels of understanding about a topic, the Doing What Works resources can arm educators and families with valuable resources as they work to improve the education of their children. This webinar will introduce the website, provide an overview of the different types of resources, and invite questions and offer support for implementation. When: Thursday, February 24, 2011 1:00pm - 2:00pm Mountain
Intensive Co-Occurring Services - Helena - July 23-25, 2013 - 0 views
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Participants will: Increase knowledge of current research on youth with co-occurring disorders, Be able to differentiate developmental considerations separating youth from adults with co-occurring disorders, Identify the multiple functional impacts of co-occurring disorders on youths, families and the community, Target risk and safety factors that impact functioning of youth with co-occurring disorders, Identify key protective factors that promote recovery environments with youth with co-occurring disorders, Increase utilization of resiliency-oriented engagement strategies with youth and family members, Understand how to utilize cross-system approaches to facilitate youth functioning across multiple life-domains, Understand the assessment of youth with co-occurring disorders from an integrative perspective, Understand how to structure interventions from a holistic and integrated perspective, Recognize and prepare for ethical concerns unique to youth with co-occurring disorders.
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July 23-25, 2013
Where:
Community Services Building
3240 Dredge Drive
Helena, MT 59602
Contact:
Joelle Johnson, 406-457-4793 or joellej@intermountain.org
Education Week: Harvard, SurveyMonkey Offer Tool to Weigh Parent Engagement - 0 views
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A new survey tool that school districts and parent-teacher organizations can use to measure the quality of parent-school relationships has been created by the Harvard Graduate School of Education and released by SurveyMonkey, a Palo Alto, Calif., company, for widespread use by schools, districts, and parent groups. The 71-item "question bank" covers seven areas of family engagement—from how much help students receive at home to how confident parents are in supporting their child's schooling. Districts can adapt the survey to suit their individual needs, and parents responding to it can do so online or on paper.
Fostering the Emotional Growth of Children with Advanced Abilities - Webinar - Apr. 18,... - 0 views
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Mindfulness involves the practice of purposeful and immediate attention to feelings and behaviors in our personal and social lives. This means becoming aware of how present-moment experiences influence us. When we are mindfully healthy we demonstrate our ability to find balance in life by appropriately engaging within our current situation and environment, finding joy and contentment in the process and in the moment. Mindfulness practice encourages gifted and talented youth to use emotional intelligence skills more effectively as they face complex issues and conflicts in their lives. They learn to respond in thoughtful, heartfelt, kind and grateful ways to others. Healthy emotional development relates to children's heightened success in school, as well as to their improved relationships with friends and family. When:
Thursday, April 18, 2013
5:30 pm Mountain Cost:
$40.00 per person
NICHD Recruitment for Safe to Sleep Champions Initiative - Webinar - Feb. 26, Mar. 5, 1... - 0 views
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NICHD is recruiting volunteers for the national Safe to Sleep Champions Initiative, which engages physicians and other health care professionals, parents, grandparents and other family members, caregivers, and community stakeholders to serve as spokespersons for the Safe to Sleep campaign. The Safe to Sleep campaign not only addresses ways to reduce the risk of SIDS, but also ways to reduce the risk of other sleep-related causes of infant death, such as suffocation or strangulation. The goal of the Safe to Sleep Champions Initiative is to share the campaign messages about safe infant sleep practices through the use of media and community outreach efforts. The NICHD will host training webinars to equip participants with the information to serve as Champions in their local communities. To volunteer as a Safe to Sleep Champion, you must participate in one of the webinars.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
10:00 am - 11:00 am Mountain
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Mountain
Thursday, March 14, 2013
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Mountain
Cost:
Free Of Charge
Navigating from "Traditional Day Services" to Meaningful Employment in the General Work... - 0 views
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Stepping into the tension between what it takes to support people in community jobs and delivering typical day services can be daunting. Working together to explore why employment is a priority in supporting adults with developmental disabilities to have meaningful lives, and how the current day support system can move forward in increasing employment outcomes for people with developmental disabilities in Montana. We will revisit fundamental aspects of the disability system related to employment to illustrate how we've arrived at the system challenges we have in 2012. Session Goals: Provide an overview of employment outcomes and issues at the national level Provide an overview of current best practice Provide a context for resource allocation and engaging providers, individuals and families in discussion about employment options Audience: Central Office staff, Case managers/Support Coordinators, Quality Management Staff When:
Thursday, April 26, 2012
8:30am - 4:00pm Mountain Where:
Holiday Inn Downtown Helena
22 N Last Chance Gulch
Helena, MT
Fostering Social-Emotional Growth: Using Floortime to Ensure Children Success - Webinar... - 0 views
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This webinar will introduce the Floortime approach developed by Stanley Greenspan and Serena Weider, a family centered intervention for children with developmental challenges. By following the child's focus of interest, caregivers can learn to use playful interactions to help children progress developmentally. Floortime helps children become more socially engaged and regulated for learning and builds the foundations for nonverbal and verbal communication, motor planning, and social emotional growth. This webinar will present the key components of Floortime so that the participant can begin to explore this method of intervention. When:
Friday, September 7, 2012
10:00 - 11:00am Mountain
Teachers, families making connections at kids' homes - The Denver Post - 0 views
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Teachers at one of Denver's poorest schools have discovered a key to improving student achievement that's as easy as stepping out the door. High-performing schools in affluent neighborhoods are usually buzzing with parents — moms and dads volunteering, chauffeuring or helping out in classrooms. But at schools in high-poverty neighborhoods, the opposite tends to occur — many of them have little to no parental engagement. Indeed, teachers rarely see a parent in the building unless a kid is in trouble. That's why Fairview Elementary teachers are going to the families. Every year, educators try to visit the homes of every child in the school — getting to know the families and discovering more about their students.
Bullying Prevention: Ways for Parents and Educators to Work Together - 0 views
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For the past few years, I have been part of various assessment projects related to family and community engagement, or as I like to call it, “the school-home-community partnership.” Bullying is a common topic raised by parents and educators, so I did some research on bullying-prevention programs that schools are using to address this issue. Not surprisingly, each of the prevention programs has a strong component of parent involvement.
Innovative Partnerships: Improving State Systems for Children and Youth with Autism Spe... - 0 views
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Register for the event at http://www.mchcom.com Please join us for a webinar on Wednesday, December 1st, from 11:00 – 12:15 pm MT This webcast will provide information and examples regarding innovative partnerships to improve state systems for Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Other Developmental Disabilities. These partnerships within states allow for engaging key stakeholders in addition to leveraging resources and improving sustainability of services and coordination of care. The webinar will consist of a panel representing several states and organizations across the country engaging in unique public/private partnerships that can help advance important projects, programs, and policies to support children, youth, and families affected by autism spectrum disorders.
The Impact of Trauma on Wellness: Implications for Comprehensive Systems Change - Webin... - 0 views
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Click here to register for this event What: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), almost 60 percent of American adults say they endured abuse and other difficult family situations as children, otherwise known as adverse childhood experiences. Those experiences can have long-term health consequences. The annual financial burden to society of childhood abuse and trauma is $103 billion, according to a 2007 Federal Economic Impact Study. The costs include annual direct costs such as hospitalization, mental health care, child welfare service, and law enforcement, as well as indirect costs such as special education, juvenile delinquency, mental health and health care, adult criminal justice system, and lost productivity. The SAMHSA 10x10 Wellness Campaign invites you to a free training teleconference titled, “The Impact of Trauma on Wellness: Implications for Comprehensive Systems Change.” This teleconference will educate diverse stakeholders about comprehensive systems change, including preventing harm and inadvertent retraumatization and ensuring that services and supports are welcoming, engaging, and culturally attuned. The goal is to help facilitate the healing process among people who have experienced trauma so that they can become fully engaged in their communities. When: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 1:00 - 2:30p.m. Mountain Presenters: Cathy Cave, Senior Program Associate, Advocates for Human Potential Roger Fallot, Ph.D., Director of Research and Evaluation, Community Connections Ann Jennings, Ph. D., Founder and Executive Director, The Anna Institute
Policy Issue Briefs | PTA - 0 views
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National PTA seeks to demonstrate t the value and impact of family engagement on student success. The Best Practices and Innovation Issue Briefs will help you reinforce that message when speaking with federal and state policy makers and educational leaders in your states. The Federal Policy Issue Briefs are intended to educate PTA members and families about current federal laws within National PTA’s policy priorities.
AND Monday, January 14, 2013 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
From set up to ideas for classroom use, free, easy-to-use web-based student response apps and programs accessible from iPads, Android tablets, computers and other devices for teaching and assessment will be demonstrated. Learn how to utilize programs (from apps allowing you to run video, sound and drawing tools in a quiz on iPads, to programs that can be run from any and all devices at the same time from the Web) to keep students from falling behind, give them a voice in the classroom discussion, generate reports and monitor progress, even during the classroom lesson. PRESENTER: DAN HERLIHY Is Your Head in the Clouds?? This can be a Good Thing! 90 MINUTES
Thursday, November 8, 2012&nb