PowerPoint Central The Best Parental Involvement Training Resources In America
The Best Parental Involvement
Training Resources In America
are presented by the nation's leading researchers and leaders
in the parental involvement. The United States Department of
Education has provided Project Appleseed with 30 PowerPoint .ppt presentations for distribution
to our membership! Free when
ordering the Parental Involvement Toolbox! The links are to PowerPoint .ppt presentations
given at the Parent Resource and Information Center Conference
(June 2006) sponsored by the United States Department of Education,
Office of Innovation and Improvement. (Inactive links)
Parent Organizing
Go for the Power: Using the NCLB Leverage Points for Parents, Dr. Anne T. Henderson, Senior Consultant with the Institute for Education and Social Policy of New York University.
- Learn about parent involvement mandates in No Child Left Behind
- ID challenges in using these to improve achievement
- ID how to get help
Welcoming
Atmosphere Walk-Through Toolkit,
The Fairfax
(Virginia) County Public Schools' Parenting Education Center
(PEC) is part of the school system's Instructional Services Department
and its Office of Early Childhood and Family Services.
What is the purpose of the Welcoming Atmosphere Walk -Through? Each school has different goals it hopes to achieve as a result of this walk-through. Purposes could include the following: examining how inviting the school appears to its diverse community, looking at strategies that can be employed to make the school more inviting to the families and community, and trying to increase parent involvement.
Beyond the Building: A Facilitation Guide for School, Family, and Community Connections, Chris Ferguson & Lacy Wood, Southwest Educational Development Laboratory.
The Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL) is a private, nonprofit education research, development, and dissemination (RD&D) corporation based in Austin, Texas. For nearly 40 years, improving teaching and learning has been at the heart of SEDL's work. SEDL staff have worked with professionals in schools, districts, service agencies, and states to solve significant problems facing educational systems and communities to ensure a quality education for all learners.
Parent Leadership in Education &Youth Education Tekies, Centro Sor Juana in Las Milpas South Pharr, Texas (Also in Spanish)
- To help parents to be strong defenders of an excellent education for all children
- Leadership of youth through technology
- Being bridges for families in technology integration and make the connection with their children and loved ones.
- Personal development
Parent
Involvement Strategies That Work, Presented by: Alison Bell, Ron Mirr,
and Ed Redalen, Area Educ
ation Agency 267, Iowa Department
of Education, School Administrators of Iowa, Tri-County Child
& Family Development Council.
The evidence is consistent, positive, and convincing: many forms of family and community involvement influence student achievement.
Parental Involvement: How to Build Collaborations that Impact Student Achievement, Jacquelyn C. Jackson, Ed.D Director, Student Achievement and School Accountability Programs, U.S. Department of Education
The Three Questions:
- WHEN is the best time to do things?
- WHO is most important?
- WHAT is the right thing
to do?
Parent Advisory Councils Family Services Agency Conference , Ramona Bell-Pearson, Mother of twins in 5th grade, PLI grad, active with PTA, Principal's Advisory Committee for 3 years, County PTA Council, Karen Treber, Mother of 2 boys, PLI grad, M-PAC, Superintendent's Family Involvement Council, PIRC Board, Allegany County Parent Advisory Council.
What is it?
- Organized by the County Superintendent
- Developed after Statewide M-PAC recommendations came out
- Superintendent realized a need for discussions among all constituencies parents, teachers, staff, business, community
American
Idle: Discovering your parents' hidden talents, Center for 
Parent
Leadership
Why train parent leaders?
- Prepares them to reach other parents for schools
- Creates more advocates for improved student achievement
Family Reading Parties for Parents of Students in Title I Schools, Florida Partnership for Family Involvement In Education
The Concept:
- Based on a successful business model
- Different Approach
- Non intimidating for participant
- Fun for facilitator and participant
- Culturally competent
Empowering Parents to be Education Advocates for Their Children, Lessons from Virginia Walden Ford, Executive Director, D.C. Parents for School Choice
Organize: Find Other Parents with Passion for School Choice
- Remember, there is strength in numbers. Find and organize parents who will help you advocate for school choice and educational reform.
- Become visible in your community. Identify parents who can help and invite them to get involved for their children-and everyone's children.
- Remind parents that they have the right to speak out for a better education for their children.
Standards and Practices to Increase Your Parent Power, Anna Weselak, PTA National President
Parent involvement is:
- Participation of parents in every facet of their child's life
- Parents as first educators
- Decision making about education, health, and well-being of their children
- Advocating for child's success.
- The primary influence in their children's lives --- PTA
How School Communication Patterns with Parents Affect Parenting Behavior and Student's Academic Achievement, Reginald Clark, Ph.D., Clark and Associates, Claremont, CA.
The Five Rituals for Getting Parental Engagement
Taking Charge of Your Child's Future, Every Person Influences Children
Helping parents, teachers, and community members raise children to be responsible adults
KANSAS KPIRC MAPPS, Nancy P. Kraft, Ph.D., Director
Early Childhood & Parental Involvement
Expanding and Enhancing Early Childhood Services through Collaboration and Quality Improvement, Indiana Parent Information Center
Building Capacity & Connection
- Local community partners
- Regional collaboration
- Statewide systems approach
- National networking opportunities
Early Childhood Education "P.A.D.R.E.S - I", Parents Advancing the Readiness for Educational Success, Dr. Rosie Garcia-Belina, Dr. C. William Chignoli
HIPPY: Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters
HIPPY: Multi-Dimensional Parent Education
Academic Achievement & Parental Involvement
ILLINOIS: Meeting in the Middle, Assisting families, schools, and communities with children's academic and personal development. Academic Development Institute. ADI is the Parent Information Resource Center (PIRC) for Illinois, as designated by the U.S. Department of Education.
Parents and Teaching
Ready Set School! Empowering parents to teach, A Project of the Utah Family Center and its Partners
Math and Parent Partnerships, Parents Take Part: Teaching and Learning Mathematics, Mary Schumacher, University of Arizona
Hispanic Americans
White House Iniative on Educational Excellence of Hispanic Americans
Parent Involvement El Involucramiento De Los Padres De Familia, Presented by: Lorena Garcia and Isabel Santa Hispanic CREO
Evaluation
What Gets Measured, Gets Done: Evaluation is Your Friend, Nancy Chavkin, Ph.D., Texas State University
Standards
Accountability & Standards:A Training for Community Partners & Parents, Barbara R. Davidson, President, StandardsWork, Inc.
Putting Parents Front and Center Understanding Standards-Based School Reform, The Education Trust
Planning
Introduction to Sustainability Planning, Dionne Dobbins-Harper, The Finance Project
Parents As Teachers
ILLINOIS: Expanding and Enhancing Early Childhood Services, Academic Development Institute, Creating a Learning Environment Among PAT Programs
Measuring the Success of Parents as Teachers, Karen Guskin, Ph.D. Director, Research & Quality Improvement
Serving Diverse Families & Communities Using Parents As Teachers
Supplemental Educational Services
SES in Action: A Toolkit for Parents and Community Leaders, Supplemental Educational Services Quality Center
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