FREE Educator Webinar Series
Building Stronger School-Family Partnerships
Building Stronger School-Family Partnerships
- Webinars will be from 12:00-1:00 PM.
- Participants who complete each webinar with assignments can obtain 2.5 contact hours and a certificate for participation.
What is the Right Question School-Family Partnership Strategy?
The Right Question School-Family Partnership Strategy is a pathway for educators and parents to work more effectively with each other – to improve communication, increase parental participation, nurture engagement, and engender better partnerships.
From an educator perspective, the strategy is a flexible tool that can be implemented immediately into existing work with parents and families. It does not require additional staff or administration. It can be easily integrated into activities schools are already doing: teachers meeting one-on-one with parents; school counselors or parent liaisons interacting with small groups of parents; Title I staff engaging more families more effectively; staff working with parents during individualized education program (IEP) meetings; and administrators at the school or district level communicating and collaborating more effectively with families
Parents exposed to these strategies explore three key roles to play – to support, monitor, and advocate for their child’s education. They become better able to generate their own questions, improve those questions, and strategize on how to use them, as they examine ways to participate more effectively in decisions.
Webinar Details
Webinar #1: Introduction to the Question Formulation Technique: Strengthening Parents Skills to Ask the Right Questions
Participants will:
Receive a brief introduction to the history and rationale of the strategy;
Experience the QFT process, a component of the strategy which builds parents’ skills for asking more and better questions;
Explore the rationale for strengthening parents' question formulation skills;
Explore examples of implementation and acquire resources and materials; and
Strategize on how they can use the QFT in their own practice.
Webinar #2: The Support, Monitor & Advocate Model: Three Key Roles Parents Can Play in Their Children's Education
Participants will:
Learn about three key roles parents can play in their child’s education: support their children’s education, monitor their progress and advocate on their behalf when necessary;
Experience the model through a hands-on activity; and
Strategize on how to integrate the Support, Monitor, and Advocate model into their work.
Webinar #3: The Framework for Accountable Decision Making: Strengthening Parents Skills to Participate in Decisions
Participants will:
Receive a brief introduction to the history and rationale of the strategy;
Experience the Framework for Accountable Decision Making, a component of the strategy which builds parents’ skills for participating more effectively in decisions;
Explore examples of implementation and acquire resources and materials; and
Strategize on how they can use the framework in their practice.
Meet the Nationally Acclaimed Speakers!
Luz Santana
Siyi Chu
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Family Engagement Program Manager, Education Service Center, Region 20
Email: kimberly.baumgardner@esc20.net
Website: www.esc20.net/parentresources
Location: 1314 Hines, San Antonio, TX, United States
Phone: 210-370-5431
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Twitter: @ESCRegion20