June 19, 2019
3:06 pm
Parent-teacher conferences are an essential part of the relationship between schools and their students’ families. These conversations can set a positive tone for the school year, but at times they can also create anxiety for those involved—parents, teachers, school administrators, and even students. The meetings, usually held in the fall, don’t have to be stressful and can instead be one among many continuing conversations in which principals, educators, and families discuss children’s progress and develop strategies for helping students be successful throughout the entire school year. The Global Family Research Project has created this great resource for educators hoping to enhance communication between schools and families.
Parent-Teacher Conferences: Strategies for Principals, Teachers, and Parents
June 19, 2019
2:28 pm
This webinar was presented by: (1) Kate Augustyn, Special Education Director of Grand Haven Public Schools, Grand Haven, MI, (2) Debra Jennings, Executive Co-Director of the Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN), Project Director of the new OSEP funded Center for Parent Information and Resources and (3) Kelly Orginski, Michigan Alliance for Families. Presenters shared local, state, and national examples of how to engage families to support students struggling academically and behaviorally, especially those with disabilities.
WEBINAR – Bringing Families to the Table
June 19, 2019
2:25 pm
Lindsay E. Jones is the President and CEO of the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD), a national nonprofit organization that seeks to improve the lives of the 1 in 5 individuals with learning disabilities and attention issues. In this short 7-minute video, Lindsay shares simple tips and approaches for engaging families of students with intensive needs.
Strategies educators can use to support partnering with families of students with intensive needs
June 19, 2019
2:13 pm
For children with the most severe and persistent academic and/or behavioral challenges, parent and family involvement is vital. Student outcome data suggest that our current educational system does not adequately prepare students with the most intensive needs, particularly students with disabilities, for the world of college and work. Although the performance of some students with disabilities has improved during the past two decades, these students continue to fall behind their peers in reading and math and are more likely to experience discipline problems at school than their peers. The use of intensive intervention is one way that schools can use to improve outcomes for students, including students with disabilities.
School teams can use this guide to better understand intensive intervention and how to engage parents and families with the process. The language and examples throughout this guide are summarized versions of more comprehensive content related to intensive intervention and data-based individualization (DBI) available through the National Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII).
A Practitioner’s Guide for Communicating with Parents and Families
