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TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS
ARE OFFERED IN ENGLISH OR SPANISH. |
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The
following sessions are available
to your school district.
Contact MERO at ESD 105
for the sessions your district would like. |
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| Successful
Strategies for Involving Hispanic Families |
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- Understand
specific Hispanic culture characteristics.
- Misperceptions
teachers and Hispanics have of one another.
- Barriers
and solutions to parent involvement.
- Characteristics
of successful parent involvement programs.
- Successful
recruitment strategies.
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| Framework
of Parent Involvement |
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This
presentation addresses six types of parent involvement:
- Parenting
- Communicating
- Volunteeringt
- Learning
at Home
- Decision-Making
- Collaborating
with the Community
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| Help
Your Child Read Using Wordless Books |
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Wordless
books provide emergent readers with the opportunity to use
pictures to orally tell/dictate a story. Wordless picture
books can easily prompt early writing, as children add dialogue
boxes to the picture they see.
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| "Parents
as Leaders" Training of Trainers Program |
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A
detailed training for a team of individuals who will implement
the Migrant Education Regional Office, Parents as Leaders
curriculum in their school district. The curriculum was designed
and developed specifically for migrant and Hispanic families,
and includes the following four sessions: Getting Acquainted/Trust
Building, Leadership Defined, Communication, and Goal Setting.
The program guides parents to enhance and/or develop leadership
skills by using interactive hands-on activities.
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| Parent
Advisory Committee (PAC) |
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Workshops
are for school district migrant families on the Migrant Education
Program (MEP) and the PAC. Participants gain a greater understanding
of how the local PAC functions and their roles as members
and officers of the committee. |
| Parent
Advisory Committee Officers Training |
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Detailed
training for officers of the PAC on the specific roles and
responsibilities of their office, as well as indepth training
on the MEP.
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| Support
Math in the Home |
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The
workshop provides math activities for parents to enjoy with
their children. The activities are age-appropriate, and the
families are given materials to take with them. All activities
are generated with everyday items found in the home.
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| Support
Reading in the Home |
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This
workshop stresses the importance of reading with children.
Parents are introduced to wordless books and will practice
successful reading techniques. Families are given a variety
of materials and reading activities to take home.
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| What
Parents Should Know About ESEA |
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The
workshop focus is on the role of parents as partners to the
"No Child Left Behind" Act of 2001, and on specific
areas in the legislation that greatly affect their children's
success in school. Ideas and suggestions are shared on how
parents can successfully advocate on behalf of their children.
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