Engaging Families

Course Description: Educating children is a full-time collaboration between home and school.  Mutual respect and understanding is essential to develop a strong trusting relationship among families and educators.  This course will give participants ideas on how to communicate with families regarding things such as programming, child development, and how to access community resources based on that respect.  An introduction to "Protective Factors" will also be included as well as techniques to gather input from staff and parents.  Ways to use this information to improve current procedures and implement new strategies based on the "Strengthening Families Approach" will be stressed.  
Objectives:
1.Explain benefits of family-teacher partnerships;                             

2. Identify and describe Family-Centered Care Principles

3. Describe methods and benefits of two-way communication between home and school;      

4. Develop guidelines for parent involvement in the classroom;

5. Identify and incoportate into planning the Five Protective Factors                                                                                              

More Information

EEC Training Hours: 5

CEU: 0.5

Core Competency Alignment: 3: Partnering with Families and Communities

QRIS Standard Alignment: Standard 4: Family and Community Engagment