2017 National FCE Conference Resources

WORKSHOP STRANDS

• Community Partnerships
• Early Learning and Literacy (Birth to Age 8)
• High School Transitions and College & Career Readiness
• Equity & Inclusive Education
• Parent Leadership & Advocacy
• Student Achievement and Schooling
• Systemic Practice and Policy
• Teacher Leadership and Professional Development

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COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

Boot Camp for Family Engagement Staff

Presenter: Sherri Wilson, Director of Consultative Services, FACE, Scholastic

• Partnering Together to Strengthen Family-School Partnerships

Extending Your Parent Engagement Scope-Working With Community Based Organizations To Extend Parent Outreach

Presenters: Sean Alexander, Supervisor SCUSD Family and Community Empowerment, Tu Moua Carroz, SCUSD Area Asst. Superintendent, Brian Talcott, Program Director, Gabriela Lopez-Valle, Parent Education Manager

• Community Based Organizations Presentation – English
• Community Based Organizations Presentation – Spanish

Change Agents: Lessons Learned from Pennsylvania’s Community Innovation Zones

Presenter: Samantha Gray, Grant Manager, Office of Child Development and Early Learning, Pennsylvania Department of Education

• Change Angents: Lessons Learned from Pennsylvania’s Community Innovation Zones PPT Presentation

Students, Families, Schools, Museums and Zoos! Bridging School Communities through Science Learning

Presenters:Tina Glover, Urban Advantage Science Initiative, Manager of Schools, Teachers & Families, Justin Ramsey, Urban Advantage Science Initiative, Family Outreach Coordinator

• Pellet Formation
• Pellet Observation Recording Tool
• Science Capital Archer et al
• Urban Advantage

Engaging Refugee and Immigrant Families in U.S. Schools

Presenters: Josh McManness, Community School Coordinator, Aaron Swinton, Principal, Marie Byler, Assistant Principal, Khem Subedi, Community School Facilitator, Jalilah Yacoub, Cultural Navigator, Georgia Jones, ESL Specialist

• Engaging Refugee and Immigrant Families in U.S. Schools Presentation Scenarios
• Engaging Refugee and Immigtant Families in U.S. Schools Simulation Presentation

Together Including Every Student

 Presenter: Kathy Costello, TIES Program Director, Starbridge

• Together Including Every Student

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EARLY LEARNING AND LITERACY (BIRTH TO AGE 8)

A Not So New Consensus: Parents Matter A Lot! Now What?

Presenters: Dr. Libby Doggett, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Policy and Early Learning, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Dr. Linda Smith, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood Development for the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

• Supporting Parent Success
• Grade-Level Reading Network Parent Infographic

PBS KIDS Family Creative Learning: A Model for Family Engagement

Presenters: Devon Steven, Director, Ready To Learn Community Engagement at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Aaron Morris, Senior Manager of Community Engagement Content at PBS Kids, Alyssa Torrez, Community Engagement Manager at KBTC Public Television, Jon-Paul Bulala, Expanded Learning Program Coordinator, Puget Sound Educational Service District

• PBS KIDS FCL Code to Learn How to Cards
• PBS KIDS FCL Facilitator Guide
• PBS KIDS FCL One Pager

Real world implementation is messy but meaningful: The Family Engagement Impact Project (FEIP)

• Family Engagement Impact Report (FEIP) Evaluation Report
• Family Engagement Impact Report (FEIP) Presentation

Cool Culture: The case for families, schools and communities learning together through art

• About Cool Culture
• Art in Early Childhood Curriculum Connections
• Cool Culture Museum Song
• Family Engagement in Anywhere Anytime Learning
• FY15 LTC Visual Inquiry Data
• Reflections Page
• Visual Inquiry Open Ended and Guided Questions

Creating Stronger Families, Stronger Communities

• Creating Stronger Families, Stronger Communities PPT Presentation
• Stronger Families Stronger Communities 20 Years of Highly Effectie Teaching Practices Supporting Two-Generation Learning

Doubling the Odds of Early Childhood Success: Engaging Dads

• DADvocacy – New York Times Article
• Dads and Kids Movie-Story Time Summary
• Daddying: The Great Equalizer – The Baltimore Sun Article
• Is your School Father-Friendly?
• The Daddy Movement, A Gentle Revolution New York Times Article
• Leo the Late Bloomer Discussion Guide
• It’s Time for Us to Raise the Daddying Bar New York Times Article
• From Father to Daddy New York Times Article
• The life-changing gifts that children give their daddies The Philadephia Inquirer Article

Supporting School Readiness: State Supported Collaborations Between Early Childhood Systems and Schools

• Supporting School Readiness: State-Supported Collaborations Between Early Childhood Systems and Schools

Baltimore Learns Every Day! It’s Not Just a Game, It’s a Movement

• Baltimore Learns Every Day Presentation

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HIGH SCHOOL TRANSITIONS AND COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS

Engaging Families in Middle and High School through Individual Plans of Study

• Individual Plans of Study: An Overview for Families

Engaging Families in High School Success: Using a Continuous Improvement Approach

• Engaging Families in High School Success: A Continuous Improvement Approach
• Engaging Families in High School Success: Cycle of Inquiry Worksheet

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EQUITY & INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

Every Shut-Eye Ain’t Sleep: Empowering Families as Equal Status Educational Partners

• Families as Equal Status Partners in the Educational Process

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PARENT LEADERSHIP & ADVOCACY

Family Strong

• Finding Your Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Score
• Alabama: State Initiative Profile
• Bringing the Protective Factors Framework to Life in Your Work-Alliance Survey
• Protective Factors with Sample Cafe Questions
• Circles of My Multicultural Self Worksheet
• Do You Know Tree Worksheet
• Family Strong in Alabama PPT Presentation
• Protective Factors Picture

Involving Fathers in Partnership Activities

• Involving Fathers in Partnership Activities PPT Presentation

Parents as Decision-Makers and Policy Leaders: The United Parent Leaders Action Network

• United Parent Leaders Action Network (UPLAN)
• Unión de Padres Lideres en Acción (UPLAN)
• UPLAN Brochure

Latino Family Leadership in Education

• Bringing Transformative Family Engagement: Implementation Lessons from Federal i3 Grants
• Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) – Community Action Forums for Excellence
• Latino Family Leadeship in Education Handout
• Out Mesa Comunitaria – One Year Later

Parents as School, Community, and Policy Leaders: An Orientation to COFI’s Family Focused Organizing Model

• COFI Policy Report
• New America – The Power of Engaging Parents as Leaders

Assessing the Powerful Impact of Parent Leadership

• Parent Voices Leadership Development Model
• Parent Voices Description
• Unión de Padres Lideres en Acción (UPLAN)

Black Family Voice Project

• Black Family Voice Project PPT Presentation

What Happens When  Parents Lead: Civic Engagement & Systems Change

• What Happens When Parents Lead: Civic Engagement and Systems Change PPT Presentation
• National Parent Leadership Institute (NPLI) – Helping Parents Who Care Become Parents Who Lead

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STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND SCHOOLING

Bridging the Gap: Building Capacity One Home Visit at a Time

• Bridging the Gap: Building Capacity One Home Visit at a Time Presentation 

Creating Meaningful Workshops For Parents

• Creating Meaningful Workshops for Parents PPT Presentation

How Community Schools Engage Families and Communities in Student Learning

• The Six Pillars of Community Schools Toolkit – NEA Resource Guide for Educators, Families & COmmunities
• Schools Uniting Neighborhoods Advisory Group Models
• Working With Advisory Committees

School-Integrated Mentoring: Transforming Student Engagement through Relationships

• School-Integrated Mentoring: Transforming Student Engagement through Relationships PPT Presentation

SYSTEMIC PRACTICE AND POLICY

Making Informed Decisions in MTSS through Family Engagement Data

• Making Informed Decisions in MTSS Using Family Engagement Data PPT Presentation
• Kansas Parent Information Resource Center (KPIRC) Evaluation Report Year 1
• Family Engagement Survey

Family, School and Community Engagement— It takes All of Us!

• i3 Project 2 Inspire – Family, School, Community ENgagement and Leadership Development Program
• i3 Project 2 Inspire Handouts

The Early Childhood Family Engagement Framework: Maryland’s Vision for Engaging Families with Young Children

• Maryland Early Childhood Family Engagement Toolkit

How District Leadership Supports Family and Community Engagement

• How District Leadership Supports Family and Community Engagement PPT Presentation

Going Far by Going Together: Integrating Family and Community Engagement Efforts District-Wide

• Going Far by Going Together: Integrating Family and COmmunity Engagement Efforts District-Wide

Family Engagement under ESSA: Moving from Compliance to Partnership by creating meaningful teacher-family collaboration to improve student learning

• Family Engagement under ESSA: Moving from Compliance to Partnership by creating meaningful teacher-family collaboration to improve student learning PPT Presentation
• Compact Tool #5 – Outreach to Families
• Compact Tool #6 – Getting Input from Students
• Compact Tool #8 – Align Resources with the Compact

Doing the Non-Negotiable Work: Building Systemic Consciousness and Capacity for More Effective Family and Community Partnerships

• The Courageous Conversation Compass
• Courageous Conversation About Race Protocol
• Dual Capacity-Building Framework Resources
• Doing the Non-Negotiable Work PPT Presentation
• Public Narrative Handout
• Book Review: How the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Work

Family Engagement Measures: How States and Districts Are Measuring Family Engagement

• Family Engagement Measures: How States and Districts are Measuring Family Engagement PPT Presentation
• Family Engagement Survey
• Kansas Parent Information Resource Center (KPIRC) Evaluation Report Year 1

Statewide Family Engagement Support for Homeless Families and Students, Migrant Families and Students, and Children in Foster Care

• Statewide Family Engagement Support for Homeless Families and Students, Migrant Families and Students, and Children in Foster Care PPT Presentation

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Teacher Leadership and Professional Development

PaTTAN’s Enhancing Family Engagement Series: Facilitating Professional Development through Online Learning

• PaTTAN’s Enhancing Family Engagement Series: Facilitating Professional Development Through Online Learning PPT Presentation
• Look Around: A Family Friendly Partnership Tour Checklist
• What if Worksheet

Supporting Teachers to Foster and Nourish Culturally Responsive School-Family Partnerships

• 5 Key Practices and 10 Ideas for Educators to Assist with Culturally Responsive Family Engagement

Transforming Your Workshops for Educators and Families: Using Adult Learning Principles for Capacity Building

• Transforming Your Workshops for Educators and Families: Using Adult Learning Principles for Capacity Building PPT Presentation
• Building Blocks of Adult Learning
• Examining Our Own Cognition
• Malcolm Knowles: Andragogy
• One Minute Exam
• Meeting People Where they Are – Situation Practice

Innovate Your Family-Community Engagement Efforts

• 10 Strategies to Innovate your Family-Community Engagement Efforts