Parent Leadership Hub Weekly
E-Newsletter
Parent Leadership Hub Weekly E-Newsletter for January 7, 2010
This week's update is provided by WSPEI and WI FACETS to share statewide information regarding parent leadership and family involvement. Please visit the Parent Leadership Hub web page of the SPDG website at http://www.wispdg.org/pl.html for the current and archived weekly updates and to find information on these topics:
- WSPEI website: http://dpi.wi.gov/sped/parent.html
- WIFACETS website: http://www.wifacets.org
- Resources- Product Order Form, and Educational Materials for Parents
- Calendar of Events
- Multi-Media Resources- Workshops Online, Video Series, and Webcasts
The Parent Leadership Hub supports parents/family members, educators and other community partners to build capacity regarding meaningful family involvement. The Hub serves three primary purposes:
(1) To support parents of children with disabilities between birth and 26 years of age to participate as partners in the professional development activities of each of the other Statewide Initiatives as they design, deliver and support professional development experiences; and
(2) To facilitate opportunities for parents/family members to build leadership skills; and
(3) To provide Content Focused technical assistance concerning family involvement.
Please, direct any questions to the PL Hub Co-Facilitators:
Mary Skadahl, WSPEI Statewide Project Director at 715-829-8932 or marys@cesa12.k12.wi.us
Dawn Wians, WI FACETS SPDG Coordinator at 608-827-5234 or dwians@wifacets.org
Deadline for submitting contributions to each week's issue is Tuesday noon. For time sensitive training advertisements, the information should be sent a minimum of two weeks prior to the event date; ideally a month ahead of time. Material appropriate for the weekly newsletter include web links to sources of family involvement/parent leadership resources and advertisements for statewide trainings for parents, youth or parent/educator audiences (we don’t post research articles, reports or news opinion articles). Your submittal may not be in the final copy if it was in a previous weekly email, the event date has passed or the web link doesn’t work. Please, send submittals to phyllis@banbury.com
NOTE: Note: If you would like to receive this weekly update or if you would like to have your name removed from the distribution list, please contact Mary Skadahl or Dawn Wians.
'Just in Time Information' Now Available
A new online repository of information is available for parents, youth and professionals who are searching for articles previously posted to the PL Hub Weekly E-Newsletters since October 2008. This repository of information will help the reader locate valuable information by topic, 'just in time'. Currently, there are web pages for 'Transition to Adult Life' and 'Family Involvement'. Future web pages will include 'Early Childhood' and 'School-Age Years'.
For our reader's convenience, all archived issues of the E-Newsletter will eventually be re-posted on the 'Just in Time Information' page of the PL Hub website. We hope this format will help our readers quickly access the resources they need, when they need them, and that it will be visited frequently. Additions are always welcome! To submit suggested resources and training products, simply follow the instructions and criteria provided in the introduction to each of the PL Hub Weekly Updates.
To visit the new 'Just in Time Information' web page go to: http://www.wispdg.org/pl/resources.html
Parent/Personnel Development Opportunities
- Autism Society of WI 2010 Conference
March 18th-20th
Keynotes: Paula Kluth, Ph.D., Temple Grandin, Ph.D. and Eric Courchesne, Ph.D.
Early Bird registration materials and more information are on the ASW website, www.asw4autism.org.
Family Involvement Resources
- Model Communities Mini Grant Announcement
The Model Communities project, funded by the Wisconsin Medicaid Infrastructure Grant through the Department of Health Services is looking for people with innovative ideas on how to make their community more welcoming and inclusive of all people, including people with disabilities. The goal of the Model Communities project is to discover promising approaches to include people with disabilities more fully and naturally in school, work, and community activities. Contact Jennifer Neugart, Outreach Specialist University of WI-Madison Waisman Center at 608-266-8778 or e-mail jennifer.neugart@wisconsin.gov.
Critical dates:- Applications must be postmarked February 1, 2010.
- Award notifications will be released February 8, 2010.
- Youth and Health: Public Discussions and Personal Decisions
Teens are not very active when it comes to health policy, but that doesn't mean they are not interested. The youth-written online magazine, "What Kids Can Do", reports on how teens seek out information about key topics including sexual health, mental illness and healthy eating. To access the magazine go to http://www.whatkidscando.org/featurestories/2009/1
0_youth_and_health/index.html - CD Available on Healthy Relationships
The Riot! has released its latest audio CD from their National Conversation on Healthy Relationships teleconference series. All three 90 minute conversations are available on one audio CD. For more information go to http://www.hsri.org/leaders/theriot/Riot%20Website/
riot%20pics/hrcdorderform.pdf - Special Quest Birth-Five
This is web site provides many on-line personnel development opportunities for parents and professionals. www.specialquest.org - National Early Childhood Transition Center
Transition issues are addressed using articles and links. Go to http://www.hdi.uky.edu/nectc/home.aspx?redirect=yes - From Neurons to Neighborhoods- The Science of Early Childhood Development
Google this book and you will be routed to the National Academic Press (Book Publisher) website. You will be able to read the entire book or specific topics within it.
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=9824 - New Guidelines for Data
The U.S. Department of Education has established new guidelines regarding the collection of data on race and ethnicity for public school students and staff.
http://dpi.wi.gov/lbstat/dataracfaq.html - AT Quick Guide and Other Publications
Guide targets children ages 0-8 and cover areas such as communication, adaptive skills and cognition, fine motor, gross motor, self-help, and sensory development. http://jfkpartners.org/PUBLICATIONS.asp#ATQuickGuide - Just Being Kids (video)
This video addresses Birth to Three environments and can be ordered at http://media-products.com/catalog/just-being-kids-version-p-33.html A Facilitator’s Guide to Accompany the Videotape (2001) by Larry Edelman can be downloaded for free at:
http://jfkpartners.org/content/PDF/Just_Being
_Kids%20Facilitators%20Guide.pdf - Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services
This website offers a collection of materials to help decide if children may need special services. Go to: http://clas.uiuc.edu/special/childfind/index.html - Wisconsin Chapter of NAPVI
A Wisconsin state affiliate of the National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (NAPVI) will officially get parents connected and keep them informed. http://www.wifvi.webs.com/ - Wisconsin First Step Help Book 2010
Directories of Services for Children with Special Needs are now available on-line at: www.mch-hotlines.org. Five regional directories are available, each serving specific counties in Wisconsin. Directories are produced in “real-time” with the most up-to-date information provided at the time they are downloaded. For information or assistance in downloading the directories please contact Teresa Halverson or Karen Brandt at Wisconsin First Step; 1-800-642-7837 or wispubhealth@mch-hotlines.org - Disability Friendly Colleges
"Disability-Friendly Colleges: A Guide for Students with Physical Disabilities" is an online college guide for students with physical disabilities containing interactive charts of the most disability friendly colleges and profiles of the colleges that provide services necessary for students with physical disabilities to live on campus. The Guide can be found at http://www.disabilityfriendlycolleges.com/ - Preparing For an Emergency
A guide from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on how to prepare for an emergency and what to consider if you or a family member has a disability includes a list of recommended emergency supplies, how to make a plan and the importance of staying informed about the types of emergencies that are likely to affect your area. This information sheet is available in English at http://www.ready.gov/america/_downloads/PrinterFrien
dly_DisabilitesSpecialNeeds.pdf or in Spanish at http://www.ready.gov/america/_downloads/PrinterFrien
dly_DisabilitiesSpecialNeeds_ES.pdf
DISCLAIMER
Inclusion of information in this e-mail does not constitute an endorsement by the Wisconsin Statewide Parent-Educator Initiative, Wisconsin FACETS, the Department of Public Instruction, the U.S. Department of Education, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
