Parent Leadership Hub Weekly
E-Newsletter
Parent Leadership Hub Weekly E-Newsletter for May 20, 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
- 13th Annual Summer Law Institute in Madison
June 16-17, 2010, Fluno Center – Madison, Wisconsin
Faculty: Julie J. Weatherly, Esq., Hugh Johnston, M.D., and Eric P. Hartwig, Ph.D
Sponsored by: Marathon County Special Education.
Visit www.mcspecialeducation.com for more information. For the brochure, go to http://www.mcspecialeducation.com/media/events/13sumlaw.pdf - Upcoming Autism Events
Autism Society of Wisconsin’s 2010 fall conferences are now on the ASW website, below are some brief details of some upcoming events:
Two Day Mega Training by Paula Kluth
September 23-24, 2010 at the Wintergreen Resort & Conference Center, Wisconsin Dells Co-Sponsored by DPI,
National AutCom Conference
October 15-16. 2010 at Wyndham Milwaukee Airport Hotel & Convention Center
Co-Sponsored by ASW
ASW 2011 Annual Conference
April 14-16 at the Kalahari Resort & Convention Center, Wisconsin Dells
(Early Bird materials will be on the website soon and in the next ASW newsletter.)
Go to http://www.asw4autism.org/ for more information on these events. - State Superintendent's Conference on Special Education and Pupil Services Leadership Issues in Madison
The 26th Annual State Superintendent's Conference on Special Education and Pupil Services Leadership Issues will be held November 16-17, 2010 at the Marriott Madison West in Middleton, Wisconsin. Please see dpi.wi.gov/sped/pdf/falleader-flyer.pdf for more information. Watch for more conference information in future e-mails. Please contact Sherri Honaker at sherri.honaker@dpi.wi.gov or (608) 267-7904 with other questions. - Trauma Informed Schools Training in Madison
On November 17-18, 2010 the DPI, with support from the WI Department of Health Services, will be offering a one-time training on Trauma Informed Schools, featuring Joel Ristuccia, EdM. This training will be in conjunction with the 26th Annual State Superintendent's Conference on Special Education and Pupil Services Leadership Issues. You may attend the afternoon of November 17 or both days. Please see dpi.wi.gov/sped/pdf/falleader-trauma.pdf for more information. Watch for more information in future e-mails. Please contact Sherri Honaker at sherri.honaker@dpi.wi.gov or (608) 267-7904 with other questions. - Every Child a Graduate Conference in Madison
The 2011 Every Child a Graduate Conference brochure and web pages are available http://dpi.wi.gov/ecg/conference.html. The conference takes place on January 13-14, 2011 at Monona Terrace in Madison, WI. The preconference is scheduled for January 12. Conference registration will begin in September. The four conference session tracks are:- Culturally Responsive Education (addressing diversity)
- Instruction and Intervention (instructional practices; collaboration; use of technology and/or data; decision-making, etc.)
- Instructional Leadership (leadership development across the spectrum in schools: students, teachers, administration)
- District and School Improvement (systems; assessments; improvement plans; models)
- Best Practices in Inclusive Education Conference in Wausau
The 17th Annual State-Wide Institute on Best Practices in Inclusive Education will be held at the Westwood Conference Center in Wausau, WI, on July 26-28, 2010. This year’s program offers information on Best Practices in Inclusion, Universal Design for Learning, Literacy, Including Students with AD/HD & Executive Function Disorder, Inclusive Staffing & Service Delivery Models, Autism, Accessible Science Instruction, Math Standards for All, Transition, Challenging Behaviors, and Peer Supports. Keynotes include Dr. Patrick Schwarz and Chris Zeigler Dendy. If you have any questions related to the Institute, please call Kim Beloin at 414-881-8101, by e-mail Beloin@att.net, or look for further information and registration at: http://www.Beloinandbrandl.com.
Family Involvement Resources
- LearningPort: National Online Library of Professional Development Resources
A national online library of professional development resources was compiled to help bridge research, policy, and practice. Across states, national organizations and technical assistance investments, an extensive amount of professional development material is available. This library provides local educators with easy access to an array of resources that can be used or customized to meet their needs. http://www.learningport.us/ - ParentFurther: A Source Research Institute for Parents
This site is an easy to use comprehensive resource that offers support and practical steps to help parents with a wide range of everyday parenting issues. http://www.parentfurther.com/ - NCCRESt: The National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems
The National Center for Culturally Responsive Education Systems provides technical assistance and resources for increasing access, participation, and equity in our schools. http://nccrest.org/ - CREATE Videos
The CREATE YouTube site launched two new videos about culturally responsive education in Wisconsin. To view the videos, go to http://www.youtube.com/user/CREATEWisconsin. Information and resources from CREATE may be found at www.createwisconsin.net. - Test Accommodations for Students
Revised assessment accommodation matrices are available for the 2010-11 school year and can be found at http://dpi.wi.gov/oea/accommtrx.html. They are separated into three distinct documents based upon student needs. Although the documents look different, the content within each document remains the same with the addition of a few new accommodations easily identified by the “new” symbol. No accommodations have been removed. Please keep in mind all assessment accommodations for students with disabilities, students on 504 plans, and English language learners (ELL) should be documented and consistent with day-to-day instruction.
An accommodations manual will be available online in Fall 2010. It will provide additional examples and an explanation of each accommodation and test practice found on the above forms. Please contact Kristen Kehoe, kristen.kehoe@dpi.wi.gov or Angela Dugas, angela.dugas@dpi.wi.gov with further questions or comments.
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.
