Parent Leadership Hub Weekly
E-Newsletter
Parent Leadership Hub Weekly E-Newsletter for June 24, 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
- Yoga for Child and Parent in Port Washington
Every Wednesday, from July 21st through August 11th, from 6 - 7:30 p.m. at Possibility Playground in Port Washington.
This class is for children with special needs and their parent/caregiver. Prior to the first session, your child's behavioral needs will be assessed, and individual behavior goals will be developed. The Yoga sessions will be specifically tailored to address the overall needs of the individuals within the session. Rhonda J. Greenhaw, M.A., is a practicing Behavior Analyst who works with children, adolescents and adults with behavioral concerns. Janet Brown, B.A. is a former Special Education teacher who has taught Yoga to a variety of special needs groups. Please call 262-421-4610 to register or for more information. - Wisconsin Association for Behavior Analysis Conference in Madison
August 16, 17, & 18, 2010 UW-Madison Memorial Union (http://www.union.wisc.edu)
This is a three-day conference for teachers, professionals, students and parents interested in techniques in effective behavioral therapy. An early registration discount is available until the end of June.
Web site registration/information: 3rd Annual WisABA Conference
Questions about registration? wisaba@union.wisc.edu
Family Involvement Resources
- Q&A on IEPs, Evaluations, Reevaluations
The U.S. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services issues this Q&A document to provide states, state educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), parents, and other stakeholders with information regarding the IDEA requirements relating to individualized education programs (IEPs), evaluations, and reevaluations. http://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/iep-qa-2010.pdf - ADA 20th Anniversary Video Series
TASH has launched an ADA 20th Anniversary Video Series, an interview series with leaders from the disability rights movement. Every two weeks until July 26, TASH will release another video to provide insight into the advances, challenges and opportunities facing the disability community. The first video features Bob Williams, former Commissioner for the Administration for Developmental Disabilities under President Clinton. The second features Judy Heumann, senior advisor on international disability rights for the U.S. Department of State. Both were involved in the advocacy movement to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990. http://www.tash.org/ADAanniversary.htm - Parenting Children with Health Issues
Updates and tips for raising kids with medical issues and other special needs. For more information, go to http://www.parentingchildrenwithhealthissues.com/index.html
- Family Education and Fun
Parents find practical guidance, grade-specific information about their children's school experience, strategies to get involved with their children's learning, free email newsletters, and fun and entertaining family activities. Family Education brings together leading organizations from both the public and private sectors to help parents, teachers, schools, and community organizations use online tools and other media resources to positively affect children's education and overall development. http://www.familyeducation.com/home/ - Fun-Attic: Sports, Games and Toys
Fun-Attic provides tools for you to use to build relationships through a fun and interactive approach so that when you add your time and energy, you have a simple formula for enriching young lives.
http://www.funattic.com - Things to Do in Wisconsin with Kids
This site offers appealing family friendly things to do. Uptake is a travel search and discovery site to help users make informed decisions about what best fits their travel preferences. Find theme parks to playgrounds, sand children's museums, all over Wisconsin. http://attractions.uptake.com/wisconsin/family.html - Apples4theTeacher.com
This site includes interactive learning games, quizzes, and worksheet generator tools by subject, holiday activities, and more. http://www.apples4theteacher.com/
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.
