Parent Leadership Hub Weekly
E-Newsletter
Parent Leadership Hub Weekly E-Newsletter for August 25, 2011
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
Jenny Stonemeier, WI FACETS SPDG Coordinator at 414-374-4645 or jstonemeier@wifacets.org
Deadline for submitting contributions to each week's issue 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 padon'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 diane
Diane Chaput
Omni Office Center
Banbury Place
800 Wisconsin Street
Building D-2, Suite 420, Unit 65
Eau Claire, WI 54703
715-858-5800
877-844-4925
diane@banbury.com
Parent/Personnel Development Opportunities
- DHS announces an updated version of a valuable resource.
Please share this link and information about the guide with others who will find it helpful.
http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publications/P2/p20460.pdf - Special Kids Resource Fair!
REMINDER! Saturday Oct. 22, 2011 from 9:00am to 2:00pm at the Kenosha County Center at 19600 75th St. Bristol, WI.
Discover resources and information for students 0-21 & beyond who receive special education services. There will also be activities & goodies for children, refreshments & lots of door prizes! Parents, Educators, Caregivers and Service Providers are all encouraged to attend. Registration is NOT required for this FREE event!
This is a chance to meet and talk with over 40 resource agencies and organizations located in SE Wisconsin.
Speaker Sessions: 10-11:30am, "My Behavior Just Might Reflect My Communication Deficits" and from 12-1:00pm, "WI Special Education Medication System of Dispute Resolution Options".
For further info please contact: Dannette Cates, Parent-Educator Liaison CESA #2, 8828 Antioch Rd. PO Box 364, Salem, WI 53168 or 262-843-2343 or Dcatesl@wi.rr.com
Family Involvement Resources
- What's New at the CESA 6 Media Center?
What's new at the CESA 6 Media Center? Click on the link below to take a look at their new collection of learning games. Each game includes the game board (which is a zippered bag) a picture book, home practice page and game pieces. These items can be checked out for 8 weeks at a time. http://www.cesa6.k12.wi.us/products.services
/mediacenter/learning_games - Look and Cook Microwave Cookbook!
http://www.attainmentcompany.com/pdfs/book
Samples/LNCMicro_Sample.pdf
Check out this link for an illustrated and easy to follow cookbook online! - "Celebrating 35 Years of IDEA" video was played at the opening of the OSEP Leadership Mega Conference. This video shares the importance and history of special education in the US educational system. It can be found directly at: http://www.parentcenternetwork.org/
national/parentcenterexchange/videos/35yearsidea.html.
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.
