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Parents as Teachers Parents as Advocates Parents as Leaders
Parents as Learners
Gain Knowledge of :
Developmental stages of childrens
growth; mind, body, & spirit;
Character development;
Positive discipline;
Child safety
Build Skills:
To monitor developmentally
appropriate behaviors
To advocate for developmentally
appropriate learning and experiences
To develop age appropriate positive
discipline strategies
Child Safety and Prevention
Strategies, bullying violence, cyber
safety, etc.
To develop healthy habits; eating,
discipline activity etc.
To manage behavior; both parent and
child
Learn to Apply: Routines that are developmentally
appropriate to support childrens
learning
Healthy home environment that
supports childrens learning
Implement developmentally
appropriate positive discipline
strategies
Gain Knowledge of:
BPS polices;
Curriculum standards;
Proficiency and what it means for
their child;
Navigating BPS and accessing
resources to support learning
Build Skills:
Communication skills
Organizational skills
Advocacy skills
Data Analysis skills
Learn to Apply:
To build more effective parent
teacher relationships
To increase communication with
child focused on proficiency
To utilize data to assess progress
towards goals
To become more effective
0advocates on behalf of student
success
Gain Knowledge of:
BPS polices
School governance
structures, decision making,
leadership and making change;
BPS budget basics, action planning,
school improvement strategies and
home-school compacts
Build Skills:
Facilitation/ meeting planning
Negotiating with people in power
Policy development
Data analysis
Learn to Apply:
To actively participate in school
governance and school improvement
To effective plan and conduct
meetings
To influence school and district
polices
To utilize data to monitor schoolimprovement
To develop and implement action
plans
To partner with school to promote
student proficiency and closes the
achievement gap
To support the development of other
parents
Gain Knowledge of:
An array of self-selected offerings
focused on personal and professional
growth;
Increase awareness of themselves as
learners and adult learning principles
Build Skills:
Self Assessment & Goal Settings
Learning Styles
Accessing professional/educational
opportunities
Self Care
Learn to Apply:
Integrating life experiences with new
learning
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COURSE OVERVIEW
COURSE TITLE:
PRESENTER(S):LENGTH OF COURSE:
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
COURSE OBJECTIVE:STRAND: Parents Are Teachers Parents Are
Advocates
Parents Are Leaders Parents Are Learners
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:Knowledge: (What information or
understanding will participants gain?)
By the end of session, participant will
Skill: (What will participant learn to do?)By the end of
session, participant willApplication: (What will participants do
with their new knowledge and skill thatwill help them understand
how to apply?)By the end of session, participant will
EVALUATION: (How will you know that the Learning Objectives were
met?)
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