Through a series of four engaging, self-paced modules, the seminar equips youth-serving out-of-school-time professionals with the expertise to implement high-quality, evidence-based strategies to engage families in their programs. Topics and content include foundations of family engagement, building relationships with families, specialized learning focuses, and developing a multi-tiered family engagement plan.
Learning Objectives:
- I can explain why family engagement matters and why families choose to engage.
- I can develop informal leadership skills to reframe the conversation about family engagement within my spheres of influence.
- I can describe the roles for families in multi-tiered family engagement.
- I can identify strategies and resources to engage families in a selected area of specialized focus.
- I can describe different tiers of support for family engagement.
- I can create a multi-tiered family engagement plan to support students and families in identified sub-groups.
Outcome:
The outcome of this seminar is to create a multi-tiered plan for family engagement to support student learning and development in your out-of-school time program.
Who: Youth-serving out of school time professionals
When: Self-paced seminar
Where: 100% virtual – learn anytime, anywhere
Registration: $125 per participant, discounts available
What to Expect:
- Create a multi-tiered plan for family engagement to support student learning
- Series of four engaging, self-paced modules
- Earn 80 contact hours and a digital badge