Parent Engagement Workshops
District Workshops for Parents
Parents have opportunities to deepen and refine their skills at a series of follow-up workshops offered by school districts.
The sessions help parents learn appropriate child development and effective discipline strategies, as well as understand their children’s unique learning needs. Parents will learn how to partner with their children’s school to support a healthy school climate, and they’ll practice academic support strategies that can help children learn at home.
Parent Engagement Training Modules
Training modules allow parents the opportunity to continue to hone their ability to improve student achievement by addressing the academic, discipline, nutrition and safety needs of their children. Modules address specific topics and are targeted for various student age groups. Modules are also available in English and Spanish.
Parent Project Junior
Parent Project Junior Training is a four-session workshop series for parents of Transitional Kindergarten - 5th grade students. Using a culturally sensitive manner, this interactive workshop series combines parenting strategies with Common Core Math and Literacy activities so that parents may understand how to lovingly parent and support their child's growth and learning.
Active Parenting
Active Parenting Training is a four-session workshop series for parents of preadolescents and adolescents in 6th - 8th grades. Using a culturally sensitive manner, parents learn about the developmental needs of adolescents, effective communication, and other strategies they can use to help their teens develop into responsible and courageous adults.
For more information please contact Jaime Koo at jkoo@sccoe.org
Parent University
These stand-alone workshops are meant to build capacity for parents and educators who are doing parent engagement work. Please see this list of workshop and training topics that may be of value for your staff, parents, and school community.
School sites receive 1 complimentary 1-hour long Parent University workshop for parents suitable for use during parent support and curriculum nights, or parent university events. Fees apply for additional Parent University workshops. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will be required, even if the parent workshop is complimentary.
Contact us early to customize and schedule your parent workshop!
Jaime Koo Coordinator, Parent Engagement
Parent University Workshop Title
| Workshop Description
| Audience
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Nurturing Effective Communication with Your Children
| "I don't understand my children" and "Why don't they talk to me?" are very common sentiments parents have about the dynamics with their children. This workshop will explore effective communication strategies parents can put into practice to nurture healthy relationships with their children.
| For Parents/Guardians of students of all ages
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Becoming a Supportive Family and Inclusive School Community
| Today’s youth face many challenges that undermine healthy and safe relationships. This evidence-based workshop focuses on helping families support LGBTQ+ children and youth by promoting well-being and reducing health risks through increasing accepting behaviors.
| For Parents/Guardians of students of all ages
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Encouraging Literacy at Home: Building Foundations for Reading
| Ever wonder how you could help your child build a great foundation in reading? This workshop will provide practical, fun, tried-and-true tips for parents to increase their child’s confidence in understanding letter recognition and phonics, navigating leveled readers, and enhancing reading comprehension using picture books.
| For Parents/Guardians of students Pre-school to 1st grade
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Guiding and Coaching Your Aspiring Writer
| This parent workshop will give strategies to guide and coach your aspiring writer with confidence. We will talk about how to help your child improve sentences and how to affirm and gently nudge children to expand their idea development.
| For Parents/Guardians of students 3rd grade and up
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Reading Comprehension Support: Connection Through Conversation
| As children grow up, parents may find it difficult to understand what their child is reading, let alone support them with reading comprehension. Not so! This workshop will outline common themes found in literature and share strategies for connecting with children through conversations to encourage and develop critical thinking skills.
| For Parents/Guardians of students 5th grade and up
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