A brief overview of the legal aspects and requirements that serve as a foundation for working with families of students with disabilities
Develop a 4-hour workshop for a teacher in-service day that focuses on ways to establish and maintain positive effective family-school partnerships that support the academic and social-emotional needs of students with disabilities. You will prepare the following items for the workshop:
Statement of Scope and Purpose
Multimedia Presentation
Participant Handout
Part 2: Multimedia Presentation
Create a 12- to 15-slide multimedia presentation such as a Prezi®, podcast, vodcast, or Microsoft® PowerPoint® for the workshop that includes the following information:
A brief overview of the legal aspects and requirements that serve as a foundation for working with families of students with disabilities
An explanation of why family-school partnerships are important
An explanation of the principles of partnership
Strategies for creating a collaborative climate
Strategies for successful and positive communication with families
Specific collaboration strategies for the following lifecycle stages:
Early childhood or elementary
Middle
Secondary
Post-secondary
Strategies for conflict resolution with families
A brief explanation of 2 to 3 activities for participants to identify or demonstrate effective collaboration or positive communication
Appropriate media (graphics, images, tables, etc.) to support content
Speaker notes
Answer preview to a brief overview of the legal aspects and requirements that serve as a foundation for working with families of students with disabilities
15 slides
