Silver Ink Publishing

One Day Staff Development

Find our why there is so much more to parent involvement than a school full of parents! Learn how to plan events that ENGAGE those hard to reach parents and draw then in by the dozens. Walk away with a parent training model that can be easily implemented into existing events or into new events you create. This new approach to parent involvement allows you to share EFFECTIVE strategies with parents and will EMPOWER your teachers to make every parent involvement event a success!.

Topics Include:

• A New Vision for Parental Involvement – Taking Off Those “Educator Glasses”

• Working with Parents – Connecting with All Social Classes

• Communicating with Parents – Written, Verbally & Non-Verbally

• Providing Effective Parent Training - Using a Step-by-Step Training Model

• Reading Research – Sharing It In Parent Friendly Terms

• Engaging Parent Involvement Events – Ideas Galore to Get You Started

• Increase Parental Attendance – Marketing & Advertising Techniques that Work

Target Audience:

• Classroom Teachers (Pre-K – Grade 5)

• Principals

• Title I Teachers

• Title I Coordinators & Directors

• Parent Involvement Coordinators

• Reading Coaches & Curriculum Coordinators

Presentation Fee:

• $2,000 plus travel costs and related expenses

Participant Materials Fee

• $5 per participant

School’s Responsibilities:

• Reproduce handout for each participant

• Provide sticky notes and markers

• Media cart and screen for laptop and projector hook up

• Small table at front of room for training materials

Two Day Staff Development

Day One: Find out why there is so much more to parent involvement than a school full of parents! Learn how to plan events that ENGAGE those hard to reach parents and draw them in by the dozens. Walk away with a parent training model that can be easily implemented into existing events or into new events you create. This new approach to parent involvement allows you to share EFFECTIVE strategies with parents and will EMPOWER your teachers to make every parent involvement event a success!

Day Two: Teachers work in small groups with consultants to select specific reading strategies they can share with parents and create engaging parent involvement events tailored to fit each specific grade level. Every last detail, from the invitations to the eye-catching decorations, is finalized before the end of the day. Teachers leave with a customized parent involvement event ready to implement that’s guaranteed to empower parents.