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1 Office of Child Development & Early Learning www.education.state.pa.us | www.dpw.state.pa.us Touching Hearts, Changing Minds Parents as Professional Development Partners Sarah Holland, Mary Mikus, & Camille Catlett National Early Childhood Inclusion Institute May 2014

2 Office of Child Development & Early Learning www.education.state.pa.us | www.dpw.state.pa.us Pair/Share Pick a partner Identify leadership roles that families play in your state or region Discuss with partner Share highlights with group

3 Office of Child Development & Early Learning www.education.state.pa.us | www.dpw.state.pa.us Learning Objectives Recognize the impact effective family engagement can have on child outcomes and trajectories Understand the leadership roles families can play in professional development, pre-service learning and other areas Identify potential emotional, informational, and financial supports that enable family participation

4 Office of Child Development & Early Learning www.education.state.pa.us | www.dpw.state.pa.us Learning Objectives Be aware of the initial broad based national support that created this project and the evolution into the current PA model Relate the Pennsylvania model to similar approaches in your own state Become inspired to increase opportunities for family leadership in state and local programs

5 Office of Child Development & Early Learning www.education.state.pa.us | www.dpw.state.pa.us Higher preschool performance and promotion to next grade More positive engagement with peers, adults, and learning Buffers negative impact of poverty on academic and behavioral outcomes The Difference You Can Make Through Family Engagement

6 Office of Child Development & Early Learning www.education.state.pa.us | www.dpw.state.pa.us PA Efforts to Build Family Leadership Competence and Confidence: Partners in Policy Making for Families of Children in Early Intervention (C2P2 EI)

7 Office of Child Development & Early Learning www.education.state.pa.us | www.dpw.state.pa.us PA Efforts to Build Family Leadership Parents as Partners in Professional Development (P3D) Guide By Your Side (GBYS) Parent to Parent of Pennsylvania (P2P)

8 Office of Child Development & Early Learning www.education.state.pa.us | www.dpw.state.pa.us PA Efforts to Build Family Leadership State Interagency Coordinating Council (SICC) Local Opportunities – Local Interagency Coordinating Councils (LICCs) – Support groups Parent Partners

9 Office of Child Development & Early Learning www.education.state.pa.us | www.dpw.state.pa.us Parents as Partners in Professional Development (P3D) By partnering with families – We learn from their stories & benefit from their expertise – Families grow in their leadership skills

10 Office of Child Development & Early Learning www.education.state.pa.us | www.dpw.state.pa.us History of P3D FPG Project: Natural Allies – Originated through Higher Education Parents as Presenters Parents as Partners in Professional Development

11 Office of Child Development & Early Learning www.education.state.pa.us | www.dpw.state.pa.us P3D Family Roles Presentations (presenter, co-presenter, panelist) Training developers Contributors to newsletters Family video profiles On-line learning Review policy, procedures and standards Advisory committees

12 Office of Child Development & Early Learning www.education.state.pa.us | www.dpw.state.pa.us Opportunities created from P3D Online chats Course content - observation and reflection Guest lecturers in Higher Education settings Co-instruction Family scenario Shared organization and management Evaluation and development Advisory groups – Learning Standards

13 Office of Child Development & Early Learning www.education.state.pa.us | www.dpw.state.pa.us Why this Partnership? Promote sensitivity and awareness Educate about family centered services Show audience that KIDS are KIDS Advocate for Quality programs and services

14 Office of Child Development & Early Learning www.education.state.pa.us | www.dpw.state.pa.us Essential Support for P3D Commitment Support Compensation Tools http://fpg.unc.edu/presentations/parents-partners-professional- development-p3d-touching-hearts-changing-minds

15 Office of Child Development & Early Learning www.education.state.pa.us | www.dpw.state.pa.us Impact on Students/Professionals Change in practice New perspective Employment interest Enhanced knowledge and skills Positive feedback on evaluations Excitement!!!

16 Office of Child Development & Early Learning www.education.state.pa.us | www.dpw.state.pa.us Impact on Families Increased confidence and collaboration New perspective Enhanced knowledge and skills Positive feedback on evaluations Excitement!!!

17 Office of Child Development & Early Learning www.education.state.pa.us | www.dpw.state.pa.us Qualitative Impact The families’ stories and presence brings our work to life giving it depth and meaning I learned I had misconceptions about family life with a child with a disability It was a good experience to have students apply the concepts we’ve been learning in class, i.e., grieving, resources, etc., to a real-life situation

18 Office of Child Development & Early Learning www.education.state.pa.us | www.dpw.state.pa.us Recruitment Strategies Local Early Intervention programs Family networking Family training Local Interagency Coordinating Councils

19 Office of Child Development & Early Learning www.education.state.pa.us | www.dpw.state.pa.us The Journey – look how far we’ve come 19742013

20 Office of Child Development & Early Learning www.education.state.pa.us | www.dpw.state.pa.us Cecilia’s Story

21 Office of Child Development & Early Learning www.education.state.pa.us | www.dpw.state.pa.us From Team Meeting to State Conference

22 Office of Child Development & Early Learning www.education.state.pa.us | www.dpw.state.pa.us Meeting the VIPs

23 Office of Child Development & Early Learning www.education.state.pa.us | www.dpw.state.pa.us What will next year bring?

24 Office of Child Development & Early Learning www.education.state.pa.us | www.dpw.state.pa.us Thank You!

25 Office of Child Development & Early Learning www.education.state.pa.us | www.dpw.state.pa.us For More Information Contact Mary Mikus Consultant, Early Intervention Technical Assistance mmikus@pattan.net 800.441.3215 ext.7277 Sarah Holland Special Assistant on Family Engagement, Office of Child Development and Early Learning saholland@state.pa.us 717-787-8691 Camille Catlett Scientist, FPG Child Development Institute University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill camille.catlett@unc.edu Tel: (919) 966-6635

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