Education Design/Curriculum: K - 12 and your child
This seminar will discuss the Federal, State, District
laws/procedure/policy governing education. Schooling v Education
Is your child destined for success or failure? Parents will learn about parenting and schooling practices that
affect a child’s successfulness before the child ever opens a
book, etc.
This seminar will focus on overall curriculum design and change
from K -12, etc...including population changes, which affect
schooling and education.
Transitioning - Pt. 1 From Private to Public School
This seminar
compares and contrasts public and private schools, informs
parents of their rights in public schools, gives effectives
strategies
to use in public school education, etc.
Transitioning - Pt. 2 From Elementary to
Middle School
This seminar will
look at the schooling, educational, curriculum change from
elementary to middle. In addition, various scenarios will be
discussed to get a thorough understanding of the most effective
strategies use for success. Plus, examine the family support
needed for this transition, etc.
High/Quality Education and High/Quality Teaching
Parents will learn the criteria for
and characteristics of a High Quality Education. High Quality Education begins with
High Quality
Standards, Expectations, and Teachers.
Parents will learn the differences between a
Provisional
Teacher/non-renewable v Qualified Teacher v Quality Teacher v
High Quality Teacher.
Which teacher does your child have? What is the experience
level of your child's teacher? Parents will learn how to
recognize quality work, etc.
Transitioning - Pt. 3 From Middle School to High School
This seminar will
look at the schooling, educational, curriculum change from
middle to high school. In addition, various scenarios will be
discussed to get a thorough understanding of the most effective
strategies use for success. Plus, examine the family support
needed for this transition, etc.
Transitioning - Pt. 4 From High School to College
This seminar will
look at the schooling, and educational change from high to
college, including academic, social, and safety climate of
college life. In addition, various scenarios will be discussed
to get an thorough understanding of the most effective
strategies use for success. Plus, examine the family support
needed for this transition. Key areas in metacognitive,
management, diverse culture are discussed, positioning, etc.
Is Your Child Really Succeeding In School - Pt 1: Regress To The
Mean
Parents are
empowered with knowledge about how a child can earn A's and B's
while regressing in a classroom. Parents will learn how
their child's schedule, in relationship with the teacher's
schedule, can set the child in a position to regress. Other
unique factors will be discussed, which are indicators for
regression, etc.
Is Your Child Really Succeeding In School -
Pt 2: Grade inflation
Grade inflation
is the primary reason why high school students with high GPAs
are not admitted into college and do not qualify for
academic scholarships. Parents will learn how to
recognize, understand, prevent grade inflation, etc.
Effective
Communication - Pt 1
Parents will
learn how to communicate effectively with the school for success
- from prevention to resolution, from classroom to central
office, etc. Parents will examine the Code of Ethics for
educators, the strategy in writing effective letters and sending
emails, etc.
Effective
Communication - Pt 2
Parents will
learn and examine effective communication strategies for use
with children especially. Teenagers, etc.
What you can do if your child failed
Parents are
empowered with knowledge on several areas referencing failure
and the appeal process: 1. Promotion and Retention Criteria 2.
Failure Procedure 3. Differentiated assessment 4. Grade
Computation 5. Impact of failure 6. Skill deficiency 7. Strategy
for skill mastery
College Entry & Scholarships: By The Numbers
Parents will understand the meaning
behind the umbers that make up the grading scale. GPA, SAT, and
ACT are compared in this video to aid a parent's understanding
of how they may be used to determine a child's acceptance into
college, earning
of a scholarship, etc.
Creating Safe School - Pt. 1
The School Environment
Five contributing factors are examined
in this seminar:
1.
School Environment
2.Classroom
Environment
3.The
LAW: Bullying, NCLB
4.
Violence in Society
5.LOVE
Creating Safe School - Pt. 2 Bullying
A thorough understanding of bullying
and its affects on the child are examined including recognition,
contributing factors, prevention, resolution, consequences. Etc.
Plus local, sate, and federal law are examine.
Helping your child reach full potential/
Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligence
Seminar will examine how to determine your child’s unique way of
learning and processing information, how to recognize and
strengthen areas of deficiencies and family support on homework,
projects, etc. Parents will learn about differentiated
multi-leveled teaching, learning, assessment, evaluation, etc.
Classroom Observation/Evaluation
Seminar will focus on preparing a parent to
properly observe and evaluate the classroom setting for
high quality learning and teaching. Parents will
be given tools to use as they collect data.
Parents will learn what factors to focus in on and how
to properly assess and evaluate the data, etc
Effective
Advocacy
Let us say it… We
‘second’
it
For the Parent and Teenager/College Student
This is a very unique seminar designed
to be attended by the parent and teenager/college student. A
comedic tone is implemented to discuss the serious issues of
drugs, sex, suicide, self-respect, morals, values etc. Rated
PG-13 due to graphic pictures of STI’s and STD’s. Real case
stories are examined. Not recommended for kids under 13. Very
motivational and inspirational for all who attend, etc
