Reflective Supervision Collaborative - Virtual
Aug
23
to Jul 23

Reflective Supervision Collaborative - Virtual

Parents as Teachers Group Reflective Supervision offers facilitated peer support to supervisors of home visiting programs through LearningWorks, LLC.

Peer support offers individuals an opportunity to connect and share experiences and learning with others seeing beyond individual lenses. Reflective practice offers opportunities to explore identity, strengths, challenges, perceptions, assumptions, and beliefs that influence decisions and actions every day. Reflective practice provides space to clarify goals and integrate skills. It supports individuals and teams to become more flexible and adaptive as they work in complex, ever-changing systems.

11 sessions will occur monthly creating space for supervisors to reflect on their experiences as a supervisor. Share learning and support each other around challenges. Peer supervisor reflection is loosely structured to support supervisor driven topics each month.

If you meet the registration qualifications, register on the Parents as Teachers website or to get support with accessibility needs.

Registration is at capacity. I am available to facilitate reflective practice groups for your organization.

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Lemons to Lemonade Book Study (Virtual)
Oct
1
to Sep 26

Lemons to Lemonade Book Study (Virtual)

Monthly facilitated book study using Lemons to Lemonade: Resolving Problems in Workshops, Meetings, and PLC’s by Bob Garmston and Diane Zimmerman.

Book Description:

Prevent meetings from descending into aimless rambling or counterproductive conflicts that end up wasting everybody′s valuable time. This resource gives you a playbook to help anyone confidently lead group discussions so that problems get solved, not created. The authors, both veteran educators and experts in group dynamics, detail:

  • How to prepare yourself to facilitate the discussion and keep it on task

  • Best practices for squashing conflict without wounding pride

  • Methods for dealing with "interrupters," "subject-changers," disputes, personal attacks, and other time-waster events

This group is closed. Please contact me for information about starting a group in your organization.

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Leaders as Facilitators: Navigating with Empowering Mindsets Overview presented at Elevate HR: Unlocking Potential, Empowering Excellence
May
30
8:00 AM08:00

Leaders as Facilitators: Navigating with Empowering Mindsets Overview presented at Elevate HR: Unlocking Potential, Empowering Excellence

Leaders as Facilitators - Experienced leaders understand that systems are complex, unpredictable, and occasionally messy. With this understanding, leaders strive to create optimal conditions for their teams to thrive. They actively participate in meetings, lead discussions, provide guidance to groups, nurture team development, and serve as sources of energy and morale for the groups they support. It's crucial for leaders to be intentional and clear about the mindsets that facilitate navigating and fostering productive teams. Mindsets shape our perspectives, understanding, and behaviors. This workshop will introduce five mindsets aimed at bolstering collaboration and productivity within teams. 

Get ready for a day of excitement at our debut annual event, the Elevate HR: Unlocking Potential, Empowering Excellence, presented by GAASHRM and in collaboration with A2Y Regional Chamber of Commerce! Join us for a dynamic HR conference packed with electrifying keynote speakers, engaging networking opportunities, and interactive sessions that promise to unlock new possibilities and elevate your HR game. Don't miss out on the fun – be a part of this empowering experience! HRCI and SHRM Recertification Credits Available!

Learn more here: https://gaashrm.org/meetinginfo.php?id=5&ts=1710210692

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Leaders as Facilitators: Navigating with Empowering Mindsets
Jun
11
to Jun 12

Leaders as Facilitators: Navigating with Empowering Mindsets

 Experienced leaders understand that systems are complex, unpredictable, and occasionally messy. With this understanding, leaders strive to create optimal conditions for their teams to thrive. They actively participate in meetings, lead discussions, provide guidance to groups, nurture team development, and serve as sources of energy and morale for the groups they support. It's crucial for leaders to be intentional and clear about the mindsets that facilitate navigating and fostering productive teams. Mindsets shape our perspectives, understanding, and behaviors. This workshop will introduce five mindsets aimed at bolstering collaboration and productivity within teams.

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Adaptive Schools/Organizations Seminar
Jul
18
to Aug 9

Adaptive Schools/Organizations Seminar

Adaptive Schools is coming to Early Childhood Investment Corporation July 18-19 and August 8 -9 and are opening registration to interested partners! The cost for outside participants is $400 and includes the Adaptive Schools Learning Guide.

Step into a world of game-changing insights with the Adaptive Schools/Organizations Seminar. It's not your average seminar; it's a practical toolbox overflowing with strategies and tools to supercharge your collaborative groups. Discover the power of collective identity, fine-tune your facilitation skills, and dive into innovative approaches to efficient teamwork that thrives even in complexity. Walk away with the know-how to ramp up group member engagement, have efficient and productive dialogue, and make valuable decisions by tapping into the collective brilliance of your group. This seminar isn't just a knowledge booster; it's your ticket to unleashing the full potential of your team.

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In the four-day Adaptive Schools Foundation Seminar, participants will develop:

  • An increased capacity to initiate, develop and sustain high functioning groups

  • New lenses for diagnosing the stages and phases of group development

  • An expanded repertoire of practical facilitation tools

  • Understandings of when and how to engage groups in dialogue and discussion, the limitations, forms and values of each

  • Skills to move groups beyond consensus to common focus

  • Ways to value and use dissension, argument and conflict

  • Strategies for keeping group members on track, on topic, energized and resourceful

Interested? Please email Jenn Rountree at jrountree@ecic4kids.org

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Unveiling Strengths: Navigating the Hope in HOPE
Oct
14
to Oct 17

Unveiling Strengths: Navigating the Hope in HOPE

  • Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at the Parents as Teachers International Conference for the workshop: Unveiling STrengths: Navigating the Hope in HOPE with Christine Zimmerman and Angela Rau.

Go beyond the superficiality of toxic positivity, embracing genuine strengths-based dialogue.

Register through Parents as Teachers: https:/register.parentsasteachersconference.org/event/2024/summary

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2024 HOPE SUMMIT WORKSHOP: Unveiling Strengths: Navigating Beyond Wishful Thinking and Persisting in the Face of Adversity
Mar
21
2:00 PM14:00

2024 HOPE SUMMIT WORKSHOP: Unveiling Strengths: Navigating Beyond Wishful Thinking and Persisting in the Face of Adversity

Join Christine Zimmerman and Angela Rau for an insightful journey as we peel away the profound power of optimism beyond wishful thinking. The process of “Unveiling Strengths” dismantles the blindfold of toxic positivity, revealing a genuine strengths-based approach in professional practices that enhances health, enriches relationships, and fosters well-being from early years into adulthood. A strengths-based approach catalyzes meaningful partnerships engaging in planning and implementation toward HOPE. Delve into the delicate balance of staying authentically strengths-based without falling into the pitfalls of toxic positivity.

Presenters: Angela M. Rau, MAT, Coach, Consultant, Trainer, Author and Christine Zimmerman, LMSW Coach, Consultant, Author

2024 HOPE Summit! Register by January 7, 2024 and get $50 off the ticket price! Discounts are also available for students and groups. https://lnkd.in/gCgu_-Ne

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Moving From Challenging to Rewarding Conversations (conflict & communication) - Virtual
Jan
18
9:00 AM09:00

Moving From Challenging to Rewarding Conversations (conflict & communication) - Virtual

Moving from Challenging to Rewarding Conversations (conflict and communication)

Online via Zoom
3 CE Hours for Social Work (MICEC) and MCBAP (RELATED)

Human beings are fascinatingly diverse, each with their own unique perspectives, values, beliefs, and ideas. And where there's diversity, there's bound to be different viewpoints that can lead to conflict. But don't let that intimidate you! This interactive workshop can help you transform conflict from a challenge to an opportunity for growth and positive change.

Through engaging conversations in pairs and small groups, you will delve into the different types of conflict and take a closer look at your approach to handling it.  You will have a chance to reflect on your own communication style and explore strategies to turn challenging conversations into rewarding ones. Say goodbye to avoiding conflict and hello to embracing it as a chance to strengthen relationships and teams within your organization.

Visit www.corelearninginc.com anytime register and to view the current programs. Click on "Upcoming Programs & Register" or "Co-Sponsored Trainings" for more details. For more information, accessibility needs or assistance with registration,contact Stephanie at 248-933-2673 or sappel@corelearninginc.com

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Mission Possible: Building an Impactful Team (Virtual)
Dec
13
9:00 AM09:00

Mission Possible: Building an Impactful Team (Virtual)

Wednesday, December 13, 2023 from 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Online via Zoom
2.0 CE Hours for Social Work (MICEC) and MCBAP (RELATED)

Presenter: Christine Zimmerman, LMSW
This class supports new supervisors to reflect on the characteristics of an effective team and consider the mindsets and strategies that support your leadership skills in building an impactful team. Please plan for interactive breakout sessions and opportunities to explore and learn together.

Visit www.corelearninginc.com anytime register and to view the current programs. Click on "Upcoming Programs & Register" or "Co-Sponsored Trainings" for more details. For more information, accessibility needs or assistance with registration,contact Stephanie at 248-933-2673 or sappel@corelearninginc.com

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Spreading HOPE (Virtual)
Nov
20
12:00 PM12:00

Spreading HOPE (Virtual)

Is your school or organization incorporating trauma informed practice into your work? This may be the workshop for you! Positive childhood experiences (PCEs) can ease toxic stress and help children grow into more resilient, healthier adults and mitigate the affects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).

This workshop includes:

  • Research behind HOPE

  • Four building blocks of HOPE

  • HOPE in practice

1.5 CE Hours for Social Work (MICEC) and MCBAP (RELATED)

Course fee: $29

Presenters: Angela M. Rau, MAT, Coach, Consultant, Trainer, Author and Christine Zimmerman, LMSW Coach, Consultant, Author

Visit www.corelearninginc.com anytime register and to view the current programs. Click on "Upcoming Programs & Register" or "Co-Sponsored Trainings" for more details. For more information, accessibility needs or assistance with registration,contact Stephanie at 248-933-2673 or sappel@corelearninginc.com

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Teachers as Facilitators (Virtual)
Sep
25
to Sep 26

Teachers as Facilitators (Virtual)

It’s Your Turn Teachers as Facilitators. This workshop is not only for teachers but anyone in the role of facilitating meetings with peers. It is focused on the unique challenges that come with collaborative work. There is a delicate role of having responsibility for task completion without the authority to require participation of co—workers. This training is focused on five mindsets that support the facilitator and the groups resourcefulness. Mindsets inform how one sees, understands, and behaves. Mindsets greatly impact effective facilitation, engagement, and motivation to get work done.

This workshop is at capacity. Please reach out to schedule a workshop at your organization.

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Mission Possible: Building an Impactful Team (Virtual)
Aug
30
9:00 AM09:00

Mission Possible: Building an Impactful Team (Virtual)

Wednesday, August 30, 2023 from 9:00 am – 11:00 pm
Online via Zoom
2.0 CE Hours for Social Work (MICEC) and MCBAP (RELATED)

Presenter: Christine Zimmerman, LMSW
This class supports new supervisors to reflect on the characteristics of an effective team and consider the mindsets and strategies that support your leadership skills in building an impactful team. Please plan for interactive breakout sessions and opportunities to explore and learn together.

Visit www.corelearninginc.com anytime register and to view the current programs. Click on "Upcoming Programs & Register" or "Co-Sponsored Trainings" for more details. For more information, accessibility needs or assistance with registration,contact Stephanie at 248-933-2673 or sappel@corelearninginc.com

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Teachers as Facilitators
Jul
25
to Jul 26

Teachers as Facilitators

It’s Your Turn Teachers as Facilitators. This workshop is not only for teachers but anyone in the role of facilitating meetings with peers. It is focused on the unique challenges that come with collaborative work. There is a delicate role of having responsibility for task completion without the authority to require participation of co—workers. This training is focused on five mindsets that support the facilitator and the groups resourcefulness. Mindsets inform how one sees, understands, and behaves. Mindsets greatly impact effective facilitation, engagement, and motivation to get work done.

This workshop is at capacity. Please reach out to schedule a workshop at your organization.

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Spreading HOPE (Virtual)
Jul
11
10:00 AM10:00

Spreading HOPE (Virtual)

Is your school or organization incorporating trauma informed practice into your work? This may be the workshop for you! Positive childhood experiences (PCEs) can ease toxic stress and help children grow into more resilient, healthier adults and mitigate the affects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).

This workshop includes:

  • Research behind HOPE

  • Four building blocks of HOPE

  • HOPE in practice

Visit www.corelearninginc.com anytime register and to view the current programs. Click on "Upcoming Programs & Register" or "Co-Sponsored Trainings" for more details. For more information, accessibility needs or assistance with registration,contact Stephanie at 248-933-2673 or sappel@corelearninginc.com

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Moving From Challenging to Rewarding Conversations (conflict & communication) - Virtual
Jun
27
9:00 AM09:00

Moving From Challenging to Rewarding Conversations (conflict & communication) - Virtual

Moving from Challenging to Rewarding Conversations (conflict and communication)

Online via Zoom
2..5 CE Hours for Social Work (MICEC) and MCBAP (RELATED)

Human beings are fascinatingly diverse, each with their own unique perspectives, values, beliefs, and ideas. And where there's diversity, there's bound to be different viewpoints that can lead to conflict. But don't let that intimidate you! This interactive workshop can help you transform conflict from a challenge to an opportunity for growth and positive change.

Through engaging conversations in pairs and small groups, you will delve into the different types of conflict and take a closer look at your approach to handling it.  You will have a chance to reflect on your own communication style and explore strategies to turn challenging conversations into rewarding ones. Say goodbye to avoiding conflict and hello to embracing it as a chance to strengthen relationships and teams within your organization.

Visit www.corelearninginc.com anytime register and to view the current programs. Click on "Upcoming Programs & Register" or "Co-Sponsored Trainings" for more details. For more information, accessibility needs or assistance with registration,contact Stephanie at 248-933-2673 or sappel@corelearninginc.com

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Adaptive Schools Seminar
Jun
8
to Jul 21

Adaptive Schools Seminar

The Adaptive Schools Foundation Seminar presents a productive, practical set of ideas and tools for developing collaborative groups in becoming effective and better equipped to resolve complex issues in schools and organizations. The work of the Adaptive Schools Seminars is to develop the resources and capacities of the organization and of individuals to cohesively respond to changing needs.

This workshop is at capacity. Please reach out to schedule a workshop at your organization.

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Spreading HOPE
Apr
25
1:00 PM13:00

Spreading HOPE

Is your school or organization incorporating trauma informed practice into your work? This may be the workshop for you! Positive childhood experiences (PCEs) can ease toxic stress and help children grow into more resilient, healthier adults and mitigate the affects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).

This workshop includes:

  • Research behind HOPE

  • Four building blocks of HOPE

  • HOPE in practice

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Mission Possible: Building an Impactful Team (Virtual)
Feb
13
11:00 AM11:00

Mission Possible: Building an Impactful Team (Virtual)

Monday, February 13, 2023 from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Online via Zoom
2.0 CE Hours for Social Work (MICEC) and MCBAP (RELATED)

Presenter: Christine Zimmerman, LMSW
This class supports new supervisors to reflect on the characteristics of an effective team and consider the mindsets and strategies that support your leadership skills in building an impactful team. Please plan for interactive breakout sessions and opportunities to explore and learn together.

Visit www.corelearninginc.com anytime register and to view the current programs. Click on "Upcoming Programs & Register" or "Co-Sponsored Trainings" for more details. For more information, accessibility needs or assistance with registration,contact Stephanie at 248-933-2673 or sappel@corelearninginc.com

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Jan
23
to Jan 27

Parents as Teachers Foundational 2 Training

This certification training is designed for PAT staff who will use the Parents as Teachers curriculum and approach to support families whose children are three years of age to kindergarten. Learners can expect a combination of self-paced online modules and live, online sessions. Parents as Teachers is pleased to be able to provide Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to Parent Educators who desire such upon successful completion of this courses.

Prerequisite: Parents as Teachers Foundational Training

For class information and registration visit the Parents as Teachers website - click here.

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Jan
11
12:00 PM12:00

Spreading HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences)

January 11, 2022 from 12:00-1:00
Online via Zoom
1 CE Hours for Social Work (MICEC) and MCBAP (RELATED)

Positive experiences can ease toxic stress and help children and youth grow into more resilient, healthier adults. HOPE identifies ways that our communities and systems of care can better ensure that all children have more positive experiences and that all families have support to nurture and celebrate their strengths. Learn the HOPE approach to supporting children and families.

Visit www.corelearninginc.com anytime register and to view the current programs. Click on "Upcoming Programs & Register" or "Co-Sponsored Trainings" for more details. For more information, accessibility needs or assistance with registration,contact Stephanie at 248-933-2673 or sappel@corelearninginc.com

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Mentoring/ Coaching Learning Series (Virtual)
Oct
27
to Sep 28

Mentoring/ Coaching Learning Series (Virtual)

In your work as a coach you get an opportunity to impact people, practice, quality and outcomes. This learning series will support you in your intentional growth in your role as a coach or mentor. Participating shared that participating in this learning cohort has resulted in upping their game in their roles as coaches and in their planning and execution of their facilitation in Communities of Practice.

As part of the cohort, you will be assigned a 15-30 minute reading and some practice activities in between meetings. The practice is incorporated into the work you are doing because after all… that’s the point! To enhance your daily practice. One example of that is, you may be asked to choose a regular meeting you have and pay attention to how you are posing questions and practice a new way to pose questions. The group will meet monthly for one hour to reflect on your experiences and to learn and practice new skills together. What better way to grow coaching skills then to learn and practice together!

This cohort is scheduled monthly for 12 months. Contact LearningWorks with questions and/or accessibility needs.

Registration for this opportunity is at capacity. I am available to facilitate this learning series for your organization.

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Sep
19
to Sep 30

Parents as Teachers Foundational and Model Implementation Training - Virtual

This certification training is designed for PAT affiliate staff who will use the Parents as Teachers curriculum and approach to support families whose children are prenatal to three years of age, and offers Parents as Teachers affiliate implementation strategies. Learners can expect a combination of self-paced online modules and live, online sessions. Parents as Teachers is pleased to be able to provide Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to Parent Educators who desire such upon successful completion of this courses.

For more class information and registration visit the Parents as Teachers website - click here.

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Adaptive Schools Foundation Seminar
Jun
6
to Jun 10

Adaptive Schools Foundation Seminar

  • Parents as Teachers National Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The training not only explores what makes teams effective, but how to develop skills as facilitators and informed group members in informal and formal settings, in small and large groups. It takes participants beyond the idea of professional learning communities to the actual implementation, describing specific ways to weave the collaborative fabric of a faculty, develop group member skills, and acquire the principles and understandings to engage in a continuous cycle of team and individual improvement. Adaptive Schools is the “how” of professional learning communities: how to behave in groups, how to lead them, and how to facilitate them for improved leading, teaching, and learning.

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In the four-day Adaptive Schools Foundation Seminar, participants will develop:

  • An increased capacity to initiate, develop and sustain high functioning groups

  • New lenses for diagnosing the stages and phases of group development

  • An expanded repertoire of practical facilitation tools

  • Understandings of when and how to engage groups in dialogue and discussion, the limitations, forms and values of each

  • Skills to move groups beyond consensus to common focus

  • Ways to value and use dissension, argument and conflict

  • Strategies for keeping group members on track, on topic, energized and resourceful

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May
16
to May 20

Parents as Teachers Foundation 2 Training

This certification training is designed for parent educators who intend to use the Parents as Teachers curriculum and approach to support families whose children are between three to six years of age. In this Foundational 2 Training, parent educators and other family support professionals learn to use the Foundational 2 Curriculum: Three Years through Kindergarten　effectively as they work with families to partner, facilitate, and reflect. Both the training and curriculum cover parenting and children’s growth and development from three years through kindergarten.

The training is facilitated by certified trainers who emphasize adult learning practices such as reflective practice and application to field practice. It utilizes a combination of self-paced learning through modules found on the Parents as Teachers portal, as well as live Zoom video conferencing sessions. Foundational Training is a prerequisite for Foundational 2 Training.

Registration for this course is full. To find additional F2 training with PATNC click here.

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May
9
2:00 PM14:00

We Are Not in Kansas Anymore. Building Relationships in a Virtual World.

Do you feel like you are living in the land of Oz? Maybe you are brand new to working with families and are trying to build relationships in a rapidly changing world. Maybe you are experienced at working with families and are you wondering how your years of relationship building experience applies to the virtual world? We are in a new era learning to navigate relationships in a virtual world. Relationships begin in the first 40 seconds of connection! This workshop will give you concrete strategies and considerations for building rapport with a new client, building quality relationships in the virtual world. The presenters have years of experience working with children and families in home visiting and providing virtual coaching and reflective practice to others. 

Michigan AIMH Conference

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Apr
11
11:00 AM11:00

We Are Not in Kansas Anymore. Building Relationships in a Virtual World.

  • Virtual Training - Georgia Home Visiting Programs (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Do you feel like you are living in the land of Oz? Maybe you are brand new to working with families and are trying to build relationships in a rapidly changing world. Maybe you are experienced at working with families and are you wondering how your years of relationship building experience applies to the virtual world? We are in a new era learning to navigate relationships in a virtual world. Relationships begin in the first 40 seconds of connection! This workshop will give you concrete strategies and considerations for building rapport with a new client, building quality relationships in the virtual world. The presenters have years of experience working with children and families in home visiting and providing virtual coaching and reflective practice to others.

Registration is closed for this event.

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Reflective Supervision
Mar
1
6:00 PM18:00

Reflective Supervision

Reflective Supervision is a valuable process used in many disciplines such as therapeutic work, home visiting, healthcare, etc. Taking time to pause, reflect on our work and create a responsive plan of action enhances the work we are doing with individuals and groups. Having the support of a reflective supervisor allows the expansion of perceptions and increased capabilities. This interactive workshop will explore the value of reflective supervision and a framework to support the process of the reflective supervision.

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Oct
6
8:30 AM08:30

Partnering with Parents for Powerful Change

Have you ever wondered if you are really making a difference? Sometimes it is about noticing the small changes. This interactive workshop will explore ways to partner with families around change. You will take a deeper dive into the change process and identify specific strategies that support your work.

This presentation is one workshop at the Parents as Teachers International Conference. For more information go to https://www.parentsasteachersconference.org

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