PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES 2015-2016
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1
ROOM
Number &
Time
2C10
E-TRAIN
NUMBER
WORKSHOP
DATE
FE0026
Session 1
Aug. 28, 2015
8:30 a.m.10:00 a.m.
WORKSHOP
TITLE
FACE 101:
Family
Engagement
Success
DESCRIPTION
TARGET AUDIENCE: Administrators, Teachers, School Staff and other Caring Professionals.
DESCRIPTION: Participants will learn the research and policy-based fundamentals of successful
family and community engagement. Find out how close your school is to becoming a partnership
school and how building relationships with your students’ families can help your school succeed
academically.
CONTACT: FACE Department: face@houstonisd.org, 713-556-7290
2
1E02
FE0027
Session 1
Sept. 15,
2015
8:30 a.m.10:00 a.m.
Build Family
Communicati
ons
TARGET AUDIENCE: Administrators, Teachers, School Staff and other Caring Professionals.
DESCRIPTION: Participants will learn effective communication strategies to use with parents. The
training will highlight both verbal and nonverbal communication techniques that will enhances
your relations with parents, staff, and community members.
CONTACT: FACE Department: face@houstonisd.org, 713-556-7290
3
1E02
FE0028
Session 1
Oct. 14, 2015
8:30 a.m.10:00 a.m.
Enhancing
Parent
Meetings
TARGET AUDIENCE: Administrators, Teachers, and School Staff
DESCRIPTION: Participants will learn how to make every parent meeting and presentation count.
Spruce up the boring PowerPoint, express yourself across cultures, and gauge your audience’s
engagement. Leave ready to give the best parent presentation of your life.
CONTACT: FACE Department: face@houstonisd.org, 713-556-7290
4
1E02
8:30 a.m.10:00 a.m.
FE0029
Session 1
Nov. 3, 2015
STAAR to
Help your
Child Succeed
TARGET AUDIENCE: Administrators, Teachers, and School Staff
DESCRIPTION: Participants will be informed on how to communicate STAAR academic standards
during community meetings and STAAR informational sessions to parents. This workshop gives
parents a basic understanding of STAAR requirements and scoring, promotion standards by grade
level, tested skills, and how to help students prepare at home. Parents also review actual STAAR
questions to become more familiar with state assessments.
CONTACT: FACE Department: face@houstonisd.org, 713-556-7290
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ROOM
Number &
Time
1E01
E-TRAIN
NUMBER
WORKSHOP
DATE
FE0030
Session 1
Dec. 1, 2015
Building
Literacy with
Families
FE0029
Session 2
Jan. 12, 2016
STAAR to
Help your
Child Succeed
8:30 a.m.10:00 a.m.
6
No room
(TBD)
WORKSHOP
TITLE
8:30 a.m.10:00 a.m.
DESCRIPTION
TARGET AUDIENCE: Administrators, Instructional Coordinators, Teachers, and School Staff.
DESCRIPTION: Participants will learn research-based strategies to help you partner with parents
in education via literacy-building family events. Participants will walk away from this workshop
with resources, tools, and an action plan to empower students’ parents to help their children
become fully literate.
CONTACT: FACE Department: face@houstonisd.org, 713-556-7290
TARGET AUDIENCE: Administrators, Teachers, and School Staff
DESCRIPTION: Participants will be informed on how to communicate STAAR academic standards
during community meetings and STAAR informational sessions to parents. This workshop gives
parents a basic understanding of STAAR requirements and scoring, promotion standards by grade
level, tested skills, and how to help students prepare at home. Parents also review actual STAAR
questions to become more familiar with state assessments.
CONTACT: FACE Department: face@houstonisd.org, 713-556-7290
7
2C12
8:30 a.m.10:00 a.m.
FE0031
Session 1
Feb. 2, 2016
Engaging
Fathers as
Partners
TARGET AUDIENCE: Administrators, Teachers, School Staff, and Other Caring Professionals
DESCRIPTION: Participants will walk away from this workshop with resources, tools, and an
action plan to empower students’ fathers or male caregivers to become more involved in their
child’s education.
CONTACT: FACE Department: face@houstonisd.org, 713-556-7290