Springfield Public Schools http//explorer.hprtec.org Explorer Educational resources Student parentresources Navigation. parent Information Center Summer School Information http://www.sps.springfield.ma.us/parentInfo/links.asp
Extractions: NEW Parent Quick Facts Finder NEW Guide to Educational Acronyms - Glossary of Educational Terms and Acronyms. Community Resources: Safe and Drug Free Schools and Community (SDFSC) program Springfield OWL Adult Education Center Step Up Springfield Springfield School Volunteers ... The Community Anti-Drug Coalition Of Hampden County Subject Areas: Reading Mathematics Science Social Studies ... Technology Reading Comprehension Links www.rif.org
Homeschooling Resources For Parents And Students This brochure highlights educational materials for parents who teach their childrenat home. Hewitt educational resources. 1992. Home education Guide. http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/homeschooling_Resources.html
Extractions: Articles This brochure highlights educational materials for parents who teach their children at home. Many of the journals, newsletters, books, and electronic sources listed here are available through libraries, public schools, government agencies, nonprofit institutions, and online services. Resources not included below include a special annual issue of Growing Without Schooling ($6; 617- 864-3100) listing contact information for state associations, support organizations, and experienced homeschoolers; a list of state support organizations from the Home School Legal Defense Fund (free; 540-330-5600); the Homeschool Associates' bookmobile (East Coast only; 1-800-882- 2828); and the Educational Resources Information Center (1-800-LET-ERIC). If you are new to homeschooling, other homeschoolers are an invaluable source of information. If you do not know any in your area, your state department of education will likely have the names and addresses of homeschooling contacts in your state.
ABA Resources For Recovery From Autism/PDD/Hyperlexia This is a collection of Internet and other resources which parents of childrenwith PDD, PDDNOS, parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights, http://members.tripod.com/RSaffran/aba.html
Extractions: For Advocacy Support Videos and Handbooks Nationwide and International Services Bodin Associates based in Los Altos, CA and serving a national and international client base. Education Management Consulting assessments for school placement and evaluation and for legal proceedings involving educational issues and institutions. Chicago Attorney Linda Mastandrea represents students with disability law needs and counsels schools and businesses on compliance with the law Edufax (with Marcia Rubinstein) Educational consulting, placement, and advocacy The Learning Curve of Wisconsin connecting resources in education for students with dpecial needs. Also provides expert witness testimony LD Online interactive guide for children, parents, teachers, and others involved with learning disabilities A+ International Consulting educational consulting internationaly: teacher training, legislative issues, curriculum planning and implementation Davis Dyslexia Association International Website contains information and a forum for networking among parents and teachers, and support for using Davis methods at home.
Education Resources This site organizes more than 10000 reviewed web resources for parents, Cohasset offers great links to general education resources and to lesson http://www.educationindex.com/educator/
Extractions: Education Resources SM A B C D ... I J K L M N ... U V W X Y Z The American Association for the Advancement of Science promotes science, math, and technology education improvements and an even playing field for all students. This site offers news, programs, their film and book review journal, and the most recent issue of Science Education News , offering current science, math, and technology education news and activities. Past issues are archived. The Activities Involving Math and Science Education Foundation has put together this page. The Foundation publishes a magazine of math and science activities for teachers to use in the classroom. This online site doesn't have as much, but it does have a good puzzle section that anyone can access. AskERIC allows you to ask specific education questions, visit the library, and learn the latest in education technology. This site provides valuable help in making the most of the huge ERIC resource. "Mediated Learning" is a software program aimed at the improved learning of college entry-level math, other subjects to follow. This site offers detailed course information, testimonials from students and faculty, and a roundtable discussion of instruction, learning, and technology.
Parents - Useful Links Parents Place Family resources for parents and caregivers who want to helptheir children excel in Federal Government Internet Educational resources http://www.somerville.k12.ma.us/education/components/links/links.php?sectiondeta
Virtual Colours Educational resource for parents, advocates, attorneys and school serving WesternMassachusetts. Gina Sattler, MED. Educational Consultant/Advocate http://www.reedmartin.com/specialeducationresources.htm
Parent Information Center NetSmartz® is an interactive, educational safety resource from the National Mass Dept of Ed s Special education parent s Rights Brochure (available in http://www.city.waltham.ma.us/SCHOOL/WebPAge/pic.htm
Extractions: en Español Curriculum and Instruction, including Benchmarks and MCAS information NetSmartz About the Parent Information Center (PIC) The goal of the PIC is to provide parents with all information relative to educational opportunities available for their children and themselves in the Waltham Public Schools and the community at large. The PIC assists parents in the selection of an educational environment which meets the academic needs of their children and to help them become more knowledgeable about how the school system works. The PIC will be implementing a Controlled Choice program for school assignments as the new school buildings are completed. This program is part of a Voluntary Educational Plan that the Waltham School Committee adopted to focus on student achievement, provide parents a choice of quality schools, and comply with current laws and regulations. The plan will give a greater choice of school programs to Waltham students and their parents while fostering school improvement.
SPEDPAC Leading the discussion will be administrators, staff, and parents who have made the The Framingham Special education Department is opening up a Resource http://www.framingham.k12.ma.us/SPED/pac.htm
Extractions: Desmarais Room Introduction and Overview: Current Plans and Challenges in Framingham, Changes to IDEA 04, Open Forum Please join us for the first SPED PAC meeting of the 2005-06 school year! The first meeting of the year will be focused on an overview of Special Education Services in Framingham. Pam Kaufmann will discuss current and planned programming in town, some of the current challenges we are facing as a district with regard to Special Education, and changes in Special Education law and their impact on us. There will also be time for questions and answers on all topics. This is a great opportunity to meet other parents, become familiar with Special Education, and learn from other parents, teachers, and administrator! Please come and join us! Bring your questions, thoughts, and ideas!
About Fen.com From k12 education to lifelong learning and from parenting to professionaldevelopment we are the educational resource on the Web. http://www.fen.com/resources/aboutFEN.html
Extractions: Welcome to Family Education Network, the best of the Internet's content, resources, and shopping for parents, teachers, and kids. Launched in September, 2000, the company's mission is to be an online consumer network of the world's best learning and information resources, personalized to help parents, teachers, and students of all ages take control of their learning and make it part of their everyday lives. Family Education Network is built on a strong foundation of assets from the international media company, Pearson plc (NYSE:PSO), as well as educational properties from leading educational publishers and technology companies. Family Education Network has business offices in New York City, Boston, Chicago, and Paramus, NJ. For more information contact us by Email . If you have any questions about the site or need technical assistance, please visit the fen.com
Extractions: Help Hurricane Katrina victims. Call 1-800-HELP-NOW or visit RedCross.org Compare Rates! PLUS Loans Home Equity Credit Card Mortgage source for other rates: Bankrate.com Families may borrow up to the total cost of undergraduate education including tuition, room and board, supplies, lab expenses, travel less any other aid. These loans are non-need based , only credit rating based , which means that anyone can apply.
Extractions: Find Articles When couples marry and decide to have children, they're sometimes surprised to find their partner has very different ideas on how to raise and discipline their children. How we choose to parent usually comes from how our own parents behaved towards us. We often want to do the same thing, or in some cases, the complete opposite.
Resources Describes the pain and risk to both parents and children, and celebrates the AFSC has a Video and Film Library in its Cambridge, massachusetts office, http://www.afsc.org/hipp/resource.htm
Extractions: R e s o u r c e s "We are not trying to reinvent the wheel. There are so many people who have come before us that we can learn from." - HIPP facilitator The following is by no means a comprehensive bibliography of materials relevant to HIPP. Rather, it is a compilation of books, training manals, videos, magazines, and organizations which HIPP facilitators have recommended. Table of Contents Newsletters and Magazines Conflict Resolution Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP). Basic Course Manual and Second Level Course. New York, NY: Alternatives to Violence Project, 1986. (AVP, 15 Rutherford Place, New York, NY 10003) AVP is a conflict resolution program started by Quakers, for use in prisons. It is one of the main roots of the HIPP youth trainings. These loose-leaf workbooks are for volunteer trainers. Beekman, Susan, and Jeanne Holmes. Battles, Hassles, Tantrums and Tears: Strategies for Coping with Conflict and Making Peace at Home. Hearst Books, 1993.
Talking With Kids: Resources resources for Parents Can We Talk? believes young people s academic PRIDE (Parents Resource Institute for Drug education), is the largest and oldest http://www.talkingwithkids.org/local.html
Extractions: This site is designed to serve both AACAP Members, and Parents and Families. You will find information on child and adolescent psychiatry, fact sheets for parents and caregivers, AACAP membership, current research, practice guidelines, managed care information, awards and fellowship descriptions, meeting information and much more. American Academy of Pediatrics The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and its member pediatricians dedicate their efforts and resources to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. Its mission is to attain optimal physical, mental and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents and young adults.
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND resources FOR parentS AND TEACHERS OF BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHILDREN REVISED12/20/2004 website parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights http://www.acb.org/resources/parents.html
Extractions: REVISED 8/16/2005 The following organizations provide information, products and/or services to parents or teachers of blind and visually impaired children. In addition to these organizations, contact your state education department for early intervention and childhood learning enhancement information. This is not intended as a complete list or an endorsement. American Printing House for the Blind
Special Education Parent Advisory Council Hosts Family Resource Night Special education parent Advisory Council Hosts Family Resource Night Members of the Special education Department and the parent Registration and http://www.brocktonpublicschools.com/media/sped_family_resource_night05/sped.htm
Extractions: COUNCIL HOSTS FAMILY RESOURCE NIGHT Despite the snow, more than 75 parents attended the 4th annual Special Education Resource Fair January 19th at Brockton High School. Sponsored by the Special Education Parent Advisory Council, the fair was an opportunity for parents of students with disabilities to gather information on programs available through the Brockton Public Schools and to connect with service providers, government agencies and enrichment program organizers to find the best programs and opportunities to fit their child's needs. "This is a highly attended event that the parents ask for," said Special Education Director Joanne Malonson. "It's a nice way for parents to learn about what programs are available to them in the schools, and to also gather information about services and programs offered by agencies from around the state. We have a lot to offer." Parents were able to gather information from 27 agencies from Brockton and beyond during the fair, and to swap stories with one another. Sometimes, meeting other parents who have the same questions and challenges as you do is a help, said Doug Musto, whose 10-year-old son is a highly functioning autistic child. "This is great, I wish found it years ago," Musto said, cramming pamphlets into a plastic bag. "I'm here to gather information. I just want to see what services are offered, I want to find everything I can to help him."
Parent Involvement In Education Is parent involvement a valuable, if largely untapped, resource for schoolsstruggling Early childhood education programs with strong parent involvement http://www.nwrel.org/scpd/sirs/3/cu6.html
Extractions: (SIRS) Research You Can Use Close-Up #6 Kathleen Cotton and Karen Reed Wikelund INTRODUCTION It is no wonder that parent involvement with the schools has become a major educational issue in the 1980s. This is an era of increasing concern about the quality of education in this country. States are taking a greater role in monitoring and maintaining academic standards. Communities are ever more watchful of the expense of public education. Local schools are concerned about continuing to provide high-quality teaching and other services with dwindling resources. And parents want assurance that their children will receive adequate preparation to lead rewarding adult lives. Is parent involvement a valuable, if largely untapped, resource for schools struggling to provide state-ofthe -art instruction with diminishing fundsa way to instill pride and interest in schooling, increase student achievement, and enhance a sense of community and commitment? Or is it one more responsibility to add to overburdened teachers and administratorsor even a threat to the autonomy and professionalism of the schools? This review of the literature on parent involvement examines these issues, focusing, in particular on the following five areas:
BPL Kids Page- Resources For Parents resources for Parents Kids Page Spacer graphic, Spacer graphic massachusettsChild Care By the Commonwealth of massachusetts Office of Child Care http://www.bpl.org/kids/ParentsResources.htm
Extractions: EDO-FL-03-04 See also the following Resource Guides Online The Effectiveness of Bilingual Education Raising Children Bilingually , and Two Way (Dual) Immersion and other digests on bilingual education and two way immersion Tara W. Fortune, Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition, University of Minnesota Diane J. Tedick, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Minnesota Modeled after the pioneering French immersion programs developed in Canada in the 1960s, foreign language immersion programs in the United States are designed to enrich the education of native-English-speaking students by teaching them all of their academic subjects in a second language. The goal is for students to become proficient in the second language and develop increased cultural awareness while reaching a high level of academic achievement. Students develop proficiency in the second language by hearing and using it to learn all of their school subjects rather than by studying the language itself. Parents who are considering an immersion program for their child usually have many questions. This digest provides introductory responses to some of the questions most commonly posed by parents.
