LEARNING+OBJECTIVES

Week 1 Family—Essential for a Child’s Development  - At the end of this unit, the learner will answer correctly 18/20 objective test questions about the importance of families, schools, and communities understanding, respecting, and valuing one another to assist children in their healthy overall development. Also, the learner will create a web project for parents on their teacher webpage that supports this learning. Week 2 - Diversity of Families  - At the end of this unit, the learner will answer correctly 18/20 objective test questions about the diversity of families, finding information that will help them examine the strengths and needs of families. Also, the learner will create a web project for parents on their teacher webpage that supports this learning. Week 3 - Working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Groups  - At the end of this unit, the learner will answer correctly 18/20 objective test questions about finding information that will assist them on how to understand and work with culturally and linguistically diverse children and their families. Also, the learner will create a web project for parents on their teacher webpage that supports this learning. Week 4 - Parent Involvement: A Historical Overview  - At the end of this unit, the learner will answer correctly 18/20 objective test questions about how parents’ involvement in their children’s lives has evolved over time. Also, the learner will create a web project for parents on their teacher webpage that supports this learning. <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Week 5 -Effective Home-School-Community Relationships <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> - <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">At the end of this unit, the learner will answer correctly 18/20 objective test questions about how to ensure positive relationships between the home, school, and community, and enhance the education of young children. Also, the learner will create a web project for parents on their teacher webpage that supports this learning. <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Week 6 -Effective Teacher–Family Communication: Types, Barriers, Conferences, and Programs - At the end of this unit, the learner will answer correctly 18/20 objective test questions about communication and finding effective methods for communication with parents. Also, the learner will create a web project for parents on their teacher webpage that supports this learning. <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Week 7 -Collaborative Leadership—Working with Parents - At the end of this unit, the learner will answer correctly 18/20 objective test questions about collaborative leadership and finding procedures that will enable them to identify types of leadership <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">, collaborative skills in all school settings, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">research that supports parent involvement and parent education, and organize and format a parent meeting. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Also, the learner will create a web project for parents on their teacher webpage that supports this learning. <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Week 8 -School-Based Programs - At the end of this unit, the learner will answer correctly 18/20 objective test questions about school-based education and effective parent–school programs. Also, the learner will create a web project for parents on their teacher webpage that supports this learning. <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Week 9 -Home-Based Programs - At the end of this unit, the learner will answer correctly 18/20 objective test questions about home-based education, homeschooling, and homework. Also, the learner will create a web project for parents on their teacher webpage that supports this learning. <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Week 10 -Supporting Families of Children with Special Needs - At the end of this unit, the learner will answer correctly 18/20 objective test questions about information regarding legislation related to children with special needs, organizations that provide special services, and ideas for working with parents of children with special needs. Also, the learner will create a web project for parents on their teacher webpage that supports this learning. <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Week 11 -The Abused Child - At the end of this unit, the learner will answer correctly 18/20 objective test questions about recognizing and intervening in cases of child abuse and neglect and how this affects families. Also, the learner will create a web project for parents on their teacher webpage that supports this learning. <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Week 12 -Assisting Parents with Child Advocacy - At the end of this unit, the learner will answer correctly 18/20 objective test questions about guidelines regarding how to assist parents in engaging in different aspects of advocacy for their children. Also, the learner will create a web project for parents on their teacher webpage that supports this learning. <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Field experience: as field experience for this course, the learner will contact and interview one parent of a child that has a disability. The learner will use an interview method to determine the needs of the parent and to determine how to better collaborate about the special education process.