Joining decision-making groups is an important way for parents to have a voice and improve the lives of children and families. This webinar series prepares and empowers users to successfully serve on groups and teacher parents to:
- Recognize their personal leadership skills
- Build an understanding about decision-making groups
- Develop skills essential for active and meaningful participation on groups
Use these tools to train alone, or in groups in order to gain strategies to confidently, and actively participate in decision making groups.
Session 1: Opportunities to get Involved and Types of Groups
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Session 2: Processes and Tools Groups Use
Handouts:
Session 3: How to use Data on a Decision-Making Group
Handouts:
- Serving on Groups Guidebook: Section 6–Understanding Data as Information
- Tools for Using Data
- Action Planning Template
- Serving on Groups Data Resources
Additional resources
Sesión 4: Servir en Grupos Que Toman Decisiones
Session 5: Roles of Families and Skills for Serving on Groups
Handouts:
- Sharing My Family Story
- Family Leadership Checklist Activity
- What Information Do I Need to Know?
- Listening Awareness Inventory Activity
- Sections 7 & 8 Resources
- Serving on Groups Guidebook: Section 7–The Role of Families on Groups
- Serving on Groups Guidebook: Section 8–Skills for Serving on Groups
