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Friday, October 11
 

9:05am HST

Empowering Educators for Impactful Family Conversations and Meetings
Friday October 11, 2024 9:05am - 10:35am HST
H 203
In this interactive session, participants will engage in strategies to support highly effective conversations with families, learning how to foster meaningful dialogue that strengthens relationships and enhances student success. The session will also delve into research-based approaches that promote impactful meetings, ensuring participants are equipped with the knowledge to lead productive, goal-oriented discussions. By the end of the session, attendees will leave with unique tools and strategies ready for immediate implementation within their systems, empowering them to build stronger, more engaged family-school partnerships.

Session Outcomes: 
  • Engage in strategies to support highly effective conversations with families. 
  • Dig into research that supports impactful meetings
  • Leave session with unique tools and strategies to implement within their support systems.
Presenters
avatar for Kapeka Salter

Kapeka Salter

Instructional and Leadership Coach, The Institute for Excellence in Education
Committed to the core mission of ensuring students are prepared for success in K-12, college, work, and life, Kapeka Salter has dedicated her career to strengthening leaders, building capacity, growing minds, and impacting students. Kapeka joined the Institute team in 2022 as an Instructional... Read More →
avatar for Molly Sholten

Molly Sholten

Executive Director & Coach Specialist, The Institute for Excellence in Education
Blazing a trail toward collaborative educational environments for all, Molly Sholten has focused her career around inspiring teachers to build collaborative classroom and school learning cultures that reach the academic and social emotional goals necessary for students to succeed... Read More →
Empowering Educators for Impactful Family Conversations pptx
Friday October 11, 2024 9:05am - 10:35am HST
H 203
  Parent Engagement

9:05am HST

Singing to the Choir: Support for Young Families of Children with Disabilities
Friday October 11, 2024 9:05am - 10:35am HST
G 204
SPIN - the Special Parent Information Network, has been supporting families, and the professionals who work with them, for 40 years, but many in Hawaii still don't know about us. We'll cover the basics of what SPIN does in our community, provide insights on what families need during transition to special education and how to support them, and where to access resources, information and support systems in our state.
Participants will:
  • learn where to find tools, resources and information, that are useful to both families, teachers and community providers
  • recognize the importance of parent-to-parent support and connections
  • understand the importance of preparing early intervention families for the shift from a family-centered program in natural environments to an educational system with a student focus.  

Presenters
avatar for Amanda Kaahanui

Amanda Kaahanui

Program Specialist, SPIN- Special Parent Information Network
Amanda loves being a parent, advocate and care coordinator for her handsome 20-year-old son Ikaika.  She is the Program Specialist at SPIN, the Special Parent Information Network, and helps families find information, resources and support for their children with special needs. In... Read More →
avatar for Susan Rocco

Susan Rocco

Coordinator, Special Parent Information Network
Susan found her true calling in 1985 as the coordinator of SPIN--a new parent information and referral program formed within the Disability and Communication Access Board and in partnership with the Department of Education. She likes to say that her son Jason, now 43, “got her the... Read More →
Singing to the Choir pdf
Early Childhood Conf Handouts pdf
Friday October 11, 2024 9:05am - 10:35am HST
G 204
  Parent Engagement

10:45am HST

Empowering Educators for Impactful Family Conversations and Meetings
Friday October 11, 2024 10:45am - 12:15pm HST
H 203
In this interactive session, participants will engage in strategies to support highly effective conversations with families, learning how to foster meaningful dialogue that strengthens relationships and enhances student success. The session will also delve into research-based approaches that promote impactful meetings, ensuring participants are equipped with the knowledge to lead productive, goal-oriented discussions. By the end of the session, attendees will leave with unique tools and strategies ready for immediate implementation within their systems, empowering them to build stronger, more engaged family-school partnerships.

Session Outcomes: 
  • Engage in strategies to support highly effective conversations with families. 
  • Dig into research that supports impactful meetings
  • Leave session with unique tools and strategies to implement within their support systems.
Presenters
avatar for Kapeka Salter

Kapeka Salter

Instructional and Leadership Coach, The Institute for Excellence in Education
Committed to the core mission of ensuring students are prepared for success in K-12, college, work, and life, Kapeka Salter has dedicated her career to strengthening leaders, building capacity, growing minds, and impacting students. Kapeka joined the Institute team in 2022 as an Instructional... Read More →
avatar for Molly Sholten

Molly Sholten

Executive Director & Coach Specialist, The Institute for Excellence in Education
Blazing a trail toward collaborative educational environments for all, Molly Sholten has focused her career around inspiring teachers to build collaborative classroom and school learning cultures that reach the academic and social emotional goals necessary for students to succeed... Read More →
Empowering Educators for Impactful Family Conversations pptx
Friday October 11, 2024 10:45am - 12:15pm HST
H 203
  Parent Engagement

1:00pm HST

Enhancing Educational Meetings Through Identity and Best Practices (Administrator Session)
Friday October 11, 2024 1:00pm - 3:00pm HST
H 203
DescriptionThis interactive session will guide participants through key strategies designed to strengthen educational meetings. Attendees will explore high-quality meeting protocols that foster productive dialogue and collaboration within school communities. This session will also dive into tools to increase student-family engagement, offering practical techniques for creating stronger, more effective connections. A special focus will be placed on research surrounding parents' perspectives on educational meetings and how understanding identity can foster more impactful relationships.

Leader Outcomes:
Participants will . . .
  • explore high-quality meeting protocols
  • explore tools to increase student-family engagement
  • dig into the research of effective educational meetings 
  • understand the meaning of identity and the leverage it provides to meet outcomes
Presenters
avatar for Kapeka Salter

Kapeka Salter

Instructional and Leadership Coach, The Institute for Excellence in Education
Committed to the core mission of ensuring students are prepared for success in K-12, college, work, and life, Kapeka Salter has dedicated her career to strengthening leaders, building capacity, growing minds, and impacting students. Kapeka joined the Institute team in 2022 as an Instructional... Read More →
avatar for Molly Sholten

Molly Sholten

Executive Director & Coach Specialist, The Institute for Excellence in Education
Blazing a trail toward collaborative educational environments for all, Molly Sholten has focused her career around inspiring teachers to build collaborative classroom and school learning cultures that reach the academic and social emotional goals necessary for students to succeed... Read More →
Enhancing Educational Meetings Admin Session and sign out QR Code pptx
Friday October 11, 2024 1:00pm - 3:00pm HST
H 203
  Parent Engagement
 
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