June 2018
Especially for Parents
Join us for our final Parent
Resource Center (PRC) workshop for the 2017-18 school year.
As
parents in the digital age, being aware, alert, and involved in your children’s
use of the internet is crucial. What
else can you do to keep your teenager safe on the internet? Join us for our
workshop on Internet Safety for Parents on June 1, 2018, from 10 a.m. to noon
at the Dunn Loring Center for Parent Services, 2334 Gallows Road, Dunn Loring,
VA 22027, entrance 1, room 100.
Highlights
will include the top internet dangers for teens:
- Adolescence and Social Media
- Predators
- Cyberbullying
- Sexting
- Data Theft
- Malicious Software
Rick
Stegman, FCPS Educational Specialist, will present this very important
workshop!
The FCPS PRC provides resources,
information, and consultations to support the success of all students,
including those with learning challenges, special needs, and disabilities.
Confidential meetings, training opportunities, an extensive lending library,
and a year-long calendar of workshops are offered for parents, educators, and
community members through collaboration with staff members from FCPS offices as
well as local and national experts. Contact the FCPS PRC for additional
information, to schedule a consultation, use our extensive lending library, or
to attend a workshop at 703-204-3941 or email prc@fcps.edu. Follow us on Twitter @prc_fcps,
like us on Facebook at FCPS
– Parent Resource Center
and tune into our You Tube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpvmcIWFX4DXwEQgBCSKIdg to see some of our recorded workshops. Bookmark
our website to stay up-to-date with all our workshops and resources: https://www.fcps.edu/resources/family-engagement/parent-resource-center
Especially
for Staff Members
Behavior Intervention Services is offering the
following Summer Academy Courses. Registration begins on June 5, 2018:
Best
Practices for Educating Students with High Functioning Autism. The
Office of Special Education Instruction is offering this one-credit Academy
course for all educators working with high-functioning students on the autism
spectrum. The course of study includes an overview of Autism Spectrum Disorder
(High-Functioning Autism) including characteristics, academic and instructional
supports, social skills instruction, and behavior management. This course
supports: (1) Create a Student-Centered Learning Environment, (2) Plan and
Teach for Student Learning, (3) Assess Student Learning--as defined in the FCPS
Best Practices for Teaching and Learning Framework. This course is open to
educators serving students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12, and will take
place on July 25 and 26, 2018, at Willow Oaks Center from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
To register, please login to MyPLT and search for course #AC-2274. For
more information, please call Behavior Intervention Services at
571-423-4106.
Mandt
Academy will take place on July 9 and 10, 2018, at Willow Oaks Center and July
23 and 24, 2018, at Virginia Hills Center from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. These
trainings provide participants with prevention, pre-crisis, crisis management,
and de-escalation intervention strategies. The Mandt System is a
systematic training program that builds on skill development through a process
of gradual and graded alternatives for de-escalating and assisting students
using a combination of interpersonal communication skills, conflict resolution
strategies, and physical interaction techniques. The goal of the Mandt
System is to minimize the potential for verbal and physical aggression through
proactive approaches to problematic behavior. Participants gain a
fundamental understanding of the crisis cycle, strategies to respond with the
least amount of external management necessary in all situations, and the skills
that allow safe and respectful intervention when needed. To register,
please login to MyPLT and search for course #AC-1547. For more
information, please call Behavior Intervention Services at 571-423-4106.
1-2-3
Magic and Positive Behavior Support.
This course is designed to teach pre-school and elementary staff members
to design positive behavior supports including specific Tier 1, 2, and 3
interventions. Background information and literature is reviewed and practical
techniques are shared and practiced. Participants learn to use the 1-2-3 Magic
Program and other behavior management strategies and interventions. This course
supports: (1) create a Student-Centered Learning Environment as defined in the
FCPS Best Practices for Teaching and Learning Framework and will take place on
June 25, 26 and 27, 2018, at Gatehouse Administration Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
To register, please login to MyPLT and search for course #AC-3353. For
more information, please call Behavior Intervention Services at
571-423-4106.
Department
of Special Services
Teresa L. Johnson, Assistant Superintendent
Irene Meier, Director, Office of Special Education Instruction
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