| 2018 Parenting Education Symposium |
January 10, 2018, from 10:00 to 2:00, at MDE |
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The 2018 Parenting Education Symposium is an active, engaging forum where participants will discuss, share, and contribute to the creation of a workforce development plan that includes family professionals. The forum will address at least four components (listed in the tabs below) that could be included in the workforce plan. Topic presentations by experts in the field will be followed by group discussion and sharing. The overall goal is to emphasize the importance of the quality and development of professionals who work with families while also collaboratively generating ideas and strategies that will enhance and transform the Minnesota workforce. The audience for this event is leaders and practitioners from a variety of fields that work with parents and families. Together, we will lead, learn, and build in order better meet the needs of practitioners and leaders who work with families. |
Symposium Overview:
The 2018 Parenting Education Symposium is designed to be an engaging, productive forum where participants discuss and share ideas and suggestions for the creation of a workforce development plan that includes family professionals.
- One goal is to highlight the importance of building a high-quality workforce of practitioners/professionals who work with families.
- A second goal is to identify the essential elements needed to build a high-quality workforce.
- A third goal is to work together to generate ideas and strategies that will enhance and Transform the Workforce of Family Professionals.
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Who Should Participate?
Do you work with families/parents in some capacity? Do you teach or supervise those who work with families? Is your work intended to impact/benefit families and their children? Do you advocate on behalf of families? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then you will want to consider participating in the symposium.
Just as raising a child takes a village, so does supporting families and helping improve circumstances for families. The symposia always seeks diverse participation and representation, including systems (e.g., education, human services, health care, justice/corrections, etc.), programs (e.g., child care, community-based, ECFE, Head Start, Title I), and services (e.g., home visiting, early childhood screening, court-ordered parents, etc.) with the goal of creating and enhancing social capital among family professionals.
The 2018 Symposium revolves around issues related to the parent and family education workforce. This includes, but is not limited to, issues related to the lack of diversity in the workforce, the shortage of qualified professionals, and the lack of opportunities for growth and high-quality professional development, to name a few. The symposium itself is built on social capital, where participants engage and connect in order to work on problems and towards solutions. It is focused on action and outcomes, with the goal of building capacity.
When and Where?:
January 10, 2018, 10:00-2:00 at the Minnesota Department of Education, Conference Center B, room CC 15 & 16. Space is limited to 100, see registration tab above.
Symposium theme is "Lead. Learn. Build."
If we are going to create great systems for families, we need to focus on leadership, learning, and building.
Lead learners model making growth a priority and lead capacity building.
Those who work with parents and families understand that lifelong learning is an essential part of our profession. This includes such things as learning about ourselves, learning about families, and learning from others. Caring and effective family professionals are committed to learning, reflecting, growing, and continually improving. But, how do we prepare qualified, competent family professionals? Then, when they start working with families, how do family professionals learn, grow, and improve? What support do they have to build on their knowledge, skills, and practice? The 2018 Parenting Education Symposium will focus on addressing these questions.
Leaders build systems. They empower and build others. They help build opportunities.
Minnesota is experiencing a shortage of professionals who are prepared/qualified to work with parents and families. This shortage is not limited to rural areas, but also includes a shortage of diversity in the workforce. Parenting and family leaders and professionals need to come together to talk about how we grow the profession, develop practitioners, and support continued growth. At the same time, there is a tremendous amount of family expertise throughout the state. For the benefit of children and families, we need to create efficient, effective systems in order to maximize Minnesota's human capital.
Participants Will:
- Have the opportunity to learn from others who are involved in developing or supporting the parent and family education workforce.
- Actively engage in discussion and planning.
- Network with other professionals who work with families or have expertise in families.
AGENDA
Parenting Education Symposium
Minnesota Department of Education, Conference Center B, CC 15 & 16
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
9:00 - Arrival and Check-In
Order box lunch for $10 (cash only)
10:00 - Welcome to the 2018 Parenting Education Symposium
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10:10 - Minnesota's Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth to Age 8 - Molly Harney & Debbie Hewitt
Policy Brief on Minnesota's Early Childhood Workforce Planning Efforts: An Action Plan for the State of Minnesota from the B8 Workforce Core Team
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10:40 - Group Discussion #1: What needs to be included in a work plan for family professionals?
11:00 - National Parenting Education Network (NPEN) Parenting Educator Competencies - Betty Cooke & Glen Palm
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Parenting Educator Competencies: A Resource Document For the Field of Parenting Education
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11:20 - Group Discussion #2: What forms the foundation for what family professionals need to know/do?
11:40 - Parenting Interventions - Chris Mehus
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12:00 - Lunch
12:00 - Group Discussion #3: How do we increase access to parenting education?
12:20 - Ways of Supporting Staff Who Work with Families - Heather Kilgore
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12:40 - Group Discussion #4: How do organizations and leaders best support family professionals?
1:00 - Developing Specialized Knowledge and Skills throughout the Field - Abi Gewirtz
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1:40 - Supporting and Transforming the Workforce: Highlights and Next Steps - Reflections
2:00 - Symposium Concludes
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Information about Presenters and Participants
Presenters
Molly Harney, Faculty Senate Chair: Associate Professor, Department of Education, University of Minnesota Duluth
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Betty Cooke
Glen Palm, Professor Emeritus, Child & Family Studies, St. Cloud State University
Chris Mehus
Joanne Mooney
Heather Kilgore, Interim Director, Office of Family Engagement and Community Partnerships, St. Paul Public Schools
Abigail Gewirtz, Professor, Director, Institute for Translational Research in Children's Mental Health, University of Minnesota
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Presenter FAQ
Q: How many people are you expecting to attend?
A: Registration is limited to 100. The conference room will accommodate 200. Prior to January 10, we will let you know final registration numbers.
Q: How will the room be set up?
A: Square or rectangle table arrangement with seating for 6-8.
Q: Who is the audience?
A: We are hoping professionals from a variety of backgrounds and professions will register. For example, Head Start, health care, public health, ECFE, K-12, child care, community-based organizations, higher education, etc. Since space is limited, it is hoped that leaders are able to represent various fields. In short, the audience will be people who work with parents/families providing some type of education and professionals who teach/train those who work with parents/families. It is likely that the majority of participants will be from Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) programs.
Q: How long are presentations?
A: Up to 20 minutes. Presenters can determine what they want to convey to the audience in this time period. After each presentation, we will have time for discussion and group work.
Q: What are family professionals and parenting educators?
A: We are using a broad definition of parenting education (a professional who provides some type of education related to parenting/family life). This ranges from those who do family engagement in schools, to health care providers who work with parenting issues, to those who provide intensive parenting interventions. Family professionals, also broadly defined, are those whose profession includes working with families.
Topic Areas
Planning
2018 Planning Team Members
MDE
Mike Brown, Early Learning Services (ECFE, Family Engagement, PreK-3rd, and School Readiness)
Jeanne Dickhausen, State Head Start Collaboration Director
Deb Landvik, Title I
Michelle Niska, English Language Education
External Guidance
Chris Bray, University of Minnesota
Betty Cooke, MDE, U of M, retired
Chris Mehus. University of Minnesota
Joanne Mooney, Minnesota Department of Human Services
Glen Palm, St. Cloud State University (retired)
Tom Scott, University of Minnesota
Series History
Lead. Learn. Build. Rigorous and Robust PreK-3 Family Engagement Systems
This professional development series consists of ongoing professional learning activities:
- May 5, 2016, Institute at the Minnesota Department of Education
- September 29, 2016, Institute at the Minnesota Department of Education
- Online Family Engagement Professional Learning Modules (created by and for Minnesota educators and leaders)
- June 8, 2017, Parenting Education Symposium
- January 10, 2018, Parenting Education Symposium
Participants
Professionals from the organizations below have registered and/or participated in one or more of the Parenting Education/Family Engagement professional learning series opportunities.
Child Care
Baby's Space
Child Care Aware
Here We Grow Early Childhood Center, LLC
Montessori American Indian Childcare Center
Open Arms Child Development Center
Head Start
Community Action Partnership of Ramsey and Washington County (CAPRW)
Families First of Minnesota
Lakes and Pines Community Action
Minnesota Valley Action Council
Northwest Community Action
Parents In Community Action (PICA)
Reach-Up, Inc.
Three Rivers Community Action
Tri-County Community Action
Wright County Community Action
Health Care
Family Tree Clinic
HealthEast
HealthPartners
Health Start School Based Clinics
Higher Education
Metropolitan State
St. Cloud State University
University of Minnesota
Initiatives and Projects
Minnesota Oral Health Project
Organizations
360 Communities
Austin Aspires
Center City Housing
Child Care Aware
CLUES Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio
Coalition of Asian American Leaders (CAAL)
Growing Up Healthy
Cultural Wellness Center
Headway Emotional Health
Invest Early
Jewish Family and Children's Services of MN
Kelly Educational Services
Keystone Community Services
Lakes Country Service Cooperative
Lutheran Social Services
Main Street Family Services
Milestones
Midwest Child Development
Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health (MACMH)
Model Cities
Neighborhood House
Northside Achievement Zone
PACER Center
Prevail Counseling Group
Reach Out and Read Minnesota
Simpson Family Services
St. Paul Promise Neighborhood
Think Small
Thriving Together
United Way of West Central Minnesota
West Central Initiative
Wilder
YMCA - Twin Cities
Public School Districts and Charters
Academia Cesar Chavez School
Aitkin Public School District
Alexandria Public Schools
Anoka-Hennepin Public School District
Austin Public School District
Barnum Public School District
Becker Public School District
Belle Plaine Public School District
Big Lake Public School District
Bird Island-Olivia Public School District
Bloomington Public School District
Brainerd Public School District
Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose
Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Public School District
Byron Public School District
Cambridge-Isanti Public School District
Cass Lake-Bena Public School District
Centennial School District
Chatfield Public School District
Chisago Lakes School District
Columbia Heights Public School District
Community School of Excellence
Cook County Public School District
Dassel-Cokato Public School District
DaVinci Academy
Delano Public School District
Detroit Lakes Public Schools
Duluth Public School District
East Central Public School District
Eastern Carver County Public Schools
East Grand Forks Public School District
Eden Prairie Public School District
Edina Public School District
Elk River Public School District
Fairmont Area School District
Faribault Public School District
Floodwood Public School District
Forest Lake Public School District
Fosston Public School District
Fridley Public School District
Glencoe-Silver Lake Public School District
Grand Meadow Public School District
Hastings Public Schools
Hermantown Public School District
Hibbing Public School District
Hill City Public School District
Hope Academy
Hopkins Public School District
Inver Grove Heights Public School District
Jordan Public School District
Kimball Public School District
Kingsland Public School District
La Crescent-Hokah Public School District
Lake Superior Public School District
Lakeville Public School District
Le Sueur-Henderson Public Schools
Litchfield Public Schools
Little Falls Public School District
Mahtomedi Public School District
Mankato Area Public Schools
Marshall Public School District
Medford Public School District
Midstate Education Cooperative
Milaca Public School District
Minneapolis Public Schools
Minnetonka Public School District
Montevideo Public School District
Monticello Public School District
Moorhead Public School District
Mora Public School District
Morris Area Public School District
Mounds View Public School District
Mountain Lake Public School District
New Prague Public School District
New Ulm Public School District
North Branch Area Public Schools
Northfield Public School District
North St Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale Public School District
Northwest Suburban Integration School District
Ogilvie Public School District
Orono Public School District
Ortonville Public School District
Osseo Public School District
Owatonna Public School District
Princeton Public School District
Prior Lake-Savage Public School District
Proctor Public School District
Red Lake Public School District
Redwood Area Schools
Richfield Public School District
Robbinsdale Area Schools
Rochester Public School District
Rocori Public School District
Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public School District
Roseville Public School District
Rothsay Public School District
Rush City Public School District
Sartell Public School District
Sauk Rapids-Rice Public School District
Shakopee Public School District
Sibley East Public School District
South St. Paul Public School District
South Washington County Schools
Spring Grove Public School District
Spring Lake Park Public School District
Staples-Motley Public School District
St. Anthony New Brighton Public School District
St. Charles Public School District
St. Francis Public School District
St. James Public School District
St. Michael-Albertville Public School District
St. Paul Public Schools
Stillwater Public School District
STRIDE Academy
Waconia Public School District
Warroad Public School District
Watertown-Mayer Public School District
Wayzata Public School District
Westonka Public School District
West St. Paul-Mendota Heights Public School District
White Bear Lake Area Schools
Willmar Public School District
Windom Public School District
Winona Public School District
Worthington Public School District
State Agencies and Government
Anoka County
Benton County
Carver County
Freeborn County
Governor's Early Learning Council
Hennepin County
Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC)
Minnesota Department of Education (MDE)
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS)
Morrison County
State of Wisconsin
Washington County
Watonwan County Family Service Collaborative
Wright County
