What's In This Kit?
This training kit is designed to explore a multifaceted approach to family conferencing. Participants will learn skills for effective family conferencing. It contains:

• Expected training outcomes
• Preparation instructions
• Training strategies and tips
• Implementation steps
• Follow-up activities for teachers
• Follow-up activities for administrators/directors
• A learning assessment
• A training evaluation/further needs assessment
• A resource list
• The article "Parents' Perspectives on Conferencing" by Roslyn Duffy
• A training certificate to award to teachers for attendance and participation
• A certificate for the trainer and other presenters

Who's the Target Audience?
The target audience for this kit is teachers or administrators working with children from birth to age 8. Participants will learn skills for effective family conferencing.

Teacher Skill Level

beginning intermediate advanced

Children's Age Level

infants toddlers preschoolers school-agers birth to 8

Kit Timeline:
Preparation time is 45 minutes. Implementation time is 1.5 hours.

Training Outcomes:

1. Teachers will learn effective conferencing techniques.
2. Teachers will develop a deeper understanding of the needs of family members and the importance of developing trust and its relationship to conferencing.
3. Teachers will identify ways to foster mutual trust.

These training outcomes address the following:

• C-1c, C-1a, C3b, C-4b, C-5b, C-6a, C-6b, C-6c of the Accreditation Criteria and Procedures of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC, performance criteria, final draft June 15, 2004)
• 1, 2, 3, 4ra, 4b, 5 of NAEYC Standards for Early Childhood Professional Preparation, Initial Licensure Level (NAEYC, 2003).
• 1304.21(a)(2)(i), 1304.21(a)(3)(i)(A), 1304.40 (a) (1), (4), (5), and 1304.40(e)(1), (3) of Head Start Performance Standards (Federal Register, Nov. 5, 1996, Volume 61, Number 215).

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