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Partnering with Parents- Walking the Journey Together

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Contact information:

About Partnering
with Parents:
Kimberly Greder, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Human
Development & Family Studies
Family Life Extension State Specialist
515-294-5906
kgreder@iastate.edu

About the Web site:
Kristin Taylor
taylork@iastate.edu

 

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An educational outreach Academy advancing the field of parenting education

Do you know someone who would be interested in participating in Partnering with Parents?

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Welcome
Are you a professional who works with parents? Do you want to increase your knowledge and sharpen your skills in facilitating parenting education? Do you want some new ideas and resources to use with parents you work with? If yes, then you've come to the right place!

Partnering with Parents consists of a series of 11 interactive training modules based on principles of family centered practices and parenting education theory and research. In addition to professional development, each module contains activities and other resources you can download and use in your work with parents. The National Extension Parent Education Model (NEPEM) and the National Extension Parenting Educators' Framework (NEPEF) are incorporated in this training. A Parenting Education Certificate of Completion is available from ISU Extension and Iowa scholarship opportunities are available. Explore Partnering with Parents evaluation findings.

The academy is delivered in multiple ways:

Face-to-face in Iowa

Summer 2008

Ames, Iowa - 2-day Workshop - May 20-21, 2008, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Gallery Room, Memorial Union (3rd Floor), ISU Campus
Topics include: Feeding children and physical activities for families and Family stability and financial well-being. Download registration information (pdf). View driving directions and motel availability.

2008 - 2009  face to face training sites in Iowa are currently being planned. If you would like have Partnering with Parents come to your community, please contact Kimberly Greder

 

Completely Online

    Full series - 11 modules offered January 2009. Please check this Web site later to register, and email your interest in participating to kgreder@iastate.edu
    Registration: $600; If you are earning graduate or undergraduate credit, the registration fee is reduced to $300. Tuition is billed. An ISU Extension Parenting Education Certificate of Completion, social worker hours and teacher renewal credits available.

Iowa Scholarship Opportunities:

  1. Iowa Empowerment will reimburse the registration fee ($600 for the full series or $60 per module) for professionals who serve Iowa families with children 0-5 years of age upon successful completion of the training. For more information and a scholarship application, visit www.iowafadss.org.
  2. Easter Family Fund of the Greater Des Moines Community Foundation will provide scholarship support ($600) based on financial need for up to three professionals who work with Des Moines area families who have children (age not specified) to participate in either the online or face to face version of Partnering with Parents.  If you are interested in this scholarship, please contact Kimberly Greder.

 

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Award-winning Program: Partnering with Parents Online is the 2005 national winner of the
Internet Educational Technology Award from the National Extension Association of Family and
Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS).
 

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