10 Things You Will Learn

  1. How you can increase your “I Care” circle of influence.
  2. How to showcase your success and mentor other school districts.
  3. The advanced art of mind change.
  4. How to use technology and multimedia to invigorate students’ interest in character education.
  5. How to take the most recent research on parental involvement and character education to practice.
  6. How to turbocharge your district’s “I Care” implementation and move it to the next level.
  7. How to use “I Care” audits to engage commitment and participation.
  8. How to move your “I Care” Implementation to the community.
  9. How to tip “I Care” and make it stickier.
  10. How “I Care” can be used for mentoring.

Advanced Session Strands

Action Planning for Reaching the Next Level

Enlarge your vision for how “I Care” can benefit your school, district, and community; then plan the action steps for turning the vision into reality. Large and small group discussions will identify strategies for extending “I Care” from where it is to where it can go. Tools and time for outlining an action plan will be provided.

Making “I Care” Parental Involvement Stick

Learn how to communicate “I Care” so powerfully that it “sticks” in the minds and hearts of parents, students, teachers, and community partners and inspires greater commitment and buy-in from all involved.

How to Establish Communities and Cities of Character

Hear from members of business, local government, and other community organizations that have formed “I Care” Community-School Partnerships. They will share both how-to tips and the results they are enjoying.

The Effectiveness of “I Care” with Diverse Populations

“Parents coming to school for the first time ever.”—That’s one of the results we’ve seen when “I Care” has been used with diverse populations. Hear parent liaisons, principals, and others share how they have addressed the unique needs of their “I Care” parents.

Strategies for Involving Local Government; Business and Industry; Law Enforcement; Chambers of Commerce; and Community and Faith-Based Organizations

What can a school district do to inspire members of the community to get behind “I Care”? People who have done it will share their strategies and successes.

“I Care” Implementation in High School—New Curricula

This session concentrates on interdisciplinary teaching and learning in high schools. By exploring a range of cross-curricular endeavors, participants will develop an understanding of the benefits, challenges, and essential components of effective “I Care” Parental Involvement integrated instruction.

The Value of Consultation

This session will show you the benefits of staying connected to “I Care” Products & Services and other “I Care” implementation sites to advance “I Care” implementation and receive the full achievement gains from your “I Care” Parental Involvement Curricula.

The Tipping Point

Participants will learn how to get great results by doing the right little things. They will also gain insights on ways to make “I Care” contagious at home, at school, and in the community.

Beyond Implementation Excuses

In this session, attendees will learn what it takes to implement “I Care” effectively in school districts and how to sustain it over time. Barriers will be identified and experience-based solutions will be defined.

Funding Resources for “I Care” Curricula & Workbooks

Attendees will be introduced to a number of resources to finance the implementation of “I Care” Curricula and recommended trainings and incentives in their respective school districts. The presenter will share how to change systems and processes to make them work for the betterment of children.

Distinguished “I Care” Schools

Presentations will be given by school representatives that have successfully implemented “I Care” Curricula and have documented improved achievement results. The presentations will provide new insights and school-tested implementation tools.

Plus all the information you need for effectively training staff and parents; implementing “I Care” curricula in elementary, middle, and high school; measuring parental involvement with an On-Line Data Management System; and getting and keeping parent and community commitment.



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