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Region 3 Community of PracticeThe Region 3 Community of Practice is an online community for Directors and staff of OSEP funded Parent Centers. Our goal is to strengthen Regional involvement, networking and communication by providing communities in which to share, communicate, and organize online and in-person. http://www.bigtent.com/group/buzz Archived Region 3 Monthly Webinar SeriesThis month's webinar was Diversifying Funding presented by Jeanna Winter. The resources from this webinar include: More resources from past webinars, including recordings, can be found in our Webinar Series Archives. Information about upcoming webinars can be found on our Calendar of Events and in the Webinar Series Archives. New IRIS Center Bookshare Module You Can Use with ParentsTwo OSEP centers, Bookshare and the IRIS Center have teamed up to create a module with PTIs and CPRCs in mind. Bookshare disseminates accessible instructional materials (AIM) for people with print disabilities; the IRIS Center creates professional development materials. The new module, "Bookshare: Providing Accessible Materials for Students with Print Disabilities" can help you get the word out to parents to pursue AIM for students with print disabilities and/or visual impairments. Please note that the term "print disabilities" includes many more students than just those who have visual impairments. Here is an example from the IRIS Center's new materials: "In all of his years teaching high school English, Mr. Keurig doesn't remember a more diverse class. As always, the group includes all kinds of learners with all kinds of needs. But this year, Mr. Keurig will have a new experience: He'll be teaching Bonita, a student with a physical disability, and Steven, a student with a visual disability. Mr. Keurig has been told that these students have difficulty using books: Bonita has difficulty holding a book and turning the pages, and Steven is not able to read standard print. Because he plans to assign a lot of reading, Mr. Keurig knows he will have to make accommodations to ensure that they can access the course content, but he worries that he won't be able to find materials that Bonita and Steven can access." To learn about Bookshare and the resources it makes available to students with print disabilities, please go to http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/bs/chalcycle.htm The IRIS Center encourages you to share all of their materials (http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/) with your parents, colleagues and students. If you have any questions concerning IRIS materials, please contact Kim Skow at 800-831-6134, kimberly.a.skow@vanderbilt.edu, or iris@vanderbilt.edu. Common Core Standards ReleasedThe Common Core State Standards for math and English language arts have been posted online, along with supporting documents such as Application to Students with Disabilities. The standards were developed to provide evidence-based benchmarks for all students across the country. http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards Need a Social Media Policy? Need it quick? Here is a new tip...Policy Tool can help Parent Centers to create a social media policy. The new tool consists in responding several questions about your organization while creating an standardized social media policy based on your answers. The whole process takes about 5 minutes and it is free!http://socialmedia.policytool.net/ Helpful Links About Using Social MediaAre you ready to take the plunge and begin to use social media at your parent center? Or, are you already using social media, but want to enhance your usage? The links below take you to some short, but helpful articles and slideshows to help you gear up. Social Media for Nonprofits http://www.slideshare.net/PrimalMedia/social-media-non-profits A Beginner's Guide to Facebook for non-profits http://www.wildapricot.com/blogs/newsblog/archive/2007/05/23/put-your-non-profit-on-facebook.aspx Ten Innovative Ways Nonprofits Can Use Facebook http://www.wildapricot.com/blogs/newsblog/archive/2007/11/16/ten-ways-nonprofits-can-use-facebook-.aspx NonProfits on Video: Using YouTube to Promote Your Cause http://www.wildapricot.com/blogs/newsblog/archive/2008/04/12/nonprofits-on-video-using-youtube-to-promote-your-cause.aspx Important Web Pages for Grants ManagementEducation Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) Grantmaking at ED Online Grantee Training Guide to U.S. Department of Education Programs Current ED Grant Competitions (a.k.a. Forecast of Funding Opportunities) Discretionary Grant Application Packages Grant Awards Database GAPS User’s Guide (Recipients only – requires access code) ED/OIG Non-Federal Audit Team Home Page Grants.gov - FIND. APPLY. SUCCEED. Code of Federal Regulations Federal Legislation Federal Register OMB Circulars What Works Clearinghouse Payee hotline for GAPS – 1-888-336-8930 (TTY: 1-866-697-2696) Parent Training Modules Help Families Promote Children’s Social and Emotional SkillsThe Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning has developed parent training modules that help families promote children’s social and emotional skills, understand children’s problem behaviors, and use positive approaches to help them learn appropriate behaviors. The modules are available at vanderbilt.edu/csefel/parent.html. Update on Performance Measures for the OSEP Parent Program - January 15, 2010These are the available downloads from the webinar: |
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