Full course description
Building Family Strengths by Supporting Family Engagement in Today’s World
Course 1: Foundations of Family Engagement
What is family? In this course we will discuss the structures and dynamics of the modern family. We will differentiate family involvement and family engagement while examining the research on which we build our programs. We will take an in-depth look at the challenges early educators face in meeting the needs of families including biases, response strategies, and program structures.
This self-paced course includes the following 3 modules:
- Module 1 - Family Structure
- Module 2 - Defining Family Engagement
- Module 3 - Personal Biases
Modules include text, image, and video content, knowledge checks, practice activities, discussions, and a quiz. You will recieve a certificate unpon successful completion of the course.
If you have questions about the course, contact Heather Reister at reister.6@osu.edu or Marie Economos at economos.2@osu.edu.
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