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2021-2022 Webinars
Registration opens one month before each webinar. Sign up for our New You Choose newsletter to get an email when registration opens. Registrants will be provided a link by email on the morning of the webinar.
November 2021
SIBSHOPS: An Exciting, Virtual Workshop for Brothers and Sisters of Children with Special Needs!
The Sibshop workshops are for children in grades 2-6 enrolled in Fairfax County Public Schools who have siblings with special needs to:
- Meet other siblings in a relaxed, virtual setting.
- Celebrate the many contributions made by brothers and sisters of children with special needs.
- Share sibling experiences and receive peer support.
- Play games and have fun!
Presented by FCPS School Social Work Services
Registration is free, however, donations are accepted to support the cost of future Sibshops: Donate Here
Monday, November 1, 2021, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. *School Planning Day – students are not attending school
October 2021
Family Digital Wellness: What is our Next Normal: A Webinar for Families
Do you know a child, teen, or young adult in your life who is struggling with their media use? The Clinic for Interactive Media and Internet Disorders (CIMAID) is here to help!
Webinar Highlights
- Ages and Stages How Media and Technology affects your child at each stage of their development
- Types of Media and Technology: Different Types of Devices, Apps, and platforms used by children and families
- Health Effects: How your child's media use affects their wellbeing and development
The CIMAID team can help you address and reduce the negative consequences of Problematic Interactive Media Use (PIMU) while helping the children, adolescents, and young adults in your life adopt and sustain healthy lifestyles and behaviors.
Join Kristelle Lavallee Collins, MA, Senior Content Strategist from The Digital Wellness Lab.
Friday, October 1, 2021, 10-11:30 a.m.
Register for Family Digital Wellness: What is our Next Normal: A Webinar for Families
Dyslexia Virtual Open House Rescheduled for October 22.
In celebration of Dyslexia Awareness Month, FCPS will like to host our annual Open House. We share exciting updates:
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Overview of Dyslexia Supports in FCPS
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Updates on the Equitable Access to Literacy Plans
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Tips to Help your Child Thrive in School
Friday, October 8, 2021, 10 - 11:00 a.m. Rescheduled for October 22.
Register for the Dyslexia Open House
SIBSHOPS: An Exciting, Virtual Workshop for Brothers and Sisters of Children with Special Needs!
The Sibshop workshops are for children in grades 2-6 enrolled in Fairfax County Public Schools who have siblings with special needs to:
- Meet other siblings in a relaxed, virtual setting.
- Celebrate the many contributions made by brothers and sisters of children with special needs.
- Share sibling experiences and receive peer support.
- Play games and have fun!
Presented by FCPS School Social Work Services
Registration is free, however, donations are accepted to support the cost of future Sibshops: Donate Here
Monday, October 11, 2021, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. *School Planning Day – students are not attending school
Virtual College Bootcamp for Students with Disabilities
Join Career and Transition Services online for a virtual College Bootcamp! This virtual College Boot Camp is for students with an IEP that are graduating in 2021 and plan to attend college. Career and Transition Services staff will work with students on starting the application process.
- Do you have an IEP?
- Are you graduating in 2021?
- Do you want to go to college?
- Do you need help getting started?
THEN THIS BOOT CAMP IS FOR YOU!!!!!
Participants will:
- Complete a college search in Naviance
- Identify and explore your top three colleges
- Get familiar with the Common App ®
- Determine your next steps
*Please note parents are welcome to sit in on the workshop with their students, however, this event is for students.
*If parents are interested in learning more about postsecondary options, we encourage parents to attend FCPS Virtual College Fair on October 19, 2021, or Postsecondary Education Options in November 2021.
Monday, October 11, 2021, 12:30-3 p.m. *School Planning Day– students are not attending school
Register for College Bootcamp for Students with Disabilities
Rewriting Your Parenting Story: A Webinar for Families
No one's parenting journey goes the way they expect. But do you feel like your story has gotten away from you? Take back the narrative of your parenting.
After this webinar, you will have the script for a new, hope-filled story.
Webinar Highlights:
- The importance of curiosity and ‘hearing’ our children.
- The strength of the repair.
- The ‘Reset’. When we find ourselves in a rut, this is a great place to start.
Presented by Mary Smith, a local Parenting Coach.
Friday October 15, 2021, 10-11:30 a.m.
Register for Rewriting Your Parenting Story: A Webinar for Families
Moving onto Life in the Community Virtual Resource Fair
This resource fair assists parents, guardians, and caretakers with future planning for students with intellectual disabilities who may require ongoing supports after graduating from high school. Participants include representatives from vocational, residential, leisure, recreational, independent living, and advocacy programs.
Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Register for Moving onto Life in the Community Virtual Resource Fair
Parenting Through Difficult Times: A Webinar for Families (*Presented in Arabic)
الصحة النفسية والموارد المدرسية للعائلات ( تربيه الاطفال في الأوقات الصعبة: ندوة عبر الإنترنت للعائلات مقدمة باللغة العربية)
ابرز مواضيع النقاش في الندوه:
- الآثار النفسية التي قد تحدثها الجائحة على الأطفال.
- عوامل الخطر المسببه للامراض النفسيه.
- استراتيجيات للآباء لتعزيز سلوك طلب المساعدة والصحه النفسيه لأنفسهم ولأطفالهم.
الجمعة 29 أكتوبر 2021 10-11: 30 صباحًا
التسجيل على الإنترنت لتربية الأطفال في الأوقات الصعبة: ندوة عبر الإنترنت للعائلات مقدمة باللغة العربية برجاء استخدام الرابط للتسجيل.
Webinar Highlights:
- Psychological effects a pandemic may have on children
- Risk factors for psychological distress
- Strategies for parents to promote help-seeking behavior and emotional well-being for themselves and their children
- Mental health and school resources for families
Friday, October 29, 2021 10-11:30 a.m.
Register Online for Parenting Through Difficult Times: A Webinar for Families *Presented in Arabic
September 2021
How to Improve Your Child’s Executive Functioning Skills Without All the Arguments This School Year
Do you have any homework?” “I’m not sure…” “What do you mean you’re not sure? Where’s your agenda?” “I think it’s in my room...somewhere.”
Sound familiar? If you’re having this conversation multiple times each week, you’re not alone. Whether your child is in elementary school or preparing to graduate from high school, you want them to be ready and on top of their priorities.
So why do they keep missing deadlines, losing assignments, and starting things the night before they’re due? It’s because executive functioning skills, like time management or prioritization, take time to learn.
Webinar Highlights:
- Ensuring kids stay on top of their schoolwork without feeling like a nag
- Using Site maps, Google calendars, and other tools for staying organized
- Identifying smart strategies for tracking assignments
- When to leave things up to your child, step in to support, or recruit outside help
- Keeping kids engaged
- Opening the lines of communication
Join Ann Dolin, M.Ed. educational consultant and award-winning author to learn how you can help your child develop critical executive functioning skills this school year. Ann is the President and Director of Educational Connections, Inc.
September 9, 2021 6:30-8 p.m.
September 10, 2021 10-11:30 a.m.
Watch: How to Improve Your Child’s Executive Functioning Skills Without All the Arguments This School Year
Military-Connected Students and School Transition: A Family Webinar
Did you know military-connected students experience different “seasons” as they navigate their school years?
Using tools from her book, “Seasons of My Military Student,” Stacy Allsbrook-Huisman will offer relevant support for the start of the school year.
Highlights include:
- Season of Arriving and Season Growing - What parents need to know.
- Shared experiences of moving through a pandemic and housing shortage
- Education Binder and how to build one
- Parent-Teacher Conferences - what to ask
- New to Fairfax County? Connecting with your school community, other families and finding student peer support?
Join Stacy Allsbrook-Huisman for our first of a 4-part series supporting military-connected families.
September 17, 2021 10-11:30 a.m.
Register for Military-Connected Students and School Transition: A Family Webinar
5 Ways to Stop Anxiety, Power Struggles, & Behavior Issues: A Webinar for Families
How can you help your kids transition back to school?
Learn how to:
- Stop battles over homework and screens.
- Overcome anxiety over school, tests, and social skills
- Stop meltdowns and power struggles.
- Improve focus, impulse control, and executive function.
Celebrate Calm Founder, Kirk Martin will show you how to create stress-free mornings, school, dinner, and bedtime. We promise you will laugh and leave with a dozen practical strategies that really work.
September 23, 2021 6:30-8 p.m.
September 24, 2021 10-11:30 a.m.
Register for 5 Ways to Stop Anxiety, Power Struggles, & Behavior Issues: A Webinar for Families
August 2021
Parent to Parent: Managing Expectations for our Next Normal
*This webinar will NOT be recorded.
Are you dealing with big emotions as you get ready to start the school year? Let's talk about what we can be doing now to help our kids, and ourselves, get ready for the start of school.
Are you searching for peer support, advice, encouragement, and resources? This webinar will offer families opportunities to learn from each other as they grow in their parenting skills.
Discussion Highlights:
- End of the summer check-In
- Share concerns, worries about transitioning back to in-person learning
- Join us if you have any tips or resources that might be helpful for another family or if you want to get some ideas from others.
Guided by Mary Beth Harrison-Cunningham, Manager of the Parent Resource Center, and Erika Deem, a Parent Resource Center Liaison, families will exchange ideas and strategies as we navigate our next normal.
Come network with other families!
Tuesday August 10, 2021 10 – 11:30 a.m. and 6:30-8 p.m.
July 2021
Teacher to Teacher: Managing our Next Normal
Are you searching for peer support, advice, encouragement, and resources? This webinar will offer educators opportunities to learn from each other as they grow in their teaching skills. Educators build their own sense of competence and power by building relationships and connecting with other educators who share common experiences, successes, and challenges.
Discussion Highlights:
- Managing our own Emotional Wellness
- Preparing Classrooms for our Next Normal
- Thriving in the Unknown
- Providing Social and Emotional and Mental Health Supports to our Students
Guided by Krystle Trammell, an FCPS instructional coach, teachers will exchange ideas and strategies as we return to 5 day in-person instruction.
Come network with your colleagues!
July 29 and July 30, 2021 at 10 a.m.
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