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April
5 de abril - Apego: Creando una relación con mi hijo donde se sienta seguro y protegido (Attachment*: Creating a Relationship with my Child Where they Feel Safe and Protected)
El propósito de estos seminarios web es apoyar y capacitar a los padres para que establezcan relaciones sanas y seguras con sus hijos (*apego) respondiendo de manera positiva y efectiva a las necesidades de sus hijos.
Parte 1 Añadir a tu calendario
- ¿Qué es el apego?
- Los diferentes estilos de apego y cómo impactan el futuro social y emocional de un niño.
- ¿Qué influye en el tipo de apego que desarrollamos con nuestros hijos?
Parte 2 Añadir a tu calendario
- ¿Cómo puedo ayudar a mi hijo a sentirse seguro en nuestra relación padre/hijo?
- Cuatro de los desafíos más comunes que puede presentar mi hijo durante el desarrollo emocional.
- Estrategias para responder a estos desafíos sin afectar el desarrollo de un apego seguro.
- Presenter: Northern Virginia Family Service
- Date: 5 de abril
- Time: 10 - 11:30 a.m.
- Format: Virtual
April 12 - Supporting the Learning and Recreational Needs of 2e Learners During the Summer
Learn about how summer can be a time for twice exceptional students to encourage the love of learning, develop talent, socialize, and reflect. Find out about inclusive summer camps both in our local community and nationally that serve students of all abilities.
Webinar Highlights:
- Learn about the benefits of summer enrichment for twice-exceptional students.
- Learn about what families can do at home to continue to encourage talent and skills development for their twice-exceptional child.
- List of FCPS summer opportunities and resources.
- Presenter: Dr. Nonye Oladimeji, FCPS Educational Specialist for AAP twice exceptional (2e) children
- Date: April 12, 2024 Add to your Calendar
- Time: 10 - 11:30 a.m.
- Format: Virtual
April 16 - Mathspace Mastery: Elevate Independent Learning and SOL Prep
Join us to see how Mathspace fosters independent learning at every grade level! This informative session will highlight how your student can use Mathspace to independently tackle math challenges, perfectly aligned with their grade-level course. We will demonstrate how to use this tool to prepare for the Math SOL assessment. Don't miss this chance to boost your students' self-driven learning adventure!
- Presenter: Rhonda Davis, Head of Customer Success, North America and Jonathan Templin, Head of Sales, North America.
- Date: April 16, 2024 Add to Your Calendar
- Time: 10-11:30 a.m.
- Format: Virtual
April 16 - Meet the Author Series: Gifted and Distractible with Julie Skolnick
Does your child exhibit giftedness and behavioral issues like meltdowns, power struggles, and difficulty relating to peers? Are they out-of-the-box thinkers requiring different teaching and learning methods? Does your child exhibit giftedness and behavioral issues like meltdowns, power struggles, and difficulty relating to their peers? Are they out-of-the-box thinkers requiring different teaching and learning methods?
Join us for a discussion with author Julie Skolnick about her innovative and timely book for families of twice-exceptional children.
- Presenter: Julie Skolnick
- Date: April 16, 2024 Add to Your Calendar
- Time: 7-8 p.m.
- Format: Virtual
April 17 - NOVA 2024 VISION
FCPS and Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA), are offering an opportunity for students with disabilities interested in attending NOVA to learn about available options. The orientation will include presentations from Accommodations and Accessibility Services and Counseling Services, a mock NOVA classroom experience for students, and a NOVA student panel with Q&A session.
- April 17, 2024, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
- Annandale Campus
- Click here to register.
April 19 - Behavior Solution Series: Proactive Strategies for Effective Communication
We will equip you with strategies for navigating the teen years. Uncover the secrets to fostering open communication, building trust, and transforming challenges into opportunities for growth.
- Presenter: FCPS Behavior Intervention Services
- Date: April 19, 2024 Add to Your Calendar
- Time: 10 - 11:30 a.m.
- Format: Virtual
April 25 - Flash Forward: Postsecondary Education and Employment Options
This event is designed to provide students with disabilities seeking a standard or advanced diploma and their families an introduction to options available after high school. Representatives from adult education, employment, and community programs (college, military, apprenticeship, trade school, gap year, and employment) will host information tables.
When: Thursday, April 25, 2023 - 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Where: Annandale High School (Cafeteria) 4700 Medford Drive, Annandale, VA 220033
April 30 - Counseling Services in Virginia for Mental Health and Substance Abuse: How to Get the Help You Desire
Are you starting or continuing to look for mental health and substance abuse services for your child?
Join a private practice therapist and FCPS’s Senior Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist to help attendees understand how to locate and become involved with mental health treatment services in VA.
Webinar Highlights:
- school supports and community resources
- stigma and equity,
- different types of therapy.
- Presenter: FCPS Sr. Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist
- Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 Add to Your Calendar
- Time: 10 - 11:30 a.m.
- Format: Virtual
May
May 10 - Apego: Creando una relación con mi hijo donde se sienta seguro y protegido. (presentado en español)
Como ayudar a mi hijo a sentirse seguro en la relación que tiene con nosotros como padres.
Cuatro de los retos más comunes que puede presentar mi hijo durante su desarrollo emocional.
Estrategias para responder a estos retos sin afectar el desarrollo de un apego seguro.
- Fecha: Viernes, 10 de mayo de 2024 Agregue a su calendario
Hora: 10 - 11:30 a.m.
- Format: Virtual
May 14 and 15 - Covid-19 (C19) Compensatory Services Partnership Between FCPS and Varsity Tutors
Join us for an information session about a new partnership between Fairfax County Schools (FCPS) and Varsity Tutors. This partnership will provide students with disabilities an additional opportunity to receive compensatory education as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic in accordance with their IEP.
- Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 10-11 a.m. Add to Your Calendar OR Wednesday, May 15, 2024 7-8 p.m. Add to Your Calendar (choose one session)
- Format: Virtual
May 17 - Meet the Author Series: The Breakthrough Years by Ellen Galinsky
Child development expert Ellen Galinsky challenges widely held assumptions about adolescents and offers new ways for parents and others to better understand and interact with them in a way that helps them thrive.
Galinsky’s Shared Solutions Framework and Possibilities Mindset show you how to:
- turn daily conflicts into opportunities for problem-solving where both teens and parents feel listened to and respected
- encourage positive risk-taking in your child like standing up for themselves, making new friends, and helping their communities
- promote five essential executive function-based skills that can help them succeed now and in the future.
Join best-selling author, Ellen Galinksy, as she shares her latest research on raising thriving teens.
- Date: Friday, May 17, 2024 Add to Your Calendar
- Time: 10 - 11:30 a.m.
- Format: Virtual
May 31 - Behavior Solution Series for Secondary Families: Taming the Teenaged Brain
Navigate the rollercoaster of teenage emotions with our training on behavior strategies, tailored to support you at home during those challenging adolescent years. We will provide practical insights and proven techniques to foster understanding and communication with your teenager.
- Date: Friday, May 31, 2024 Add to Your Calendar
- Time: 10 - 11:30 a.m.
- Format: Virtual
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