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WHAT WE DO: Professional Development
Our professional development services are targeted to 6th-, 7th- and 8th-grade teachers, families, parent coordinators, administrators and Tech Instructional Specialists. These services capitalize on one of CFY’s key findings about the power of technology to improve family relationships – an outcome that correlates directly with student academic achievement.
In New York City, CFY offers the following courses:
- Supporting Families as Learning Partners: In this course, participants build awareness of specific family practices that contribute to students’ success in school and learn about web-based tools and educational resources that families can use to support children’s learning.
- Interactive Homework: In this course, participants model how to adapt existing homework or create new types of homework that use technology to involve families. Participants also build awareness of web-based educational resources suitable for interactive homework and learn how to assess this type of homework.
- Developing Self-Directed Learners: In this course, participants build awareness of how technology can support students and families in becoming more effective and confident learners. Topics include confronting maladaptive beliefs (e.g., attributing failure to low intelligence) and developing self-regulatory strategies with computer-based tools and resources.
- Family Technology Night Intensive Series: In this course, participants receive hands-on, incremental training on how to design, plan, implement and evaluate a family computing workshop that addresses specific goals for family involvement.