Specialty Mini- Seminar: Family Engagement for Adolescent Development 

Individual Professionals Path: Level 3, Option 2

This mini-seminar will focus on program-family partnerships to support students at the adolescent developmental stage (from 10-18). The focus of the mini-seminar will be on understanding this developmental stage and how family engagement strategies must align with students’ needs for more autonomy. Strategies will enhance students’ growing sense of their future selves and help families promote the importance and relevance of learning for career and college readiness. This mini-seminar will focus on school-family partnerships for supporting student literacy development. The seminar will also provide research-based content and resources for supporting family literacy. The seminar is delivered in a flipped instructional model. You will first complete one self-paced online module to build your background knowledge related to family engagement for the specialty. Then you will join an instructor-led online workshop session to apply knowledge to your setting and collaborate with other learners.  

Learning Objectives:

  • I can identify strategies that support families with adolescent development.
  • I can describe effective family engagement practices to support college and career readiness. 
  • I can identify strategies that support families with financial literacy. 
  • I can create a multi-tiered approach to family engagement plan to support adolescents on a path to success in learning and life.

Outcome: The outcome of this mini-seminar is to create a multi-tiered plan for family engagement to support adolescent development.

Prerequisite: Multi-Tiered Family Engagement

Contact Hours: 20, equivalent to 2 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Digital Badge: Level 3

Cost: Free

Schedule:

Mini-SeminarModule Open DateModule Close DateWorkshop Date
Specializing in Family Engagement for Adolescent DevelopmentJune 2, 2025June 9, 2025June 10, 2025

Module: Self-paced content that will be accessed through the Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center website. Module will include all needed materials, assignments, and resources.

Workshop: Instructor-led online of all seminar participants featuring application of knowledge and collaboration with other learners.

Digital Badge: A digital seal that indicates proof of attained family engagement knowledge and practices from the seminar. You may place your digital badge in your email signature, social media pages, professional web page, and/or resume/CV.