Exciting Free Courses for Parents and Educators This Fall!

Are you ready to enhance your family engagement skills? The Hawai‘i Statewide Family Engagement Center (HFEC) is offering three fantastic, free, online courses for Fall 2024! These self-paced, asynchronous courses are designed for parents, caregivers, and educators, providing essential tools to support children’s growth and learning.

  1. Introduction to Family Engagement
    Introduction to Family Engagement is a free, self-paced, online, asynchronous course for educators and families developed by the Hawai‛i Statewide Family Engagement Center. Participants will be able to identify and adopt evidence-based family engagement practices that support their school’s current curriculum (within the unique Hawaiian context of the Nā Hopena A‛o Framework) in assessing and teaching ALL students, including those from culturally and linguistically diverse populations.
    Complete 5 modules, 4 quizzes, 1 assignment, and earn a certificate for your efforts!

  1. Engaging Families in Early Childhood Education
    Learn strategies to empower parents as their child’s first teacher! This course includes 5 modules, 4 quizzes, 1 project, and a certificate upon completion. Perfect for enhancing your partnership with families of young children.

  1. Family Engagement: Support Your Child’s Reading at Home
    This evidence-based course focuses on promoting foundational reading skills. Complete 5 modules, 5 quizzes, 5 discussion boards, and earn a certificate. Ideal for parents and educators wanting to foster reading success at home!

    Don’t miss out on these incredible opportunities to support your child’s education and
    development. Register today by clicking on the corresponding link for each course!