By Danielle M. Perry, PhD
PRE's Education Conversation Series brings together parent leaders, community members, researchers, and other indispensable stakeholders engaged in educational justice work to discuss ways to create culturally responsive and sustaining learning environments for all students and their families. We invite you to engage with these pivotal and insightful virtual conversations.
Episode One: Authentic Family Engagement
In this episode, parent leaders Shonnie Cooley from Jackson, MS. and Tina Carney from Rochester, NY. discuss the importance of authentic family engagement. They share practices on building relationships between educators and families and the outcomes it can play on student learning and development. Watch the first episode of PRE's Educational Conversation Series: here
Episode Two: Early Intervention Education
In this episode, parent leaders Leslie Junkin from Jackson, MS. and Elizabeth Maxwell from Rochester, NY. discuss early intervention education. They outline steps for families seeking services for their children and how to advocate for support services, if needed. Watch episode two of PRE's Education Conversation Series: here.
Episode 3: Justicia Lingüística
In this episode, parent leaders discuss the importance of language accessibility in schools and communal spaces. They outline how the rich cultural backgrounds of multilingual families are often ignored when spaces don’t create avenues for all families, across all languages, to participate and engage equally. Watch episode three of PRE's Conversations Series here:
Episodio 3: Justicia Lingüística
En este episodio, los líderes comunitarios de padres y madres analizan la importancia de la accesibilidad lingüística en las escuelas y los espacios comunitarios. Explican cómo la riqueza cultural de las familias multilingües a menudo se ignora cuando estos espacios no ofrecen las condiciones necesarias para que todas las familias, independientemente del idioma que hablen, puedan participar e interactuar en igualdad de condiciones. Vean aquí el tercer episodio de la serie de conversaciones de PRE:
Episode Four: Reflections on Family, School, and Leadership
In this episode, Minimah Rush LCSW, a licensed mental health provider and proud mother of two boys, will share reflections of her parent leadership journey, highlighting the importance of embracing the cultural identity and lived realities of families within schooling spaces. She outlines ways in which educators and families can work together to support the academic and socioemotional well being of children.