Title
Increasing Capacity for Families to Learn Together
Format
Individual Presentation
First Presenter's Institution
Parent University
Second Presenter's Institution
N/A
Third Presenter's Institution
N/A
Fourth Presenter's Institution
N/A
Fifth Presenter's Institution
N/A
Location
Session 4 (Ballroom E)
Strand #1
Academic Achievement & School Leadership
Relevance
Presenter will provide.
Brief Program Description
In Savannah, Georgia, we have been learning how to enhance the ability of families to create an environment in which learning thrives for children and their parents. Adults and children gain ownership of the learning process by engaging parents and families in the creation of a space where they can participate in the building and sustaining the elements that lead to their success.
Summary
In Savannah, Georgia, we have been learning how to enhance the ability of families to create an environment in which learning thrives for children and their parents. Adults and children gain ownership of the learning process by engaging parents and families in the creation of a space where they can participate in the building and sustaining the elements that lead to their success.
Evidence
Presenter will provide.
Biographical Sketch
Though born and raised in Philadelphia, PA., Michael has been in Savannah for almost 45 years. He has been married for 42 years to Jo-Nell and they are the parents of three sons and a daughter, three daughters-in-law, and 10 grandchildren. He is one of the founders of Parent University and now serves as the Executive Director of Community United Services Inc., the managing entity of Parent University program. He has been the chief steward of this grassroots, community-based program since its inception in Savannah in 1999. Michael currently facilitates Parent University and its new component, the“Early Learning College” program, for the parents of children birth to five years old.
Presentation Year
2020
Start Date
3-10-2020 8:30 AM
End Date
3-10-2020 9:45 AM
Recommended Citation
O'Neal, Michael, "Increasing Capacity for Families to Learn Together" (2020). National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference. 151.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/nyar_savannah/2020/2020/151
Increasing Capacity for Families to Learn Together
Session 4 (Ballroom E)
In Savannah, Georgia, we have been learning how to enhance the ability of families to create an environment in which learning thrives for children and their parents. Adults and children gain ownership of the learning process by engaging parents and families in the creation of a space where they can participate in the building and sustaining the elements that lead to their success.