Colorado Directory Empower colorado education Movement Parents Offering Wisdom, Encouragement and resources Is an organization created by parents and families to provide Support http://www.nofas.org/fasdirect/Colorado.htm
CHIP - Resources -- Text Only The colorado Department of education and colorado Families for Hands This guide is aimed at parents who have discovered that their child has a hearing loss http://www.csdb.org/text/chip/ch_resources.html
Home Schooling In Colorado The colorado Department of education does not keep lists of Statewide Concerned Parents of colorado. Statewide Christian Home Educators of colorado (720) 842 http://www.cde.state.co.us/choice/homeschool.htm
Extractions: School Attendance Law of 1963 Welcome to the Home Schooling section of the CDE Web site. Included in the section: A copy of the law associated with homeschooling, some frequently asked questions about Colorado home schooling and their answers, and a listing of some home school support groups around the state. This portion of Colorado Revised Statues, reprinted with the permission of the committee on Legal Services in accordance with section 2-5-118, C.R.S. is an unofficial publication of Colorado Revised Statutes. Title 22, Colorado Revised Statutes: Education Article 33: School Attendance Law of 1963 Section 104 22-33-104. Compulsory school attendance. (Abbreviated version with information specific to home based education) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection(2) of this section, every child who has attained the age of seven years and is under the age of sixteen years, except as provided by this section, shall attend public school for at least one thousand fifty-six hours if a secondary school pupil or nine hundred sixty-eight hours if a elementary school pupil during each school year; except that in no case shall a school or schools be in session for fewer than one hundred sixty days without the specific prior approval of the commissioner of education.
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Service-Learning Home On The Web ServiceLearning, Service Learning, Community Service Learning, Community Service-Learning. education, Experiential education, pedagogy http://csf.colorado.edu/sl
Windsor Colorado Information Links Tozer Study Tips for Parents to Use with their Children! Web Sites colorado Department of education Links to programs, services and documents. http://www.windsor.k12.co.us/tozer/dwagner/links.htm
Extractions: Resource Links Link to the U.S. Department of Education Link to the Colorado Department of Education Home Page. Office of Educational Research and Improvement Office of Educational Technology Parents Guide to the Internet. Learn the Basics of Internet History, Searching, and Personal Safety for Kids and Parents. A Report Card On Schools Assists parents in making informed decisions about the educational choices available in Colorado by producing a report card on public schools. A Web page from the Colorado Department of Education dealing with issues, policy and practice, particularly as relates to parents and community members. Cooperative Extension Parenting Education Programs and information resources help parents create good family relationships. Topics include what to expect of children at different ages, discipline techniques, difficult behavior and communication. Parent Resources Teacher Handouts Parents Can Help Ideas to practice reading, writing and math skills at home.
Extractions: Community Parent Resource Centers Each state is home to at least one parent center. Parent centers serve families of children and young adults from birth to age 22 with all disabilities: physical, cognitive, emotional, and learning. They help families obtain appropriate education and services for their children with disabilities; work to improve education results for all children; train and inform parents and professionals on a variety of topics; resolve problems between families and schools or other agencies; and connect children with disabilities to community resources that address their needs. Select your region for more information Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 (you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, a free program from Adobe Parent centers in each state provide training and information to parents of infants, toddlers, school-aged children, and young adults with disabilities and the professionals who work with their families. This assistance helps parents participate more effectively with professionals in meeting the educational needs of children and youth with disabilities. To reach the parent center in your state, you can contact the Technical Assistance Alliance for Parent Centers (the Alliance), which coordinates the delivery of technical assistance to the Parent Training and Information Centers and the Community Parent Resource Centers through six regional centers located in New Jersey, North Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Colorado and California.
Resource Directory For Single Parents Counseling for lowincome parents and referrals to Adult education Adult basic education, vocational training University of colorado Undergraduate, masters and http://bcn.boulder.co.us/pss/spd.html
Extractions: To find other help resources select a topic from the list and click GO Select a Topic US - National Organizations US - Federal Agencies US - State By State Resource Guides Canadian Resources Information By Phone International Links LD Schools On-line Resources Parent Advocacy US State Departments of Education If you are a professional interested in listing your services, sign-up online now! Select a State Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Island Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Com. North. Mariana Island
ALA | Great Web Sites: Sites For Parents, Caregivers, Teachers & Others frase que indica el final de una historia, Colorín colorado es un http//www.kidsource.com/ Information for parents on child health, education, and more http://www.ala.org/Content/NavigationMenu/ALSC/Great_Web_Sites_for_Kids/Great_We
Extractions: The Awesome Library is a regularly updated site that organizes your exploration of the World Wide Web with 12,000 carefully reviewed resources. Arranged in subject areas, with some annotated, but not all. Includes resources, and reference items for each type of user: Teachers, Kids, Teens, Parents, Librarians, and Community. This ALA provides reviewed links to 700 URL's for kids, parents, librarians, and teachers. It is arranged by subject area, including: Arts and Entertainment , Literature and Language, People Past and Present, Planet Earth and Beyond, Science and Technology. Also has a section about evaluating websites for kids.
The Resource Guide - Hands & Voices The Family Assessment. colorado CoHear Regional Coordinators. education Deaf Child Bill of Rights. Parenting the Child who is Deaf Hard of Hearing. http://www.handsandvoices.org/resource_guide/01_intro.html
Extractions: F or a complete copy you can download the Resource Guide as an Adobe Acrobat file that you can save on your computer and reference off-line. For info on downloading Click Here To download a copy of the Resource Guide Click Here . The download may take a few minutes depending on your connection speed. "The need and right to communicate is the most fundamental of human rights. To deny it is to harm the human spirit; to foster com munication is to reveal all the possibilities of life." (National Deaf Education Project) The Colorado Resource Guide Guia de Recursos de Colorado en Espanol Revised Version Available NOW as an Adobe Acrobat File So you want to know about resources for the deaf and hard of hearing... Then this Resource Guide is for you. Whether you're a parent who's just discovered your child has a hearing loss, or you're a teacher, a school administrator, an audiologist, or someone else related to the community of deaf and hard of hearing individuals, this booklet is for you. Please use it to: Connect families of children who are deaf or hard of hearing to each other for support.
The Wildest Colts Make The Best Horses Texans for Safe education This citizens group acts to Put a Halt to Coercion of Parents to Put for our Children; Exploring Reactions to the Violence in colorado; http://www.wildestcolts.com/
Extractions: A resource site for parents, and a challenge to the biomedical mental health industry. This site offers an alternative perspective to the bio-psychiatric industry, and to the millions of psychotropic prescriptions written for children and adults. We really do have natural, built-in ways of psychological healing. With attention and adequate resource, anyone can reemerge from even the greatest distress and most extreme states of mind. Wildest Colts Resources . Support for adults in their work with young people, especially in challenging situations. Defense of parents from coercion, and young people from labeling and drugs. (Consider a tax-deductible donation to support this work!) NOTICE: John is a keynote speaker at the RETHINKING EDUCATION Conference in Irving, TX on May 28-31, 2004 Can I discuss my concerns with Dr. Breeding directly? YES!
Issues - No Child Left Behind Act Of 2001, H.R. 1 RNH), July 9, 2002); education Leaders Council Conference Keynote Luncheon in Denver, colorado Remarks as and Increasing Options for Parents Speech by http://edworkforce.house.gov/issues/107th/education/nclb/nclb.htm
Extractions: Judy Biggert (IL), Vern Ehlers (MI) (behind Biggert), Cass Ballenger (NC), Ric Keller (FL), Johnny Isakson (GA). Link to Department of Education's No Child Left Behind Site Press Releases: Boehner Praises President Bush for Education Budget Announcement, Challenges Education Reform Opponents to Use Funds to Get Results - January 4, 2003 Boehner Challenges Center for Education Policy Attack on Bipartisan No Child Left Behind Reforms - January 3, 2003
Resource Materials: The Child Care Partnership Project create a statewide early education system in colorado. work together to improve early education opportunities. child care capacity and connect parents to child http://www.nccic.org/ccpartnerships/resource.htm
Extractions: The Child Care Partnership Project provides information and technical assistance to state child care administrators as they work with businesses, philanthropic organizations, and other groups to build and sustain partnerships. To this end, it is producing a range of publications and tools. Profiles of Existing Public-Private Partnerships The Profiles provide descriptions of successful public-private partnerships. Each profile contains the following sections: Description, Partners, History/Development, Current Activities, Resources
Crisis Guides--Tools For Educators Trauma Resource Area www.sidran.org/casa/html. items and rallied parents behind students Jeanne Beyer, colorado education Association, Internal Communications http://www.nea.org/crisis/b4home17.html
Extractions: This tool lists resources including the latest research on school safety and a list of people who've "been there" who have expressed a strong desire to help others who find themselves in the midst of a crisis. Reference Materials and Web Sites www.aacap.org/clinical/Ptsdsum.htm The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress: www.aaets.org/tnesp.htm American Counseling Association (three handouts): www.counseling.org/consumer_media/ American Red Cross: www.redcross.org The Hamilton Fish National Institute on School and Community Violence: http://www.hamfish.org David Baldwin's Trauma Information: www.trauma-pages.com Essential Information on Trauma and Dissociation: www.mcs.net/~kathyw/trauma/html Federal Emergency Management Agency (includes information for kids): www.fema.org
NEA: NEA's Read Across America - For Parents Back to top. ¡Colorín colorado! major Web site created specifically for Spanishspeaking parents to help to top. How to get involved in your child s education. http://www.nea.org/readacross/parents.html
PreventionColorado Links Partners in Parenting. Your Time, Their Future. ADAD. US Department of education. colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Healthy People 2010. http://www.preventioncolorado.org/Link.htm
Extractions: Links Please note: These links to other sites are being provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only. The Colorado Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division, The Rocky Mountain Center, and the Prevention Information Center bear NO responsibility for the quality of information provided through other sites and computer systems. Neither ADAD, RMC or the PIC endorse these organizations or the positions they may take on various issues. Substance Abuse National Institute on Drug Abuse National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) NCADI's Links Page Office of National Drug Control Policy National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) Join Together The Anti-Drug (A multilingual site from ONDCP) National Center On Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA) Drug Abuse Statistics from SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) CSAP's Prevention Pathways Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) Colorado Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention Colorado Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force National Inhalant Prevention Coalition ForReal.org
Extractions: Reading Rockets offers a wealth of strategies, lessons, and activities designed to help young children learn to read. Our resources assist parents, teachers, and other educators in working with struggling readers who require additional help in reading and comprehension skills development. June 8, 2004 You'll find hundreds of current articles on this site, such as: 5 Homework Strategies for Teaching Students With Learning Disabilities Students are expected to complete homework, even those who have trouble with learning or reading. This article suggests five practical ways teachers can help students improve how they do. Family Reading Activities Children become readers when their parents read to them. See this article for seven ways to enjoy reading time together. An Exclusive Video Interview With Jane Yolen Meet Jane Yolen , the author of more than 250 children's books ranging from How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?
