on assessing education programs - Thursday, November 10
November 08, 2011
As states move ahead in enhancing systems of care for young children, assessing and improving the quality of early care and education programs at all levels are becoming increasingly important.
Ohio Association Teachers of Family and Consumer Sciences (OATFACS)
November 07, 2011
Congratulations to Kristy Jones, Crestwood High School Family Consumer Science teacher on her award from the Ohio Association Teachers of Family and Consumer Sciences (OATFACS) as Teacher of the Year. The purpose of this award is to recognize teachers who are providing outstanding career and technical education programs for youth and/or adults in their respective career fields and communities. Recipients of this award must have made significant contributions toward innovative, unique and novel programs that are serving to improve and promote career technical education.
There will be lots of special events of interest to current and future Certified Family Life Educators (CFLE) at the 73rd Annual NCFR Conference in Orlando, Florida. Be sure to attend!
offers resources and information for practitioners
November 01, 2011
Family professionals, particularly CFLEs and other relationship educators, are encouraged to visit the website of NARME, the National Association for Marriage and Relationship Education.
ZERO TO THREE's podcast series, Little Kids, Big Questions, addresses some of the most common (and challenging) issues facing parents of babies and toddlers, such as: helping a baby learn to sleep through the night; dealing with a picky eater; and learning to set limits on children's behavior. Each of the 12 podcasts in this series features an interview with an expert that focuses on how to apply the research of early childhood development to daily interactions with babies and toddlers. Little Kids, Big Questions is hosted by Ann Pleshette Murphy, a past contributor to ABC's Good Morning America Parenting Segment and author of several parenting books.
"Building Infrastructure to Support Home Visiting to Prevent Child Maltreatment: Two-Year Findings from the Cross-Site Evaluation of the Supporting Evidence-Based Home Visiting Initiative."This report describes planning and early implementation of home visiting programs in 15 states. The programs and report were funded by the Children's Bureau at the Administration for Children and Families in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The report describes the grantees, the home visiting program models they selected, and their progress and challenges. It should be of special interest to states and home visiting providers participating in the new Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting grant programs authorized by the Affordable Care Act and now being implemented in states.
This website includes up-to-date information on major aspects of adolescent health, including physical and mental health, substance abuse, sexual behavior, pregnancy prevention, and healthy relationships. The website provides both new information and existing federal resources geared to meet the adolescent health information needs of diverse stakeholders.
