Family as Faculty

 

Family as Faculty provides real families a voice in educator preparation programs through heartfelt stories with constructive messages. We seek to enhance student achievement by enabling future educators to develop skills to collaborate effectively with families. The Family as Faculty Project in SW Florida:

• Offers pre-service and in-service teachers the opportunity to hear first hand from the family perspective
• Affords current and future educators interactions with and learning from the experiences of families
• Addresses accomplished educator competencies related to family involvement
• Strengthens the family and educator roles as collaborative partners in education

The Family as Faculty Program recruits family members representing students of diverse cultures, ages, and learning needs. The program trains the family members to select and deliver an important message to educators. A key component of the training is to enable the development of an effective presentation. The family member is supported to select from their personal history a story which best offers a learning opportunity for the future educator.
Upon request, a family speaker is contacted and scheduled to present. The Family Faculty Member will deliver a 20 to 30 minute presentation, with additional time for questions and answers. Faculty members are responsible for supporting the family member in the role of visiting faculty, preparing students for the presentation, facilitating the follow up discussion and distributing and returning program forms.

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Colleges/University Partners
Ave Marie University Barry University	Edison College Florida Gulf Coast University

Community Collaborators
CHADD Of Lee County Collier County School District Charlotte County School District Families First Of SW Florida	FDLRS Island Coast Glades County School District Hendry County School District The School District Of Lee County