Register now for 7/29 Virtual ParentCamp, going to be some fabulous discussions, interested in aviation or meteorology? Join us in the Careers Room!

We have another amazing week on tap for Virtual ParentCamp. First off in the Spanish room we have two amazing rock stars from Prince William County Schools. Prince William has been a long time partner with ParentCamp especially in the past when we have held physical ParentCamps at the US Department of Education. We are thrilled to have their support with Virtual ParentCamp.

In Room 2, we have a discussion going on that is very critical in the support of our special needs students during this crazy COVID times. Click on the link below the session title to read the article which prompted us to reach out to Bonnie Jean, Angie and Brigitte to bring the discussion to Virtual ParentCamp.

In Room 3, we have a power house line up. Two current superintendents, one you may recognize as a Virtual ParentCamp regular, Dr. Chesar, Dr Creasman, the current Kentucky Superintendent of the Year, Dr Poe, the former superintendent of Boone County Schools, the third largest school district in Kentucky and Rich Gilman, a licensed child and clinical psychologist. They will be leading the discussion on re-imagining schools for 2020 and beyond.

Lastly in Room 4, we have a sky high treat for you. Literally and figuratively 😊 Air Force veteran and NOAA hurricane hunter Danielle Varwig will be joining us. If either you or your child have an interest in aviation or meteorology, you will absolutely love this session. Thank you to JaDonnia Bishop for connecting us with your daughter!

Check out Laura’s Video for July 29^th:

Room 1 – [Strengthen] Engaging ESOL Parents in the Virtual World

Facilitator: Viviana Quiceno (@ESOLQuiceno), ESOL Teacher, Prince William County Schools, Woodbridge, VA

Facilitator: Lynmara Colon (@TheColon_s), Director of English Learner Programs and Services, Prince William County Schools, Woodbridge, VA

Room 2 – [Strengthen] In the time of COVID-19, Internet Is Crucial for Children with Special Needs
Inspired by Bonnie Jean Feldkamp’s article: When School and Therapy Go Online, Access to Internet is Crucial for Children with Special Needs

Facilitator: Bonnie Jean Feldkamp (@WriterBonnie), Journalist, Ft. Thomas, KY

Facilitator: Angie Maddox, Parent, Boone County Schools, Florence, KY

Facilitator: Brigitte Blom Ramsey (@Brigitte_Blom), President/CEO, Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence, Lexington, KY

Room 3 – [Strengthen] Re-Imagining Schools for 2020 and Beyond

Facilitator: Dr. Karen Chesar (@FTISSuper), Superintendent, Fort Thomas Schools, Fort Thomas, KY

Facilitator: Dr. Randy Poe (@dr_poe), Co-Founder, National Center for Transformational Leadership Strategies, Former Superintendent of Boone County Schools, Union, KY

Facilitator: Dr. Rich Gilman, PhD, MBA, President, Terrace Metrics, Cincinnati, OH

Facilitator: Dr. Brian Creasman, (@FCSSuper) Superintendent, Fleming County Schools, Flemingsburg, KY, 2020 Kentucky Superintendent of the Year

Room 4 – [Connect] Careers Room – The World From Up Here – Perspective From a Pilot Mom – Bring the kids!!!

Are you or your child interested in aviation or meteorology? This is the room for you!

Facilitator: Danielle Varwig, US Air Force Veteran/NOAA Hurricane Hunter, Tampa, FL

Register by 4 pm ET/ 1 pm PT on Wednesday 7/29 at: https://www.parentcamp.org/vpc-registration Bring someone with you! The above link we be the same each week, but you must register EACH week to that you can select your beginning breakout room.

Registration is open now until 4 pm ET/1 pm PT on Wednesday, July 29^th! Please share this email with anyone who may be interested in attending! Due to the size of our Zoom account and managing the event, it will be limited to 100 participants. You will receive a login link to the email you register with at 5 pm ET/2 pm PT on Wednesday.

Flow for the night:

7:50 pm – 8 :00 pm ET/4:50 pm – 5:00 pm PT – Login
8:05 pm/5:05 pm – The Zoom door closes because being present together during the opening 10 minutes is a design feature of ParentCamp.
8:00 pm – 8:10 pm ET/5:00 pm – 5:10 pm PT – Introduction & Ground rules
8:10 pm – 8:50 pm ET/5:10 pm – 5:50 pm PT – Session, you may change sessions anytime during this time
8:50 pm – 9:00 pm ET/5:50 pm – 6:00 pm PT – Wrap-up & Share Out

We will be using PearDeck to share everyone’s thoughts, so please either have another tab open or on another device go to joinpd.com. We will give you the join code when you join the Zoom.

Not sure how to use Zoom? We have created a video to help you out!

Zoom works on almost any device, you may need to download the app. Come as you are, there are NO judgments in ParentCamp!

Link to register to be a facilitator if you would like to facilitate a session: https://forms.gle/HL276MCTsAKXsnbn9

Wish to continue the conversations or just connect with other Virtual ParentCamp participants? Join our Facebook groups that we have set-up just for you!

Virtual ParentCamp – https://www.facebook.com/groups/vpcparticipants/

Virtual ParentCamp – Espanol – https://www.facebook.com/groups/238280000751357/

¿Que’ Es? Virtual ParentCamp? Gracias Theresa Cruz!

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We would like to thank our ParentCamp strategic partners: PearDeck and Cerkl, their tools have been invaluable to us here at ParentCamp!

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Want to learn about holding your own Virtual ParentCamp? We have two more Webinars where you can learn about our model and training options. Visit https://www.parentcamp.org/feed/vpc-training-webinars-overview/ to sign up.