Demonstration Projects

Family as Faculty

• Information for Families
• Information for Faculty

So You Want to be an Educator

Surveys and Needs Assessments

Resources

Family involvement in education has been proven to have a significant positive impact on student achievement. The Family as Faculty program seeks to enhance the skills of educators and other professionals to effectively collaborate with and understand families. This proven and effective model is being replicated with support from existing programs at the University of South Florida (Dr. Sally Wade) and the University of North Florida (Dr. Kathryn Krudwig).

Family as Faculty prepares family members who have experience with exceptional student education or early intervention program services. These family members are provided guidance on selecting and crafting a positive message for future and current educators. They are then asked to serve as guest lecturers in college courses throughout the local five county region. Each guest lecturer is required to complete a six hour training which includes practice of their presentation. The presentation is 20 – 30 minutes long followed by a question and answer period.

We are building a pool of diverse family members and want to make you aware of this resource. We hope you will request one of our presenters for your upcoming courses. Below you may download a project brochure, a speaker directory, and a presenter request form. We look forward to supporting you in enriching your syllabi.

• 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