Register for Christenson's upcoming webinars
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Professor Sandy Christenson is hosting two upcoming webinars.
The first of Christenson's seminars will be held on Tuesday, January 22. The talk is titled "Engaging Students with School: The Essential Dimension of Dropout Prevention Programs" and will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. (Eastern).
In this National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities webinar, Sandy will describe universal and individualized dropout prevention interventions for students with and without disabilities. She will explain the ideal heuristic to achieve an assessment-to-intervention link, as well as data-based interventions that maximize the person-environment fit. She will discuss effective interventions with a focus on attendance and academic skills, and indicators of students’ commitment to learning, perceptions of academic and social competence, and sense of belonging. Registration is required, and is free for the first 150 registrants.
The second seminar will be held on Wednesday, January 23. The title of this talk is "Student and Family Engagement: Lessons Learned from the Check & Connect Intervention Studies." The talk will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. (Central).
In this teleconference, sponsored by the Exiting Community of Practice, Sandy will describe Check & Connect, an evidence-based model for engaging students at school and with learning. She will also share evidence of Check & Connect’s effectiveness from two experimental studies and three replication studies, provide suggestions for implementing Check & Connect in local schools, and take questions from the audience. To access the call, dial 866-393-8073 and enter the passcode *2830894* (including the asterisks before and after the number). Participation is free, and registration is not required.