MCEC Podcast

Learning Heroes

Learning Heroes was founded by Bibb Hubbard to help inform and equip parents to best support their children's educational success in her quest to ensure all students are prepared for life after high school.

Website: www.bealearninghero.org

Readiness Check: www.readinesscheck.org

Here is the link to the Parents2018: Going Beyond Good Grades report.  The free tools and resources, Readiness Check, and the research can all be found on the website. 

Learning Heroes archived webinar from Feb 27 is on their website. The webinar goes into greater detail about the report and provides a perspective from some of their partner organizations, including Texas PTA, EdNavigator, and A Plus Colorado. The webinar is Feb 27 at 2pm eastern. Here is the link. 

 

 

Moving with Exceptional Needs

Parents have you moved with a child who is enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)?  Listen in to Dr. Ed Tyner, Dr. Paul Ban and Rebecca Lombardi as they share WHAT’S NEW in EFMP and a TON of resources designed to make multiple transitions easier for families as they move from installation to installation.

Education Directories: https://www.militaryonesource.mil/leaders-service-providers/efmp-special-needs/education-directories

EFMP ROC :https://www.militaryonesource.mil/leaders-service-providers/efmp-special-needs/2018-efmp-roc-toolkit

Moving with an IEP webinar: https://www.militaryonesource.mil/training-resources/webinars/moving-with-an-iep

Department of Defense Special Needs Parent Toolkit:  https://download.militaryonesource.mil/12038/EFMP/PTK_SCORs/ParentToolkit_Apr2014.pdf

General Special Needs Tools & Forms:  https://branchta.org/role-school-liaison-officer-slo/

Interstate Compact: www.mic3.net

Parent Training Centers:  https://www.parentcenterhub.org/find-your-center/

Exceptional Advocate E-Newsletter: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDODMILITARYONESOURCE/bulletins/228f467

PAVE Partnerships for Action Voices for Empowerment: https://wapave.org/pave-programs/

To find your nearest School Liaison Officer (SLO):  https://branchta.org/role-school-liaison-officer-slo/

Office of Special Needs (OSN) EFMP Update:  https://www.afpc.af.mil/Portals/70/documents/05_BENEFITS%20AND%20ENTITLEMENTS/07_EFMP/Office%20Of%20Special%20Needs.pdf?ver=2018-09-04-125411-637

Parent Chat About Advanced Courses

Tara, Susan and Katja, MCEC For the Sake of the Child podcast hosts, talk from a parent perspective on choosing advanced courses for their children.  Each share their personal experiences and ask questions about course selection (Pre-AP, AP, dual enrollment and honors classes) , GPA, class rank, and weighted grading. 

 

College Board website mentioned in the podcast: https://www.collegeboard.org/

Podcast link that Susan mentioned-- “Paying for College” with College Education Specialist, Kerri Beckert

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-v9z6b-a59a49

To learn more about the Pre-AP Launch go to:  https://pre-ap.collegeboard.org/

Helping Military Children Have Smooth Transitions into DoDEA

In this podcast, Dr. Dell Mc Mullen the director of DoDEA schools in Europe shares some strategies military parents can use to make a smooth transition into a DoDEA school.  Her insights will also address some common concerns and questions parents have as their children transfer.

 

U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity:  https://www.dodea.edu/

 

Student to Student:  https://www.militarychild.org/audience/students

 

Department of Education's Military Affairs Team

In this podcast, learn more about the Department of Education’s Military Affairs Team’s mission and work, collaboration with the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), and Department of Education resources available to military-connected students and families.  Hear a message from Secretary DeVos—“Re Think School” and her priorities.

 

Visit the Department of Education’s website at www.ed.gov

Type in “Family” in the search engine.  One of the items that will pop up is “Family and Community Engagement” resources are available under the “Family” and “Community” subtabs 

 

Touching Base newsletter: https://www2.ed.gov/news/newsletters/touchingbase/index.html

 

Parent Training and Information Centers connect parents of children with disabilities with resources. 

https://www.parentcenterhub.org/find-your-center/

 

Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children (MIC3): www.mic3.net

Student2Student: https://www.militarychild.org/audience/students

 

Parent to Parent: https://www.militarychild.org/audience/parents

 

Federal Commission on School Safety: https://www.ed.gov/school-safety

 

Seasons of My Military Student: Transition Challenges & Practical Ideas for Military-Connected Children

Listen in to a podcast with educators and authors of Seasons of My Military Student, Dr. Amanda Trimillos and Stacy Allsbrook-Huisman, as they share practical ideas for parents as their military kids go through Seasons of Transition™.  You will also learn more about student exit plans, meeting with the teacher and hear a story about how the Interstate Compact (MIC3) had a direct impact on student success.

Visit our website at: www.mililtarychild.org

To find Seasons of My Military Student visit: https://militaryfamilybooks.com/

More details about the Military Interstate Compact Commission can be found at: http://www.mic3.net/

Top Tips Military Families Need to Know for their College Bound Student: Part 2 "What are Colleges Looking for in a Student"

Please join us for a 2-part series with College Education Specialist, Kerri Beckert at Anchor Collegiate, as she shares important tips military families need to know about preparing their military student for college.

In Part 2- “What are Colleges Looking for in a Student”- we talk about the college search today, tips on classes and admission as well as helpful hints for the OCONUS student.

 

To find the Parent to Parent webinar Susan mentioned in the podcast "Chart Your Course for Success in High School & Beyond"  visit www.militarychild.org/webinars 

 

Kerri’s website and blog Anchor Collegiate: http://anchorcollegiate.com/

Susan mentioned Blog post: "Mind the Gap"  http://anchorcollegiate.com/mind-the-gap/

 

 

 

 

Top Tips Military Families Need to Know for their College Bound Student: Part 1 "Paying for College"

Please join us for a 2-part series with College Education Specialist, Kerri Beckert at Anchor Collegiate, as she shares important tips military families need to know about preparing their student for college.

Listen in to Part 1- “Paying for College”- where we discuss FAFSA, money and what to consider when looking at the cost of college.

 

Find the Parent to Parent webinars Completing the FAFSA & CSS or Using Grants & Scholarships at https://www.militarychild.org/webinars

Some of the sites Kerri mentioned in the interview:

Kerri’s website and blog Anchor Collegiate: http://anchorcollegiate.com/

https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill/yellow_ribbon/yellow_ribbon_info_schools.asp

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/

MOAA loans and grants http://www.moaa.org/loans/

 

 

"Creating Strong Families" with Georgeann McRaven

Georgeann McRaven, the wife of retired Navy Admiral Bill McRaven, offers words of wisdom on building strong families after 36 years of marriage and 17 military moves.  Listen in to hear her advice about making friends, the high school years and staying connected.

www.militarychild.org

Creating Strong Families webinar link:  https://events-na5.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/968319730/en/events/event/private/1825780098/1835195351/event_registration.html?connect-session=na5breezbursdqzqthc2i6hb&sco-id=2038875053&_charset_=utf-8

 

“Change the World by Making Your Bed” University of Texas at Austin, 2014 Commencement Address speech by Admiral William McRaven https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6OoCaGsz94

“One person can change the world by giving people hope-The power of hope-life is not fair and you will fail often”

Eligibility for Extracurricular Participation (a) State and local education agencies shall facilitate the opportunity for transitioning military children’s inclusion in extracurricular activities, regardless of application deadlines, with consultation with the state high school athletic association, to the extent they are otherwise qualified. Application deadlines include tryouts, summer conditioning and other coach or district pre-requisites.  www.mic3.net

Family Dinner Project www.thefamilydinnerproject.org

 

Uplifting Stories of Military Life with Lynda MacFarland and Maggie Phillips

In this podcast military spouse Lynda MacFarland and her daughter Maggie Phillips share insight on open communication in their family and share some uplifting stories about the military life experience.

 

Register for the MCEC National Training Seminar (NTS) being held July 23-25 at Renaissance Washington DC Downtown Hotel by visiting our website at:

www.militarychild.org

To learn more about Drowning in Lemonade check out Lynda’s blog at:  https://drowning-in-lemonade.com/

 

School Liaison Officers (SLOs) are the primary point of contacts on military installation for school-related issues, and exist to assist families whose children’s education is affected by military life.

https://branchta.org/role-school-liaison-officer-slo/

 

Student to Student Program

MCEC provides support to military-connected and civilian students through our student-led, peer-to-peer mentoring programs at the K-12 levels.

Elementary Student 2 Student™ (eS2S™), Junior Student 2 Student® (JS2S™), and Student 2 Student® (S2S™) serve the purpose to ease transitions, and create a positive environment for any new student. To hear more about this program visit our website and click on the audio link:

https://www.militarychild.org/audience/students

 

Tell Me a Story

The MCEC Tell Me A Story® program is an initiative created to empower our military connected children by using literature and their own stories.

Stories have the capacity to open family discussions on potentially difficult topics, such as family separation, deployment, moving, grief, and crisis. To find out more or to initiate a TMAS event in your community visit:

https://www.militarychild.org/programs/tell-me-a-story-tmas