Welcome to July’s edition of the Buzz from the Hub! Summer seems to be flying by and with so much happening and changing; we hope you have found some time to relax, reflect, and enjoy this time of the year.
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TNSTEP Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Toolkit
TNSTEP is a statewide non-profit that serves as Tennessee’s only Parent Training and Information Center and is dedicated to providing special education support and training to families of children and youth with disabilities and special health care needs–including those who experience learning differences and behavioral challenges that impact their access to education.
“ACEs” is used to describe stressful or traumatic experiences that disrupt the safe, stable, and nurturing environments needed to thrive during childhood. The TNSTEP ACEs Toolkit is a repository of resources related to ACEs, emotional injury, and our state’s Building Strong Brains and Resilient Tennessee initiatives. The intent is for this Toolkit to provide individuals and families that experience disabilities with comprehensive current and historical information about ACEs. Check this toolkit out!
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Recent Webinars
Webinar | Return to School after Traumatic Brain Injury
Description: This webinar will describe traumatic brain injury in children, including the prevalence , effects of the injury in children, models of care for children and return to school for children following the injury. Presenter:Juliet Haarbauer-KrupaSenior Health...
Webinar | Partnering with Families in the Digital Learning Process
Partnering with Families in the Digital Learning Process/Cómo asociarse con las familias en el proceso de aprendizaje digital: This session explores how meaningful engagement with families supports the development of an inclusive education ecosystem.
Webinar | OSEP Discipline & Behavior Guidance 2022: Part 2
In this webinar, a presentation and discussion regarding the Department’s recently released, Guidance to Help Schools Support Students with Disabilities and Avoid Disparities In the Use of Discipline.
Recent Articles
An Action-Packed Year for Parent Centers: 2023-2024
Especially this year as they began moving in earnest from almost all remote interactions to hybrid remote/in-person contacts. This page distills the network-wide story of this Action-Packed Year for Parent Centers (2022-2023)
Steps to Success: Communicating with Your Child’s School
It is important to have a positive relationship with your child’s teacher.
Forming a Mutually Respectful University-Community Partnership through a “Family as Faculty” Project
In this paper a university special education professor and an executive director of a parent-to-parent non-profit organization, describe their collaborative partnership.
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