When

Saturday, October 22, 2016 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM

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Where

Colonial High School

6100 Oleander Drive

Orlando, FL 32807


 
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Contact

OCPS Parent Academy
Parent Academy 
407-317-3300 
ParentAcademy@ocps.net

 "All Aboard the Digital Express:  Get Connected"  

The OCPS Parent Academy is an educational resource for all families, schools and community members. It was established to promote student success, parent growth and to provide vital educational opportunities to strengthen the connections between families, schools and the community.

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Important Notices for the October Parent Academy:

1.  Bring your child's student number and password to access online content in sessions.  Elementary student passwords are their eight-digit birthdate.  MIddle and high school students create their own password.

2.  FAFSA Application Support - Bring your 2015 income tax form and student and parent social security number or alien registration number.

 

October 22nd  Parent Academy Breakout Sessions will include:

  • FAFSA Support for Parents:  Completing the Process
  • Just Google It!
  • A Parent's Guide to Edmodo
  • Nourish Your Mind with SAFARI Montage
  • Typing Club and Encyclopedia Britannica
  • Read and Write for Google
  • D is for Digital:  Digital Resources for Early Learners
  • Understanding the Grades Schools Receive from the State
  • With Math, I Can!
  • Spotlight on the Standards:  A Family Toolkit
  • Let's Get InSync with Learning
  • Accessing Student e-Textbooks, Resources, and Files on the OCPS LaunchPad
  • Exploring e-Books
  • Orange County Virtual School:  What Virtual Has to Offer
  • The Role of Digital Media in Mathematics Classrooms:  Grades 6 through Algebra 1
  • Online Resources for ESE Students
  • Special Session:  Multilingual Student Education Services - MPLC Meeting

Youth Academy ( ages 4 - 18) Breakout Sessions will include:

(Sessions will depend on age)

  • Healthy Heart Organ Party 
  • STEM Lab
  • iYoga
  • Tech Collage
  • Fitness & Health
  • STEM Lab - Identifying the Impossible:  Fingerprint Technology

 

***Promotional video footage and photography will take place throughout the event.