Synergy 2021
Synergy is an annual summer event when staff from Miami-Dade County Public Schools plan for the coming school year. Since 2020, Synergy also offers educational content to caregivers via The Parent Academy. This year’s Synergy theme was “Strength Reimagined”. Click on the links to view the pre-recorded webinars. The presentations are captioned in English, Spanish, and Haitian-Creole.
Week of July 12-16, 2021
Monday July 12
LET'S TALK: COMMUNICATING WITH MY CHILD'S SCHOOL
Staff from the Office of Communications and Community Engagement discuss strategies for building strong relationships with your child’s teacher and school this year.
Language
English with live translations in Spanish & Haitian-Creole
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Tuesday July 13
UNDERSTANDING MY CHILD'S BEHAVIOR
Experts from FIU Center for Children and Families help parents understand challenging behaviors at home.
Language
English
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Wednesday July 14
KONPRANN KONPÒTMAN PITIT MWEN
Espesyalis yo nan Sant Pou Timoun ak Fanmi nan FIU ap ede paran yo konprann konpòtman difisil lakay.
Language
Kreyòl
Klike sou yo wè anrejistreman
Thursday July 15
COMPRENDIENDO EL COMPORTAMIENTO DE MI HIJO
Los expertos del Centro para Niños y Familias de FIU ayudan a los padres a entender los comportamientos desafiantes en casa.
Language
Español
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Friday July 16
ACADEMICS THAT TRANSFORM*
Listen to testimonials from staff and parents at ETO schools and learn about the benefits, supports, and services offered.
Language
English
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Week of July 19-23, 2021
Monday July 19
MIAMI MARLINS SUMMER SLUGGER
Learn about baseball-themed Math and Literacy games to prevent learning loss during the summer break.
Language
English
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HEY SIRI, HOW CAN I SUPPORT MY CHILD?
Staff from the Office of Communications and Community Engagement review strategies for supporting your child at home and where to go when you need additional support.
Language
English with live translations in Spanish & Haitian-Creole
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Tuesday July 20
UNDERSTANDING GIFTED LEARNERS
M-DCPS Dept. of Advanced Academics guides parents through understanding and identifying gifted learners.
Language
English
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Wednesday July 21
KONPRANN TIMOUN KI GEN TALAN POU YO APRANN
M-DCPS Depatman Akademi Avanse ap gide paran yo pou konprann e idantifye moun ki gen talan pou yo aprann.
Language
Kreyòl
Klike sou yo wè anrejistreman
Thursday July 22
COMPRENDIENDO A LOS ESTUDIANTES SUPERDOTADOS
El Departamento de Docencia Avanzada de M-DCPS guía a los padres a través de la comprensión e identificación de los estudiantes superdotados.
Language
Español
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Friday July 23
iREADY
Learn to engage and support your child while implementing i-Ready at home.
Language
English, Spanish, Creole
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Week of July 26-30, 2021
Monday July 26
SAVING FOR COLLEGE
Financial experts from Truist Bank discuss with parents how to save for their children’s college education.
Language
English
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Tuesday July 27
MINDFUL PARENTING
Learn about mindful parenting and practices from Mindful Kids Miami.
Language
English
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Wednesday July 28
PARAN ATANTIF
Aprann de paran atantif e fè pratik nan Mindful Kids Miami.
Language
Kreyòl
Klike sou yo wè anrejistreman
Thursday July 29
CRIANZA CONSCIENTE
Aprenda acerca de la crianza consciente y de las prácticas usadas por “Mindful Kids Miami”.
Language
Español
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Friday July 30
DISCOVERY EDUCATION*
Experts from Discovery Education will demonstrate and share free resources available to M-DCPS students.
Language
English
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