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Using Strengthening Families to Meet the Goals of Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge

This PowerPoint is a presentation with information with basic information about RTT-ELC and how states can use Strengthening Families to compete for more than $1 billion in competitive grants.
(13 pp)

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The Research Behind Strengthening Families (Five Phases)

This PowerPoint outlines the five-phase knowledge building process behind Strengthening Families’ research and its evidence-informed approach.
(14 pp)

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Strengthening Families Curriculum: The Research Behind Strengthening Families

This PowerPoint, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, outlines Strengthening Families’ efforts to find a strategic, feasible approach to child abuse prevention that would be systematic, implemented nationally, reach large numbers, and have a preventative impact.
(21 pp)

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Leading and Coordinating Strengthening Families Efforts

September 2014

This PowerPoint provides an introduction to Strengthening Families and its leadership teams. It discusses their roles, how they are structured, how they function, and how they vary.
(20 pp)

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Introduction to Strengthening Families: A Protective Factors Framework

June 2015

This PowerPoint, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, is a detailed lesson plan designed to help participants become knowledgeable about the four big ideas behind Strengthening Families.
(12 pp)

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Early Childhood Program Accountability: Cross Walks Between Strengthening Families, Head Start Performance Standards, and NAEYC Accreditation Standards

October 2014

This PowerPoint discusses the intersections between Strengthening Families, Head Start, and NAEYC. It examines how these alignments help programs meet federally mandated performance standards.
(14 pp)

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Working Toward Well-Being: Community Approaches to Toxic Stress

July 2016

This PowerPoint works towards shifting the conversation about toxic stress. It addresses its root causes, growth toward understanding, as well as community-level strategies. It also discusses toxic stress in cities.
(51 pp)

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Building Parent Partnerships to Strengthen Families

September 2014

This PowerPoint focuses on one of the four "Big Ideas" behind Strengthening Families: how to encourage parent involvement and work towards "a changed relationship with parents."
(11 pp)

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Building Capacity of Professionals to Strengthen Families

September 2014

This PowerPoint outlines core content for training: about Strengthening Families, protective factors and everyday actions, tools to support implementation, opportunities to apply new knowledge and perspective, and links to additional resources.
(13 pp)

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Build Your Learning Community

The building blocks in this visualized action guide show commons elements that are present in all Early Learning Communities, that can be assembled in different ways.