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Education Series

Connected Kansas Kids (CKK) brings information about supporting students with chronic physical and mental health diagnoses to schools, community hospitals, libraries and other groups. Presentations are available, at no cost to participants, for staff development, paraprofessional training, CEUs, student learning and to interested community members.

Staff Development

Every student should have the opportunity to be successful at school. However, some kids have difficulty in school for reasons that may be difficult to define: chronic physical or mental health conditions; a child who is experiencing grief or bullying; a student who is anxious; and many more. The impact may be poor school performance, dropping out of school, lower scores on standardized assessments, and much more. CKK offers presentations for educators (teachers, paraprofessionals, administrators, school nurses, social workers, school psychologists, PTAs, etc.) on 45 topics that may impact a student's success at school. Learn how to recognize students who may be impacted by these issues, and what to do to help the learner. Presentations are available via interactive televideo to schools, community health care providers, libraries, etc. There is no cost for these 60 minute presentations, and each is scheduled at a time convenient to your group. Presentations may be scheduled singly, or combine topics for a 1/2 day or full day inservice.

Careers in Health Care

Kids in health care.CKK offers Health Careers Presentations for students.  Students

  • Learn about the required training to become a specific type of doctor, nurse, therapist, etc;
  • find out what each health care professional actually does on his/her job;
  • and hear about the special rewards of being a health care professional.

Topics will be offered by interactive televideo and as webcasts. Please contact us if you are interested in a Health Careers Presentation for your students.

Health Topics of Interest

Do you have a specific topic you would like your students to learn more about? Are you trying to fill in the gaps to meet state science standards? Interactive televideo presentations are available through CKK that will support these student needs. Expert physicians, researchers and others will be the presenters\. Please contact us with suggested topics or specific needs. Topics will be offered by interactive televideo and as webcasts.

Archived Presentations

Check out our archived presentations.

For more information or to schedule a presentation, please contact:

Kathy Davis, MSEd, PhD
kdavis2@kumc.edu
(913) 588-6305