Category Archives: Disabilities

ParaEducate 2019

Posted on January 10, 2019 by paraeducate

Committing to the Long Haul The part that gets frustrating is paraeducators expect to be trained. Most are tossed into the fray and the results are hope for the best. For some people trial by fire works because the only … Continue reading →

Posted in #BetterTogether, #BetterTogetherIRL, 8 hours, Behavorist, blog, Campus, Disabilities, General Education Teachers, Inclusion, OT, ParaEducate, paraeducators, Professionalism, PT, Skills Lesson, Special Education Teachers, Students, Support Services | Leave a comment

When Will I Use This?

Posted on December 20, 2018 by paraeducate

The space that ParaEducate operates in is pretty much stacked in an assortment of gifts and ribbons this time of the year. And like our students, we have only one thing on our mind: vacation. The upcoming break is much … Continue reading →

Posted in Behavior Strategies, Disabilities, General Education Students, General Education Teachers, Holidays, ParaEducate, paraeducators, Students, Winter Holidays | Comments Off

To The Strengths

Posted on December 6, 2018 by paraeducate

What a student brings into the classroom can vary on any given day. Some bring tools to be able to do school. Others bring personal trauma and challenges that they can and cannot share. But when we look at the … Continue reading →

Posted in #BetterTogether, 8 hours, Campus, Disabilities, Hanukkah, Holidays, Inclusion, ParaEducate, paraeducators, Professionalism, Reframing, Students, Trauma | Comments Off

Beyond the Graphic Organizer

Posted on November 15, 2018 by paraeducate

We would have liked some organization this week, but as of six hours ago, we didn’t know we’d be on vacation. At least from the work of paraeducating, and not ParaEducate. ParaEducate is about 3 hours from the Camp Fire, … Continue reading →

Posted in 8 hours, blog, Campus, Class Specific Strategy, Classroom, Disabilities, ELA, Essay Writing, General Education Teachers, ParaEducate, paraeducators, Skills Lesson, Students | 1 Comment

Veteran vs New Hire

Posted on October 25, 2018 by paraeducate

Renay was telling us the other day how she had clearly become a veteran. There was a recent hire in the room helping her with direct instruction and on the other side of the room was a veteran paraeducator with … Continue reading →

Posted in 8 hours, Behavior Strategies, Campus, Disabilities, paraeducators, Professionalism, Students | Comments Off

Dots

Posted on October 18, 2018 by paraeducate

Our minds split this week but we couldn’t let go the memory of this week. But we had to spend some time plotting out the blog this week. And what we ended up with resembled a lot of dots. So … Continue reading →

Posted in #kindness, 8 hours, AAC, Behavior Strategies, Campus, Commonality, Disabilities, Inclusion, National Anti-Bullying Month, paraeducators, peers, School wide emergency plan, social skills, Students | Comments Off

Drinking From A Fire Hose

Posted on October 11, 2018 by paraeducate

It is easy to get caught up in an educational passion. We’ve seen passionate Science teachers, English teachers, Kindergarten teachers, History teachers, fifth grade teachers, and many more. They not only love the content but they love the age the … Continue reading →

Posted in Campus, Disabilities, General Education Teachers, Inclusion, paraeducators, Professionalism, Students | Comments Off

The Ostrich

Posted on October 4, 2018 by paraeducate

There are all sorts of behaviors that students in a classroom exhibit when facing academic challenges. Whether the task is writing, reading, math, finding a question to ask about a topic over their head, lack of interest in the material, … Continue reading →

Posted in 8 hours, Behavior Strategies, Campus, Classroom, Disabilities, General Education Teachers, Modeling, National Anti-Bullying Month, paraeducators, Professionalism, Skills Lesson, Students, training | Comments Off

The Missed Teaching Moments

Posted on September 20, 2018 by paraeducate

There was something that bothered Renay a lot this week. There was something echoing from a student, a side comment that Renay did not address right away. Instead, she let the student who made the comment continue on and have … Continue reading →

Posted in Behavior Strategies, Campus, Classroom, Disabilities, General Education Students, paraeducators, Professionalism, Students | Comments Off

Too Many Eyes

Posted on September 13, 2018 by paraeducate

We observe. We observe the teacher interacting with We observe behavior. We observe group dynamics. We really watch the students and try to get a feel of what we need to do, what is reactive, and what might work. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Behavior Strategies, Classroom, Disabilities, paraeducators, Skills Lesson, Students, training | Comments Off