Category Archives: General Education Teachers

A Seat at the Table

Posted on March 14, 2019 by paraeducate

We have often eluded to this phrase ‘a seat at the table’ in our presentations. But today, we really did experience what this means. We had the chance to be held accountable with other general education teachers in a meeting … Continue reading →

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Seven.

Posted on February 28, 2019 by paraeducate

We have recovered from the constant packing and unpacking involved with travel. The office of ParaEducate almost looks ready to go as we’re considering materials for publication this summer. We’ve been corresponding with a variety of folks online and offline … Continue reading →

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Things You Might Want to Know From the Road

Posted on January 31, 2019 by paraeducate

Renay will not mince words: writing the blog on the go is not her favorite activity while traveling for a conference. After all there are a lot of things to think about: audience demographics, presentation time, presentation type, how to … Continue reading →

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In The Pilot’s Seat

Posted on January 24, 2019 by paraeducate

If you happened to look at Renay’s notebooks, you’ll see five distinct zones on any given page. The center between the official margins are typically focused. They relate to the material that is probably an observation or maybe even notes … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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When You’re Not Working as a Team

Posted on November 8, 2018 by paraeducate

When we ask Renay sometimes what to do when we don’t like some of our co-workers or our assignment, she says first thing, “Don’t bite them.” And we laugh and we say, “No, really I’m not getting along with that … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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