Category Archives: Classroom

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 →

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Hands Off, Eyes Up

Posted on September 6, 2018 by paraeducate

At some point in their academic career, most students with disabilities start having some issues with an adult who may follow them a little closely. Certainly, many students love the extra attention. But many do not. There are subtle methods … Continue reading →

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Too Many Words

Posted on August 30, 2018 by paraeducate

Renay has come in the last few days in a malaise. Anything extra beyond sleeping and eating has really been put to the back burner. Days are filled with new schedules, new observations, new professional relationships, new students, and new … Continue reading →

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You Set the Tone

Posted on August 23, 2018 by paraeducate

There are an awful lot of ice breakers in the first week of school. Name games that are old hat to some students, they are brand new to many others. So how do you support a student with ice breakers? … Continue reading →

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Being honest about the end of the year

Posted on May 17, 2018 by paraeducate

Not every year is stellar. Maybe a student was not a good fit for you. You struggled all year trying to balance behavior, academic progress, and healthy boundaries for you and the student. Maybe a general education teacher wasn’t a … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog: An Open Letter to My Special Needs Student:

Posted on February 15, 2018 by paraeducate

In November of 2017, we were contacted by Rebekah Edwards, a paraeducator asking to be a guest blogger for us. After reading her first post, we agreed her story was something worth sharing. Rebekah reached out to us from a … Continue reading →

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The Professional Contract

Posted on February 8, 2018 by paraeducate

We’ve spoken a lot about the relationship that a paraeducator can have with students, but not really done an amazing job with the relationship between general education teachers and paraeducators. We’ve spoken a bit about getting teachers to utilize the … Continue reading →

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What We’ve Learned From Teachers Who Did Not Quite Match the Students Supported

Posted on January 18, 2018 by paraeducate

Originally, we entitled this piece, ‘What We’ve Learned From Bad Teachers’ and we had a long debate about the issue. We wanted to recognize that just because the teacher didn’t match a student’s learning style or need the teacher wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Dear General Education Teacher…

Posted on December 14, 2017 by paraeducate

One might consider we are posting this so late. After all, this would be a wonderful letter for the Beginning of the Year series. But we met a series of recently hired folks and we thought we’d share this now … Continue reading →

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That Is A Fine Hole You’ve Dug Yourself….

Posted on December 7, 2017 by paraeducate

Behavior is an ongoing elephant to struggle with. Just when you think you might have a student’s specific behavior managed, something else goes awry and you have to start all over again. We know the things we can do to … Continue reading →

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