Category Archives: Classroom

Counting Stars

Posted on May 23, 2019 by paraeducate

We know some districts are now officially done for the school year. Renay says she envies you just a bit. There is a sense of relief with the end of the academic school year, as things aren’t winding down, they … 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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What Are They Getting Out of It?

Posted on February 14, 2019 by paraeducate

We want all our parents advocates who follow our blog to take a minute before they send us an onslaught of comments. This isn’t the blog post where we talk about limitations of students with disabilities. Or the argument some … 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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Meet Me Half Way

Posted on January 17, 2019 by paraeducate

ParaEducate was a mess earlier this week. We had to finish preparation on upcoming presentations and we were also doing some observations of students in their classes. It was reassuring to know we have been struggling with some of the … 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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Connecting (More) Dots

Posted on November 1, 2018 by paraeducate

No matter how hard we tried all week, we were at a loss for this week’s blog topic. First we were grappling with the tremendous loss in Pennsylvania and not being able to say words for something that continues to … 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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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 →

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