Category Archives: Begining of the Year

Trailing Off Some Quick Thoughts

Posted on August 29, 2019 by paraeducate

Interrupted… We just have to say a really nice interaction with a local police department. Renay’s car was subjected to theft last week and while ultimately: she knows she’s never going to get her gear back, the officers that responded … Continue reading →

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Opening the 2019-2020 Academic Year

Posted on August 15, 2019 by paraeducate

Returning From Summer We are honored to be back. But we need to let our regular readers know that ParaEducate is undergoing some structural changes. We are going to post on Thursdays we know, but after the Beginning of the … 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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Early to Rise

Posted on August 16, 2018 by paraeducate

The new school year is upon us. Whether you’re a veteran, newly hired, newly reassigned, it’s much like starting a race. There is a lot of hope that goes into the new academic year. Did students grow up over the … 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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Settling in For the Marathon

Posted on September 14, 2017 by paraeducate

Those initial days when you were trying to figure out how to deal with behaviors, social anxiety, and you’re perhaps making a dent in decision making for academic adaptations. It’s the pattern of enforcing preferred behaviors, modeling academics, keeping track … Continue reading →

“Wait, We Do Inclusion?”

Posted on September 7, 2017 by paraeducate

It usually surprises Renay when she walks into an established district with a veteran teaching staff who have no clue that what they provide is an inclusive education for students with disabilities and who may also be learning a second … Continue reading →

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Building Rapport And Moving to The Next Place in Student/Educator Relationships

Posted on September 1, 2017 by paraeducate

Paraeducate, the blog, was moved to Friday because of a special event in Renay’s life that she swears she’ll tell you all about in October. As a part of our back to school series, we’re looking at the process of … Continue reading →

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