Category Archives: Adminstrators

The Hodgepodge of ParaEducate

Posted on March 15, 2018 by paraeducate

This week we’ve been collecting a trail of ideas but nothing has really been sticking. However, if we just waited for them to get bigger, we don’t really think we’d ever let these posts see the light of day. We … Continue reading →

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Recap #caltash2018

Posted on March 8, 2018 by paraeducate

Cal-TASH is home. Six years ago, Renay and Megan introduced ParaEducate to a Cal-TASH audience. So having skipped last year in favor of SXSWEdu 2017, we were glad to be back with a very familiar venue and familiar faces. One … 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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We Know The Way (To End A Year)

Posted on May 25, 2017 by paraeducate

  It’s been an incredible year for ParaEducate and we love sharing our year with you. Our yearly blog started on August 18, 2016. We addressed students in a letter We looked at staff and asked them to stand hard … Continue reading →

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Ways to Widen the Circle

Posted on April 20, 2017 by paraeducate

We actually thought that a few weeks ago when we looked at the circle of influences that we needed to reach out, we might return to the topic and keep talking about ways that connecting to other education folks, even those … Continue reading →

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Where To Put Your Worries

Posted on March 23, 2017 by paraeducate

It goes without saying, special education is unlike a lot of jobs. There’s a lot of moving pieces and not all the moving pieces move at the same rates in the same direction. And the student you just saw happy … Continue reading →

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As the Holiday Season Approaches

Posted on December 15, 2016 by paraeducate

For some of you, tomorrow is your last day of work for 2016. When you return, you will be back in the classroom for 2017. But this is also the second most candy oriented event in schools, and there are … Continue reading →

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The Incomplete Story

Posted on October 27, 2016 by paraeducate

As a title, we’ve been working on this blog post for something close to two years. We thought this was mostly an academic problem and it’s an academic and a communication problem. And nothing turned our eyes more than today. … Continue reading →

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I Open At The Close

Posted on September 1, 2016 by paraeducate

Other than prescribing to a few themes for certain times of year, our blog posts for ParaEducate are most definitely organic and spontaneous when compared to other blog postings and blog organizations as we have been heavily influenced by life … Continue reading →

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When LRE Appears to Do A Disservice

Posted on April 14, 2016 by paraeducate

It’s a great day if you are working on a campus that has inclusion. You’re seeing it move in actual time. Teachers and administrators are on board and make consistent plans for the success of all students, classmates genuinely care … Continue reading →

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