Category Archives: #TeamInclusion

Changing Tides

Posted on May 13, 2023 by paraeducate

It is the end of Teacher Appreciation Week. And we hope that everyone has had the opportunity to appreciate the fact that teachers on our sites and especially our special education teachers are working to make things work for all … Continue reading →

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Still Waiting

Posted on November 7, 2022 by paraeducate

We had a moment a week ago, where we were discussing what inclusion could be with someone who was in an entirely different district. We know that inclusion feels like it is stalled. That for every child, inclusion looks different, … Continue reading →

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I’ll Be Here Every Step

Posted on October 10, 2022 by paraeducate

It is now officially the point in the academic year where there is no turning back. Hopefully your campus is constantly addressing the rules and holding those students accountable to get them back on track for the entire campus. Struggling … Continue reading →

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A Little Wiser Now

Posted on September 12, 2022 by paraeducate

The world keeps moving and school is making demands. But before we really get started with students, we need to know what they know and do not know of how to be in school. For the youngest students, that is … Continue reading →

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Don’t Write Us Off Just Yet

Posted on August 1, 2022 by paraeducate

Summer has been flying by. Renay has been preparing a rough draft of the newest book and while we all agree it has been long past time that this book is prepared at least in draft form, we are nowhere … Continue reading →

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Mistakes We’ve Made

Posted on April 4, 2022 by paraeducate

Renay was clicking along the other day in a class, preparing some materials for the teacher who was leading a discussion in class and there was another support person. Invariably, while Renay was concentrating, a student became animated and loudly … Continue reading →

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On Repeat

Posted on February 7, 2022 by paraeducate

If we had a dollar for every time we heard “..but they’ll get noting from [that].”, ParaEducate would easily be traded publically. The expression comes from the belief some people, and then even a subset of people with disabilities, have … Continue reading →

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We All Fall Down…

Posted on October 4, 2021 by paraeducate

If you missed the headline, after seventeen years of working in secondary, Renay was assigned to work elementary this year. Despite the fact that the majority of the students Renay has been working with are just smaller than students she … Continue reading →

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Thresholds

Posted on September 13, 2021 by paraeducate

Renay started this month talking about a teacher she used to work with. While there were things about this teacher she just did not like, there were many take aways from the way the class was conducted that made sense. … Continue reading →

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What Is In Your Bag?

Posted on August 9, 2021 by paraeducate

We were wandering through a store the other day and all signs pointed to back-to-school sales. There is a certain amount of educator joy walking by notebook paper, pens, and markers. But it makes one face the truth that perhaps … Continue reading →

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