Category Archives: 8 hours

All The Small Things

Posted on February 6, 2023 by paraeducate

One of the unique qualities of some of the best paraeducators is knowing when to step in and run at full capacity anticipating the needs of all the individuals in a classroom in any given situation. However, that skill, for … Continue reading →

Posted in 8 hours, Adminstrators, Campus, General Education Teachers, ParaEducate, paraeducators, Professionalism, publications, Resources | Comments Off

What You Don’t Have, What You Don’t Know

Posted on August 8, 2022 by paraeducate

The school year is about to start. The school items have been on sale for the time being. We have been all too aware that families are struggling financially, and we know that many more students will likely walk through … Continue reading →

Posted in #kindness, 8 hours, Begining of the Year, Campus, Classroom, Disabilities, General Education Students, General Education Teachers, paraeducators, peers, Professionalism, Students | Comments Off

That Lead To You

Posted on May 9, 2022 by paraeducate

It is nearly the end of the academic year. There are certain habits that occur this time of year with students, and it is probably the most important to remember that at the end of the day getting students through … Continue reading →

Posted in #BetterTogether, 8 hours, Class Specific Strategy, Disabilities, General Education Students, Group Work, History, Modeling, Modifications, National Catholic Board on Full Inclusion, ParaEducate, paraeducators, peers, Professionalism, Skills Lesson, Students, Technology | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in #TeamInclusion, 8 hours, Campus, Classroom, Disabilities, General Education Students, General Education Teachers, paraeducators, Professionalism, Students, training | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in #kindness, #TeamInclusion, 8 hours, Campus, Disabilities, General Education Students, Inclusion, Morale, paraeducators, Professionalism, SEL, Students | Comments Off

Where Did You Go?

Posted on January 3, 2022 by paraeducate

We entirely missed the month of December. But not truly on purpose. Renay has been dealing with a family issue that will not be easily resolved in the coming future but for now, it has meant we skipped our December … Continue reading →

Posted in #kindness, 8 hours, Behavior Strategies, blog, Campus, Classroom, Disabilities, Holidays, ParaEducate, paraeducators, Reframing, Students, Trauma, Trauma Sensitive, Winter Holidays | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in #BetterTogether, #kindness, #TeamInclusion, 8 hours, Behavior Strategies, Campus, Classroom, Disabilities, General Education Students, General Education Teachers, Morale, ParaEducate, paraeducators, Professionalism, Students | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in #TeamInclusion, 8 hours, Behavior Strategies, Campus, Classroom, Disabilities, General Education Teachers, Inclusion, paraeducators, Professionalism, Special Education Teachers, Students | Comments Off

Follow Me

Posted on May 17, 2021 by paraeducate

Renay is in the ParaEducate office tinkering away on her final presentation for her student teaching assignments and so that left our weekly blog a little underdeveloped. But as Social-Emotional Learning connections go, this one came to our attention this … Continue reading →

Posted in #BetterTogether, #TeamInclusion, 8 hours, Autism, Campus, Disabilities, End of the Year, General Education Students, Morale, paraeducators, Processing Delay, Professionalism, SEL, Students | Comments Off

Be What Tomorrow Brings

Posted on May 10, 2021 by paraeducate

It just seems like yesterday we were setting up for the first day of school via distance. The world has shifted once again and while the dust has not entirely settled, it is time to start wrapping up and reaching … Continue reading →

Posted in 8 hours, blog, Campus, Disabilities, Distance Learning, End of the Year, General Education Students, General Education Teachers, Hybrid, ParaEducate, paraeducators, Professionalism, Reframing, Students | Comments Off