Category Archives: Behavior Strategies

Aftermath

Posted on March 2, 2020 by paraeducate

Before we get too far into this week’s topics, we would like to thank everyone who celebrated with us online for our first eight (two) years. It truly is something we are very proud to have accomplished. We have a … Continue reading →

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Strategies You Didn’t Know You Needed To Know

Posted on February 17, 2020 by paraeducate

Renay was out with her godsons last week. There are a lot of them. Please don’t ask us which ones. But a few of the young men have disabilities. There comes a point in every meeting when one of the … Continue reading →

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Making Connections

Posted on February 3, 2020 by paraeducate

February is a packed month in ParaEducate. There are a lot of things that need our attention at this time of year. Renay just came by with a sticky note of a list of things, but we were not up … Continue reading →

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Just A Little Bit…

Posted on January 27, 2020 by paraeducate

We are being a little bit gentler over at ParaEducate. Renay has been re-learning how to support a campus with death. It was not one but two deaths—a former co-worker and in a separate, unrelated loss, the son of a … Continue reading →

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We’re Back

Posted on January 13, 2020 by paraeducate

We are excited to be back for 2020. And we are now on Monday. Renay will be the first to tell you she does not appreciate the demands that Monday brings. On the other hand, this little experiment may work … Continue reading →

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A Place For Everything And Everything In Its Place

Posted on December 12, 2019 by paraeducate

If you saw the ParaEducate office, you’d be hard pressed to believe that Renay knows exactly where everything in the office. Except the double stick tape right now. Renay does admit to over stacking, but she knows where the piles … Continue reading →

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Around Thoughts About Compromise

Posted on November 14, 2019 by paraeducate

Compromise is usually seen as a process between two adults. Compromise between an adult and a student in an education setting has some complications. This week, Renay had a few compromises with students. Which made us wonder, how do paraeducators … Continue reading →

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The Conversations You Need Have Ready

Posted on November 1, 2019 by paraeducate

The whole week blinked by in a few minutes for us. In fact, we did miss our posting date, but we had some other things needing our attention this week, the cobwebs in the office were decorations, and there were … Continue reading →

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Eye To Eye

Posted on October 17, 2019 by paraeducate

Renay was in a full-on sprint this week getting through the week with several projects and when she came in today to discuss our weekly blog, there were two things on her mind: one on one paraeducators and the speed … Continue reading →

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By the Month

Posted on September 26, 2019 by paraeducate

Things have finally settled into a routine. There are a lot of bolts that need tightening as September leaves all those early days as a far memory. Approaching October things to remember that behaviors to encourage include asking for help … Continue reading →

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