Category Archives: parents

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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Take That 2020-2021

Posted on May 24, 2021 by paraeducate

So Renay had a bit of a dust up at work. The internet went out as well as power for multiple times during the academic part of the day. While it was eventually resolved, it turns out it was nearly … Continue reading →

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Cooking With Fire

Posted on February 1, 2021 by paraeducate

Renay has been setting up virtual cooking with some of her students this week. Previously, whenever Renay was assigned to Foods or Health classes, Renay never really got into helping the student unless they were really in the kitchen. And … Continue reading →

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Seasons of Thanks

Posted on November 16, 2020 by paraeducate

It might be hard to remember that feeling of gratitude that happened in May and June as all the kids perhaps drove by to get their diplomas, the way communities bonded and developed a new tradition to help build in … Continue reading →

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Distance Learning Tips

Posted on August 31, 2020 by paraeducate

Last Friday, Renay logged off the computer a little jittery, she blamed the late morning coffee run being off schedule, but there was something else going on. It had been three solid days of meetings and preparations for the first … Continue reading →

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Little Talks

Posted on August 17, 2020 by paraeducate

Renay has been working with teachers, service providers, and parents across the country and consulting about distance learning. She will be the first to tell you that she is hardly an expert about distance learning. While this seems to be … Continue reading →

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Ring Ring Goes the Bell

Posted on August 17, 2017 by paraeducate

Whether that first bell has sounded for you or not, we’re back for the 2017-2018 academic school year. We hope your summer has been relaxing. We’ve been working away at plans all summer for this year’s blog. With that said, … 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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When does the training start?

Posted on September 29, 2016 by paraeducate

For that new paraeducator, one might wonder when formal training begins. Especially since you were hired and then assigned a campus and then assigned a student or group of students and you’re really wondering what you’re doing. The good news: … Continue reading →

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ParaEducate: Expressions of PosAutivity #AutismPositivity2014– Originally Posted 4/30/2014

Posted on May 14, 2015 by paraeducate

In May 2014, ParaEducate suffered an entire blog meltdown. As a result, we lost many of our former blog postings. We were lucky to recover this thanks to participating in the Autism Positivity 2014 Flash Blog. For the second year … Continue reading →

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