When Hovering Isn’t Helping: Give Students Some Space to Grow
What is “hovering?” It’s a term used to describe an assignment in which a paraprofessional spends most, if not all, of his or her day working with a single student. The trouble is, such close attention can hinder a student’s overall development, as the student becomes...
What’s Working? The 3 Best Tips for Successful Collaboration in the Classroom
Improving collaboration in the classroom between members of the teaching team is essential to improving the overall classroom experience for teachers, paraprofessionals and students – and it may take something as simple as a 3×5 index card to accomplish. As...
Paraprofessionals: How to Remember Multiple Students’ Needs
For paraprofessionals who juggle a workload that includes focusing on dozens of specific students throughout the teaching day, making sure that all of the students they work with are having their needs met can be quite a challenge. At the secondary level, for example,...