On the Same Page: Part Two
Last week we offered some “discussion starters” and questions that teachers, and their paraprofessionals, might consider when talking about lesson plans. This week’s thoughts address Instruction: Will the paraprofessional provide input into the...A New Year of Excellence Awaits!
Wow! Can you believe that it’s 2012 already! As I was spending time with my family over the holiday break I realized that we, as educators, might see things differently. For us, the “New Year” is really in the fall when school starts, while the...
Should teachers in training count as “highly qualified”?
According to 2002 regulations from the U.S. Department of Education, No Child Left Behind’s highly qualified teacher designation requires that all teachers, at all schools, be highly qualified by the 2005-06 school year. This can be applied to someone working on...