Paraprofessional Tips for Teachers Working With Paraeducators
Paraprofessional Tips: It’s all about the relationship! The relationship between a teacher and paraprofessional is just that: a relationship, with two people, two sets of opinions, and often times, two teaching philosophies. And just like paraprofessionals...
Manage Behavior with Strategic Ignoring
Sometimes the best way to deal with student misbehavior is to ignore it. When might it be best to ignore behavior? When the inappropriate behavior is unintentional or not likely to reoccur. When the student’s goal is to get attention through misbehaving. When ignoring...
Light Up Your Classroom
You may never have thought much about the lighting in your classroom, but lighting can be used to enhance the learning experience and can have a significant impact on the learning environment. Surprisingly, lighting can even affect test scores; studies have shown that...
For Big Results, Keep Expectations High
When dealing with a student with special needs, it is easy to fall into the trap of doing too much for them. While it is important for the paraprofessional to be there to support a special needs student, too much support, or support that is not actually needed, can...