Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
Throw the Phrase, “Just a Paraprofessional” Out the Window
It was during my Paraprofessionals and Teachers Working Together seminar, a paraprofessional walked up to me and said, "I know that you said we shouldn't ever say, "I'm 'just' a paraprofessional,"...
Ten Ways to Get Planning Time with Your Co-Teachers, Paras, or Team!
Do you have difficulty finding planning time with your team, paraprofessionals, co-teacher, or special education liaison? In order for collaboration to be effective, you need time to plan together....
On the Same Page: Paraprofessionals and Teachers Working Together
Have you ever worked with another adult in the classroom and felt as if you were both on different planets? Possibly, your approach to working with students was completely at odds. Or maybe you held...
12 Ways to Improve and Enhance Your Paraprofessional- Teacher Experience
The role of the paraprofessional in the classroom is often ill-defined and leaves too much room for interpretation which can contribute to frustration in the relationship between teacher and...
Test Taking Strategies that Boost Student Scores!
Students continually face the challenge of testing during their school years. The stakes are high and while some students are natural test-takers, some struggle to show what they know on a test....
Tackling Homework – Steps Parents Can Take to Support Their Child
Regardless of where you stand in the debate on homework, it's not going to go away. So the question is, "What can parents do to help their children complete and maximize the benefit of homework?"...
Relationship Skills and Our Role as Teachers and Parents
Our society has adopted some dangerous ways of thinking in terms of relationships, bullying, and conflict resolution but you CAN break the pattern! by Susan Fitzell Throw Out Patterns of...
My Newly Established Method Of Knowing Information Creatively
(MNEMONIC) A mnemonic is a tool that aids in memory. To demonstrate this, we took the word 'mnemonic' and turned it into a mnemonic! Mnemonics are a wonderfully easy way to remember information,...
How to Set the Stage for Homework Success!
While even the perfect working environment cannot guarantee that a student will want to do homework, creating a better place to work can help them focus on the task at hand. Setting up such an...
Bullying: Different Children
Recently I was speaking with Claire, the mother of one of my son's friends. Claire and I have common views on parenting. Claire has two sons; I have a daughter and a son. Our children are about the...
12 Do-Able Homework Assignments for All Students
1. Have students create a cognitive map with words and pictures to help them remember the sequence of events in a story or history lesson. Using colored pencils and crayons, or even a computer,...
Autism & Wandering: Please watch this 60 second PSA
According to AutismSpeaks.Org, nearly half of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) attempt to wander or bolt from a safe, supervised place. More than half of these wandering children go...