When Hovering Isn’t Helping: Give Students Some Space to Grow
Hovering is 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.
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 3x5 index card to accomplish.
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.
Paraprofessional Tips for Success When Working with Other Educators
Have a welcome interview with your team. For example, a team might be a special educator, the general educator, and a paraprofessional. Learn more about one another and develop an initial understanding of your roles and responsibilities.
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 assistant. Here’s help.