I went over to YouTube tonight to look for paraeducator videos- I was only able to find one, but it is a good one from the National Education Association. Watch Arthur Goff explains how he became a paraprofessional and tell about some of his experiences: Anyone else willing to video yourself talking about the importance … Read more
This article begins with a general overview of autism and how prevalent it has become. history of autism is the state of Vermont. From there, the article describes the experiences of two different mothers of children with autism and goes over some of the difficulties that they face.
One mother explains the transition that she went through in her attitude towards her daughter’s paraeducator:
From Tacoma, Washington, a thank you to “one of Tacoma’s outstanding paraprofessionals, for her going above and beyond class work.” Janet Caldon praises Christine Wittstock for her participation in a staff development assignment to “smile 10 times to someone who didn’t feel like they deserved it, hadn’t earned it, or didn’t want it:” “As a … Read more
If you are still deciding whether or not to attend the National Resource Center for Paraprofessionals Conference in Hartford, CT next year, take a moment to look at the Keynote Speakers who will be at next year’s conference. In addition, you can download a partial list of conference presenters. Stay tuned for the full conference … Read more
Are there any Facebook users out there? Facebook is an online social network where over 50 million (and growing) users go to keep in touch with friends and acquaintances. The National Resource Center for Paraprofessionals has created a presence on Facebook for anyone who is interested to keep track of what we are doing and … Read more
The 13th Annual Utah Paraeducator’s Conference was held this month in Ogden, Utah and a three paraeducators who received the Outstanding Paraeducator were featured in the local paper:
Just in time for Christmas we would like a number of items available for purchase for your favorite paraeducator. To start off there are just a couple of logos, but we will be adding more in the future. Visit the NRCP Paraeducator Store From the store, there are a number of products available with the … Read more
From Pennsylvania, a news story about paraprofessionals involved in a contract negotiations. Paraprofessionals from the Bethel Park School District recently attended a school board meeting to help those present better understand their work. Jan Sterrett, president of the paraprofessional union said:
We believe that there are some misperceptions and misconceptions in our school board about what we do… They think we come in and babysit children all day long.
A paraprofessional blogger and mother of three who has decided to go back to school writes about a typical day. Here is just a part of her day as she describes it:
Every weekday I get up around 5:15 am to do a paper route, then get ready for work, try to connect with my 16-year-old son before school, and arrive at work by 7:30 am. I spent the day as a Paraprofessional with Kindergartners through second graders working with the Early Intervention Reading program…
I found a blog tonight titled Teaching Learners with Multiple Special Needs by Kate who writes about “resources and ideas for teachers of learners with severe, profound, intensive, significant, complex or multiple special needs.” The site is worth bookmarking for the tremendous collection of links and resources running down the left hand side of the page.