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Assessing Our Awareness: Tools for Developing Teachers' Cultural Competence
Content type: Webinar
The presenters will discuss tools to support teachers to become culturally competent, critically conscious allies in the fight for racial justice. Presenters will share tools and strategies for teacher educators, administrators, and teachers themselves to...
There’s No “I” in Team: Evidence-Based Strategies for Teacher-Paraeducator Collaboration
Content type: Webinar
Effective collaboration among school personnel, especially teacher-paraeducator collaboration, can improve achievement for students with special needs. The relationship between teachers and paraeducators not only serves as a social model for students but...
Are Paraprofessionals Being Hired to Replace Special Educators? A Study of Paraprofessional Employment
Content type: Journal Article
Special education teacher employment began to decline in 2006, concurrent with increased paraprofessional employment. At the same time, the prevalence of students with disabilities in several categories changed substantially, and the proportion of students...
A Tiered Approach for Training Paraeducators to Use Evidence-Based Practices for Students With Significant Disabilities
Content type: Journal Article
Paraeducators play an important role in the education of students with significant disabilities. They can best contribute to improving student outcomes when they are skilled in using evidence-based practices. Tiered training is a practical and promising...
How to Establish a Language-Rich Environment Through a Collaborative SLP–Teacher Partnership
Content type: Journal Article
Students’ language skills are a foundational component to their overall success, indicating the importance of rich language environments in classrooms. It is critical for teachers to understand how to create an environment aimed at maximizing language as...
Practice-Based Coaching to Support Paraeducator Implementation of Shared Book-Reading Strategies in Preschool
Content type: Journal Article
The practice based coaching (PBC) framework offers early childhood special educators (e.g., teachers and paraprofessionals) the opportunity to collaborate in order to best support the needs of the children in their classroom. Evidence-based strategies (i.e...
The Power of Paraprofessionals with Rebecca Muller & Debi Vesper
Content type: Webinar
There has been a big question about how to utilize paraprofessionals during remote/hybrid learning. These individuals sometimes referred to as educational assistants or aides in the classroom are essential to the special education population. But how are...
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Efficacy of Tiered Training on Paraeducator Implementation of Systematic Instructional Practices for Students With Severe Disabilities
Content type: Journal Article
Existing approaches for training paraeducators rely heavily on intensive one-to-one coaching and may not be feasible in practice. In this study, we test a tiered training model in which all paraeducators first received group training, and then coaching was...
Ecobehavioral Assessment of Paraeducator Behaviors That Support Engagement of Students With Disabilities
Content type: Journal Article
Due to a shortage of special education teachers and an increase in the number of students with disabilities, the use of paraeducators is common. Paraeducators frequently provide instruction, under the direction of a teacher, to support elementary students...
Preparing to Support Students in a COVID-Impacted Learning Environment
Content type: Webinar
This back-to-school season is unlike any other. Whether you’ll be teaching in-person, virtually, or a combination, supporting your students is more important than ever. In this recorded webinar, we’ll cover some of the most important considerations as your...