Working with Paras: Fostering Teamwork and Communication
Teachers, related service providers, support staff, and parents need to communicate effectively to meet the diverse needs of all learners. This course focuses on the importance of building collaborative teams by providing learning experiences and activities designed to promote clear, consistent, and focused communication between teachers and paraprofessionals.
About This Course
In this course, teachers will learn proactive strategies to train paraprofessionals to create positive, student focused teams. Teachers will also learn how to collaborate with paraprofessionals to bring forth ideas for providing feedback and making adjustments when needed. These lessons will be accomplished through various activities in the course, and at your school. This course provides tools for guiding conversations with paraprofessionals, related service providers, and parents. By the conclusion of this course, the participant will have more tools at their disposal to foster relationships, teamwork, and communication with students, other adults, and paraprofessionals.
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1.1 Welcome to the Course
Session 2 – The Paraprofessional as a Collaborator
2.2 Understanding the Roles on the Team
2.3 Planning and Scheduling
Session 3 – The Paraprofessional as a Communicator
3.2 Communicating with Adults
3.3 Giving and Receiving Feedback
3.5 Communicating with Students
Session 4 – Supporting Students with Unique Needs
4.2 Students with Disabilities
4.3 Students Learning English
Session 5 – Course Wrap-Up
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WAYS TO TAKE THIS COURSE
Simply Audit this Course
Can't commit to all of the lectures, assignments, and tests? Audit this course and have complete access to all of the course material, tests, people, portfolios, and the online discussion forum. You decide what and how much you want to do.
Try for a Certificate
Looking to test your mettle? Participate in all of the course's activities (we use the honor code around here) and if your work meets the 85% requirements, you'll receive a personalized certificate to showcase your achievement. You can also apply for course credit (if desired).
Course Staff
PCG Education’s Pepper modules are developed by educational professionals with deep experience in teaching and learning, instructional leadership, curriculum design, professional development, and the implementation of College and Career Ready Standards. Our subject matter experts hold advanced degrees and have years of classroom experience. In addition to being excellent educators and dynamic professional development facilitators, many of our staff have held leadership roles in schools, district offices, and state departments of education.
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