This training will cover necessary information to truly support teachers teach and students learn daily.  It will have valuable information for newly hired paraprofessionals and those who have been assisting teachers and students for years. We will cover ways to implement instructional support in academic, social, and behavioral areas.  Paraprofessionals will walk away with new strategies, and tips and tricks to add to their “tool boxes”. 

Objectives:

• Participants will learn the different responsibilities of a paraprofessional across the continuum of placements
• Participants will understand how to support students academically, socially, and behaviorally while focusing on student independence
• Participants will gain knowledge of special education, Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), accommodations and modifications
• Participants will learn how to take accurate data
• Participants will learn how to work with others