Paraprofessional Toolkit

The goal of our Paraprofessional Toolkit is to empower paraprofessionals and equip them with the skills and resources necessary to succeed daily. These training modules are unique in that all the content is specific to the role of a paraprofessional, clearly delineating what the role of a paraprofessional entails in relation to that of certified educators. These modules encapsulate every aspect of a day in the life of a para - from general roles & responsibilities to classroom and behavior management, from supporting academic instruction and understanding accommodations & modifications to improving communication and collaboration - we’ve got it all covered in clear, easy-to-digest and discuss modules.

1

Intro to SPED

Provides a brief overview of how students qualify for special education, how to support them, and the important acronyms to know.

2

Roles & Responsibilities

Provides an overview of the different roles & responsibilities a paraprofessional has, while also referring to district policies and procedures where needed.

3

Collaborating with Teachers

Covers common barriers to successful collaboration and how to overcome them, as well as an analysis that serves as a conversation starter for how to improve the specific teacher-para relationship in work.

4

Accommodations & Modifications

Clarifies the difference between accommodations & modifications, and examples of each and how to use them.

5

Empowering Students to be Independent

Covers strategies for empowering students to be independent and preventing learned helplessness from developing.

6

Academic Instruction

Discusses a variety of instructional strategies and how they work with different types of learners.

7

Monitoring & Managing Behaviors

Covers why behaviors occur and how to help intervene and teach replacement behaviors.

8

Data Collection & Modifications

Covers various types of data collection and the importance of utilizing both direct and indirect types of data to get the “whole student” picture.

9

Effective Communication

Participants discover their communication style and how to improve their communication with other styles, encouraging clear and concise communication.

10

De-escalation

Covers how to recognize escalation and strategies for de-escalation, as well as prevention.

11

Student Engagement

Discusses the ways to foster student engagement and support the classroom teacher(s) in keeping students engaged.

12

Social & Emotional Learning

Covers the role social & emotional learning plays in school and strategies to support students.

13

Student Management

Covers classroom management strategies and how to support teachers with managing the classroom.

14

Understanding the ABCs of Behavior

In-depth discussion of antecedents, behaviors, and consequences in the school setting.

15

Sensory Processing Disorders

Covers the different sensory processing disorders, what they look like in the school setting, and strategies for supporting students.

16

Executive Functioning

Discusses what executive functioning is and how to support students in building their executive functioning skills.

17

Functional Skills

Covers the different types of functional skills and how to support students in building their functional skills.

18

Supporting Math Instruction

Discusses why math instruction is important and how to effectively support math instruction in the classroom.

19

Supporting Literacy Instruction

Discusses research-based literacy instruction and how to effectively support literacy instruction in the classroom.

This training can be done self-paced online, live in-person or virtually, a hybrid of self-paced and live, and can be done in one setting or broken up over time.
Yes, schools often choose to have SPED and general education teachers to participate. We also offer a training and supports called the supportive classroom.
No, you can customize select what tools you want in any order.
$550 for ultimate users for a year. If less than 5 staff, price is negotiable.