Essential Skills for Paraeducators - a full-day training
Paraprofessionals who work closely with students require quality professional development. This 6-hour workshop can be presented in one day, in three 2-hour sessions or offered one topic at a time. It covers the essentials of the paraeducator role and provides opportunities to check for understanding, practice strategies and journal best practices.
Includes handbook! Each participant will receive The Paraeducator Handbook - the Essential Guide which serves as a workbook and reference book that can be personalized with strategies, best practices and ideas. Topics covered in the workshop and handbook include the following:
- Roles and responsibilities
- Communication skills and strategies
- Confidentiality and ethics
- What to ask your supervising teacher
- Instructional Support
- Effective behavior management
- The Special Education process
- Terms and Abbreviations
Audience: Paraeducators who work directly with students
Recommendation: maximum 35 participants
Time frame: One 6-hour session or three 2-hour sessions
LEARN offers this workshop in a downloadable format 
so you can present using your trainer at your site!
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"Thanks for the tips! This will help to encourage students to use all sections of the agenda book."
"The organization strategies will help students at all different levels."
Research shows that agendas are an effective organizational tool...but only if students use them! 100% Agenda Use presents strategies for maximizing agenda use across grade levels and content areas. This workshop comes with a handbook.
- Participants will design an Implementation and Improvement Plan
- The plan will encourage daily use of the agenda to develop critical life skills of time management and organization
- Teachers will work together to brainstorm strategies to reinforce agenda use
- Participants will identify ways to integrate resource sections of the agenda into daily lessons
- Participants will work with their grade level to develop methods for integration
Audience: Teachers at all grade levels
Recommendation: maximum 35 participants
Time frame: Can be presented in a two hour session.
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Strategies for Student Success - Workshop Series
This series of workshops is designed to be presented to teachers, paraeducators and parents with accommodations made for the specific audience. These interactive PowerPoint workshops present techniques for immediate use. Participants will have an opportunity to practice and share strategies that will help students develop valuable basic study skills.
Session one: Time Management and Organization
- tips for setting up a study place and schedule
- getting students to set goals
- maintaining a notebook and effective use of the assignment guide
- managing and completing homework
Session two: Test-Taking and Memory
- preparation strategies for essay and objective tests
- test-taking skills
- self-assessment tools
- memory techniques and devices
Session three: Listening and Note-Taking
- listening methods and strategies
- a toolbox of note-taking techniques
- self-assessment tools
Session four: Reports and Research
- research skills and report writing
- using the Internet as a resource
- paraphrasing and note-taking
Includes handbook! Each participant will receive the handbook Strategies for Student Success which includes all of the strategies covered in the workshops and much more. It is an excellent reusable resource that will enhance the workshop experience and lessons.
Audience: Teachers, paraeducators, and parents - grades 4-8
Recommendation: maximum 35 participants
Time frame: Each of the workshops can be presented in a 2 or 3 hour session.
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Parent Workshop - A Toolbox of Strategies
Topics covered in this fast-paced, interactive workshop include the following:
- Helping with homework
- Improving listening skills
- Organization
- Study and test-taking
- Time management
- Research and note taking techniques
- Responsible use of the Internet
- Behavioral responsibility
Includes handbook! Each participant will receive the handbook Parent Strategies for Student Success which includes all of the strategies covered in the workshops and much more. It is an excellent resource to guide parents as they work to help students become more successful.
Audience: Parents of students in grades 4-8
Recommendation: maximum 35 participants
Time frame: Can be presented in a 2 or 3 hour session
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Paraprofessional Power: Helping Students Become Independent Learners
"The instructors are wonderful and full of information."
"Wonderful suggestions and the book will help me remember and practice them." "It was a job well done. Thank you for the time and energy it took to put this together."
- Managing the teacher/aide relationship
- Helping the students become independent learners
- Becoming an integral part of the educational process
- No Child Left Behind Act directives
Includes handbook! Each participant will receive the handbook Paraprofessional Power. This handbook clearly portrays the role of support staff and offers many strategies that can be used daily with students.
Audience: Pareducators who work directly with students - grades 3-12
Recommendation: maximum 35 participants
Time frame: Can be presented in a 2 or 3 hour session
LEARN offers this workshop in a downloadable format so you can present using your trainer at your site!
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Every Day Counts: Skills, Strategies and Materials for Guest Teachers
- Classroom management
- Getting and keeping students on task
- Lesson delivery
- Meeting expectations and responsibilities
- Creating a 'grab bag' of materials
Includes handbook! Each participant will receive the handbook Every Day Counts, a manual for guest teachers containing tips, ideas, strategies, games and behavior management techniques.
Audience: Substitute teachers - experience under 4 years - all grade levels
Recommendation: maximum 35 participants
Time frame: Can be presented in a 2 or 3 hour session
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"Good visuals helped me follow along. I especially like the handbook."
"Very engaging presentation." "Information was wonderful. Great workshop!"
- Time management
- Paper and file management
- Keeping track
- Increasing efficiency
- Fostering good working relationships
Includes handbook! Each participant will receive the handbook The Heart of the Office, a collection of strategies including the 80/20 rule, communication, organization, email etiquette, cooperation in the office and more.
Audience: School office personnel
Recommendation: maximum 35 participants
Time frame: Can be presented in a 2 or 3 hour session
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Customer Service - It's All About Attitude
"Without a doubt, the information provided supports district initiatives as well as assists us with reaching our district goals. Thanks for your time, energy, and expertise."
" There were so many scenarios that were covered. It was great!"
"I thought the presenter was excellent."
Does your office have a welcoming and helpful personality? Do students, teachers, parents, visitors and administrators feel valued?
Excellent customer service is the hallmark of a business-friendly office. This program is designed to improve quality service through interactive exercises and classroom sessions. The three-hour workshop will address the following topics:
- the "director" of first impressions
- public relations- building rapport
- fostering positive working relationships
- the art of cooperative language
- phone and Email finesse
- designing a service plan
Includes handbook! Each participant will receive the handbook The Heart of the Office, a collection of strategies for excellent customer service, the 80/20 rule, communication, organization, Email etiquette, cooperation in the office and more.
Audience: School office personnel
Recommendation: maximum 35 participants
Time frame: 3 hour workshop
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The Magic of Motivation for Paraprofessionals
Deb Hoeft, Executive Director of Special Education, Greece Central Schools: "Everyone was so pleased with the professional development you offered!"
"Excellent!"
"Interactive and fun; I love the games."
- A look at the research on motivation
- Developing a philosophy and a plan
- Academic connections and strategies for the classroom
- Goal setting
- Review games
Includes handbook! Each participant will receive the handbook The Magic of Motivation, containing a valuable collection of strategies for motivating students and helping them set and achieve goals.
Audience: Paraeducators who work directly with students
Recommendation: maximum 35 participants
Time frame: Can be presented in a 2 or 3 hour session
LEARN offers this workshop in a downloadable format so you can present using your trainer at your site!
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"Great ideas in the handbook that we could take back to class."
" Many helpful ideas: anecdotal records, parent conference folder, classroom management." Ann Arundle County, MD..
- Choosing your persona
- Setting up the classroom
- Taming the homework monster
- Preparing for a substitute
- Strategies for student success
Includes handbook! Each participant will receive the handbook Terrific Tips for Teachers which includes all of the strategies covered in the workshops and much more. It is a compilation of best practices from master teachers including getting off to a strong and effective beginning.
Audience: First and second year teachers
Recommendation: maximum 35 participants
Time frame: Can be presented in a 2 or 3 hour session
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