Para educator Presentation

Para educator Presentation

SPEAKER NOTES

1. Para educator Presentation Speaker Notes Anthony Maiorano Concordia University Online
2. Para Educator
SPEAKER: All the job titles are included of a Para Educator
Para is a prefix derived from ancient Greek meaning alongside of or akin to.
Behavior Intervention

Home Liaison

Job Coach Para educator

Career Specialist

Instructional Aide

Playground Assistant

Classroom Assistant

Instructional Assistant

Educational Assistant

Interpreter

Secondary Programs
Assistant

Educational
Paraprofessional

Learning Assistance
Program Assistant

Educational Technician

Media Center Assistant

ELL/Bilingual Assistant

Occupational Information
Specialist

Guidance Specialist

Outreach Specialist

Special Education
Assistant
Para Pro
Speech/Language Assistant
Supervision Aide
Teacher Assistant

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3. Four Educational Philosophies

SPEAKER: The four main Educational Philosophies are included below

Behaviorism: science of behavior would shape the world to a better place to live
Experimentalism: tinker or experiment & change
Essentialism: conservative view of curriculum holding schools responsible for
immediately needed instruction
Perennialism: teach time-honored curricula with no change

4. Practice makes Permanent

SPEAKER: This slide details how the supervising teacher would assist the paraeducator in
learning this concept

Ensure General Educator (GE) and paraprofessional on same page as equals

Philosophies
o Use in classroom
o Use in management of student
o Use in other aspects

5. Legal Foundations
SPEAKER: This slide details court cases which have shaped Special Education

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) separate but equal (i.e., segregation
by race) is not constitutional
Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
(PARC) (1971) uneducable or untrainable students can not be excluded from public
education
Mills v. Board of Education (1972) broadens the scope of PARC to included students
with other disabilities children of school age should be provided with free and suitable
public education, and no exclusion due to insufficient funds

6. Practice makes Permanent

SPEAKER: This slide details how the supervising teacher would assist the paraeducator in
learning this concept. There are three selected Local Education Agencies which have been sued
for reference as to the seriousness of
Ensure General Educator (GE) and paraprofessional understand Legal Implications of Special
Education
What went wrong to come to litigation in

Durham County (NC)

Antioch Unified School District (CA)
Manhattan Beach Unified School District (CA)
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7. Individual Education Plan (IEP)

SPEAKER: The main part IEP is as follows

Present Level of Academic Achievement & Functional Performance: current academic &
functional performance, behaviors, social/emotional development, & other relevant
information
o SMART Goals: Specific, Measureable, Achievable, Relevant, Timely
Annual Goal(s): Overall picture
Benchmark(s): chunks
Evaluative Instruments: how?
General Education (GE) Accommodations/Modifications:
o Modified Assignments
o Extended Time
o Read Aloud
o Separate Setting / Small Group
o FM System
o Multiple Breaks
o Copy of Notes
o Audio recording of instruction

8. Individual Education Plan (IEP)

SPEAKER: The main part IEP is as follows

End Grade Testing Accommodations/Modifications

o Replicate the classroom accommodations
Braille Writing
Extended Time
FM System
Marks in Book
Multiple Breaks
Modified Assignments
Read Aloud
Separate Setting / Small Group
Small Group / 1:1
Specifically Designed Instruction
o Setting where Exceptional Children services needed
How many minutes per day/week/month/reporting period

Math
Writing
Reading
Speech/Language
Occupational Therapy
Adaptive PE
Writing
Transportation

9. Individual Education Plan (IEP)

SPEAKER: The main part IEP is as follows

Alternative Educational Placements Least Restrictive Environment: student with

disability should be educated with non disabled peers to the greatest extend possible
o Regular
o Resource
o Separate

10. Individual Education Plan (IEP)

SPEAKER: The main part IEP is as follows

Signature Page
IEP VIOD IF NOT SIGNED BY
o Local Education Agency Representative
o Parent
Must be on record as such
o Special Education Teacher
o General Education Teacher
o Speech/Language Pathologist (if needed)
o Occupational Therapist (if needed)

11. Practice makes Permanent

SPEAKER: What would be reviewed between the General Education Teacher of Record and the
para professional

Review Individual Education (IEP) plans prior to first day

o Create chart documenting students
Continuum
Least Restrictive Environment
o Accommodations
o Modifications

o Parental Contact
12. Learner Characteristics must be motivated to make effort to learn
SPEAKER: The learner characteristics can be based off of Kagan Structures/Intelligences

Visual Spatial
o Think physical space
Drawings
Multimedia
Maps
Bodily-kinesthetic
o Body movements
Movement
Making things
Touching
Body language
cting out
Role playing

13. Learner Characteristics must be motivated to make effort to learn

SPEAKER: The learner characteristics can be based off of Kagan Structures/Intelligences

Musical
o Rhythm & Sound
Background music
Lyrics
Rhythm
Interpersonal
o Interacting with others
Group Work
Discussion
People Skills

14. Learner Characteristics must be motivated to make effort to learn

SPEAKER: The learner characteristics can be based off of Kagan Structures/Intelligences

Intrapersonal
o Understanding
Independence
Books
Creative materials
Diaries

Privacy
Linguistic Languages
o Read books together
Computers
Games
Multimedia