Para-Educators Academy

August 15, 2023

or

September 22, 2023

(Formerly EA/TA Academy)

An annual professional learning event which is intentionally aligned to district training for certified staff.

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• Para-Educators Academy provides professional development which is designed to provide classroom instructional assistants with research-based strategies to support certified staff during instructional time.

• Supervisors are encouraged to plan for Paras to attend the Academy. The average number of attendees is over 100 per day. In 2018, we hosted the most assistants, with a total of 245 participants.

• Academies help further assistants’ understanding and implementation of a variety of content: successful communication & listening skills, creating a positive classroom culture, poverty, autism, Trauma-informed Care, Mental Health, mindsets, technology, understanding district strategies, research-based instructional strategies, and curriculum programs.

• Registration for August 15, 2023 is now open.