In many classrooms with students with severe disabilities, there may be a paraprofessional in the classroom.
Read the attached guide
After you have reviewed the guide, answer the following questions using the attached template,
- Identify and list the role of a paraprofessional in the following classroom-related matters (10 points)
- IEP
- Lesson Planning
- Lesson Implementation
- Evaluation of Student Learning
- Classroom Management
- Identify two important factors that you should consider when communicating with paraprofessionals, with students about paraprofessionals, and with parents about paraprofessionals (12 points).
- Use the guide and other resources, to answer the following scenarios:
- Scenario 1: The teacher is showing the students double-digit addition on the board. The Para-educator notices that a student is talking with a classmate, distracting them from listening to the teacher.
- How should both the teacher and the Para-educator respond in this situation? (5 points)
- How could the team be proactive in keeping this problem from occurring in the first place? (5 points)
- Scenario 2: Steve is a student in your classroom. The mom asks the Para-educator about another student in the classroom. and the Para-educator explains some of the behaviors of the other students. The parent then calls you to discuss that she does not want Steve around this other student.
- How would you, as the teacher, respond to this situation to ensure confidentiality? (6 points)
- How would you discuss this with your para-educator and make sure to maintain a working relationship? (7 points)
- Scenario 1: The teacher is showing the students double-digit addition on the board. The Para-educator notices that a student is talking with a classmate, distracting them from listening to the teacher.