Students First
What is the number one priority of your job?
The student in front of you.
What is one thing great paraprofessionals do?
Work as a team.
All behavior is a form of what?
Communication
What law protects student privacy?
FERPA
The independent student-
A student is working independently at their desk. You check your phone for a few minutes b/c the student doesn't seem to need anything.
Discuss the concern. What opportunities might be missed? What should you be doing instead?
What expectations from today's training apply?
Talk as a team.
Being physically present is not enough. What else must you be?
Engaged.
What should you do with feedback?
Accept it and use it to keep learning.
What does A-B-C stand for?
Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence
Any information should be shared on what basis?
NEED to know.
A teacher asks you to support a different student while your assigned student is participating independently during a group activity.
Your response: "That's my not student."
Describe a professional response.
Be flexible, work as a team.
What documents guide daily support?
IEP and PBSP
What should you model during stress?
Appropriate emotional regulation.
Why is it important to fade prompts?
No, maintain boundaries.
A student rips up a worksheet and is refusing to do the work.
Which strategy could you apply in this situation?
Wait, offer choices, modify work. "Tools in your toolbox"
Why is active supervision important?
Supports safety, learning and engagement.
What is the reporting responsibility of all staff?
Mandated reporting.
Why should we identify the function of behavior?
To understand why behavior occurs.
What to do if you are unsure about reporting something?
When in doubt, report it!
A teacher tells you: "I'd like you to provide fewer prompts and give the student more wait time."
You disagree b/c you believe the method is wrong.
How could you respond? What questions could you ask?
Proper communication, working collaboratively as a team, provide your point of view professionally.