Teamwork Makes the Dream Work! - Building Capacity through Para Training and Supervision (Tri-State Webinar)
Audience: Educators, Other District/School Staff, Parents, Community Partners | Topic: Autism, Special Education | Hosted by: Office of Special Education
Requirement for School / District Staff: N/A
On-Demand format
Presented by Lindy McDaniel, M.S.Ed.
Webinar Description
On average, paraprofessionals make up 12% of all school personnel. Are your paraprofessionals equipped with the skills necessary to make the biggest difference? During this webinar, teachers and related service providers will learn strategies for effective communication and providing feedback to their paraprofessionals. These strategies will ultimately lead to improved instruction, prompting, and support for students, and in turn leading to higher outcomes for students.
Learner Objectives
Participants will:
- Gain strategies for effectively communicating with their paraprofessionals.
- Learn strategies for coaching and providing feedback to their staff in a way that leads to improved outcomes for students.
- Ways to improve team relationships through trusting systematic approaches.
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Presenter Information:
Lindy McDaniel, M.S. Ed., is a consultant and coach for special education teachers who serve students with significant challenges. She has a master’s degree in Adaptive Special Education preschool through 12th grade. Her creativity and innovation has helped teachers across the country create more effective classroom spaces that support students in becoming independent and successful. The passion she shares with her field empowers teams of teachers, parents, paraprofessionals and special service providers to work collaboratively using a student first approach. Her student first approach has transformed her local special education cooperative in such a way that it has been recognized at the state and national level. She shares her work through the Considerate Classroom Facebook page and blog.
Learner Objectives
Participants will:
- Gain strategies for effectively communicating with their paraprofessionals.
- Learn strategies for coaching and providing feedback to their staff in a way that leads to improved outcomes for students.
- Ways to improve team relationships through trusting systematic approaches.
Watch
Contact Information
CDE Autism TeamASD-Team@cde.state.co.us
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