Paraprofessional Handbook

The authors went on to state that paraprofessionals “reported that they had some familiarity with the concept of self determined behavior for students with disabilities, with even lower levels of access to professional development opportunities pertaining to self-determined behaviors” (Lane, Carter, & Sisco, 2012, p. 246). Paraprofessionals are expected to play key roles in the education of students with severe disabilities, but they are not given the proper tools to complete this task successfully. Teachers, students and paraprofessionals would be greatly benefited if every person involved in the education of a child was properly trained.

I would check in with myself first, and make sure to remind myself that the student is not acting out towards me but rather there are others factors at play. According to Naphtali Hoff (2015) there are many reasons students misbehave in the classroom. Hoff (2015) believes that students misbehave because they are not engaged, stimulated, and/or there is a rigid standard of acceptable classroom behaviors. As a former teacher’s assistant, special needs trainee and counselor, I very much agree with Hoff. Many times when I have relieved teachers (for varies reasons) and have led classrooms, there are always those students that are deemed, “the bad kid”, students who typically act out. I do not think that there is such a thing as a bad kid. Students, who act out do so for a reason. Rather than react to the misbehavior, I think it is important to remain calm, and overtime assess and identify where the behavior comes from in order to ensure that the behavior does not worsen. Remaining calm and not over-reacting, or reacting emotionally, will help me maintain rapport and trust with all of my

Many teachers are faced with the difficult task of managing their student’s behavior. Even if we

Without having a clear job description, it is hard not only for the paraprofessionals, but also the special education teacher, to find the right balance of what they can legally do with a student. Without these clear guidelines, it is extremely hard for either the paraprofessional or the special education teacher to figure out what they can do in the classroom, which can cause some ethical issues in that classroom. Since there are no strict rules and regulations for the paraprofessionals, then they could start to take matters of the classroom into their own hands, without the consent of the special education teacher, who is supposed to essentially be the boss over the paraprofessionals. Without this consent, the paraprofessional could accidentally

The students I work with face multiple barriers to completing their education and it is my mission to help remove those barriers, so they feel a sense of belonging in the college system. I

Whether it disrupts the entire classroom or something only you witness, challenging behavior is something every teacher and parent alike comes across at some point in life. Challenging behavior comes in many shapes and forms, as it can be physical or verbal and aggressive or disruptive. As a teacher, there are several techniques and approaches to dealing with this behavior. An important thing to remember when dealing with challenging behavior is that your child has feelings. Whether your child screams in your face because he or she does not get his or her way or hits another friend because he or she is angry about cleaning up, there is a reason why the child is upset. Communication is key when dealing with challenging behavior and having a supportive environment is also important. First, you need to assess the problem that involves challenging behavior. Talk to the child. Understand the story. Ask the child what the two of you can do to help the situation. If these two steps do not help, then give the child two choices. For example, if there is a child who does not want to clean up centers, you can say, “You can clean up centers or you can sit out for four minutes while we are…” If this does not work, I usually ask for help from either other teachers or the Director. Sometimes it can be hard to understand where a child is coming from with their behavior whether it is attention based or not. I just like to remember that it is your job to keep your students safe and that they have feelings that need to be

The legal responsibility of the teacher and other staff members, are to ensure that the other students are safe from the upset student. This can be done by having a staff member remove the students from the room and using a radio to notify the principal or the crisis intervention leader. In the event that another staff member is not present the students need to be instructed to remove themselves away from the escalated student. Another legal responsibility is to ensure that the escalated student is safe during his crisis moment. If the student becomes physically aggressive the proper interventions of crisis intervention prevention must begin. After following the intervention plan and the student is calm,

Our students are actively engaged in their own learning with the help of our instructional staff. Students are able to set their own learning goals and monitor their progress. Teachers work with students to adjust their learning goals in various subjects based on the feedback and data gained from students and parents. Instructional staff also ensure learning activities

Part of my teaching mission is to create a fun and positive learning environment that encourages curiosity and determination, to allow my students to be in charge of their learning, and to provide a strong foundation for lifelong learning. In an effort to accomplish my mission as a teacher, I incorporate a particularly inspiring idea, the gradual release of responsibility. Giving students support at each step of their learning needs to be implemented, but in a way that is not directly giving them the answers. The path to true independent learning is achieved by establishing learning objectives, teacher modeling, collaborative work, and guided instruction. This is the ultimate way to build self-confidence through competence.

Each student will know that this goal has been met once the student raises his hand to request all types of tasks, small and large. The teacher will evaluate the objective

In Shannock Valley Elementary School, all of the classrooms are very welcoming along with the staff. My cooperating teacher’s classroom is very student friendly and is rich for student learning. Regarding behavior in the classroom, my teacher encourages the use of the clip chart. This is where students can monitor their behavior for the day and either clip up or down based on their behavior. If they are doing a great job or answer a question correctly, she will have them clip up. If they are talking while the teacher is talking or not following directions after being told, they will be asked to clip down. Many students become upset when they have to clip down. An example of this happened when I was grading all of the student’s homework that they had turned in that morning and out of the twenty students in the class, only eight had

In the statement I am hope to convey a sense of team building and cooperation. Bonding and trustworthiness that would echo throughout the office, campus and community.

Carefully observe and take notes on specific triggers that seem to cause the negative behaviors or any particular activities that are difficult or tantrum provoked for the child. This is because to understand patterns of child’s behavior and what needs help with. As identified from my peer’s response plan a consultation with child’s parents to discuss and explore observations and together plan how to handle the behavior, what discipline techniques, reward system and guidance that could be put into the routine. Plan lessons ahead by exploring child’s learning and develop differentiated learning experiences that suit the child’s needs. Ensuring the materials and learning activities are appropriate for the child’s needs and interests. Many aspects of the classroom may contribute to misbehavior, the physical arrangement of the classroom, boredom or frustration, lack of awareness. Making to regularly assess classroom and classroom rules with the students and get their input and

It is significant to take a break when needed ,for the human body loses a great amount of strength and energy if one does not rest. The consequences to that may be anxiety, stress, and mental problems.

A student in my first-grade class throws a temper tantrum each time I ask him to work on his math worksheets. In protest, he cries and flails his arms and or legs at the start of each math lesson; his behavior has been going on for about a month and is dangerous for both myself and the other students. I do not want my other students to be affected or influenced by this student’s out of control behavior, therefore I must teach him how to behave.