Paraeducator/Paraprofessional
Paraeducators are critically important to schools, teachers, and students—and they face unique challenges in classrooms they work in every day. Here are some of the resources that CEC has developed for paraeducators and the teachers and Administrators who work with them.
Paraeducator Competencies
The Core Competencies for Special Education Paraeducators represent the required knowledge and skills all paraeducators need to safely and effectively support students with disabilities in K-12 settings.
PD Programs
Effective & High-Leverage Practices (HLPs) for Paraeducators
In this FREE on-demand, eLearning program designed for paraeducators, you will be introduced to four areas of high-leverage practice: Collaboration, Assessment, Social/Emotional/Behavioral, and Instruction. In collaboration with the Paraprofessional Resource & Research Center and the CEEDAR Center, CEC is excited to provide paraeducators with a learning program focused on your unique role as a paraeducator and how that aligns with specific HLPs.
Supporting Paraeducators: Successful Systems & Strategies for Admins and Teachers
In this fully online, on-demand program designed for special education teachers, special education administrators, and building/district administrators, you’ll get evergreen strategies to help enhance the support provided to the paraeducators you work with.
Special Education Paraeducator Assessment and Evaluation Toolkit
This toolkit is designed to improve the assessment and evaluation of paraeducators who work with students with disabilities. The goal is to ensure the effective utilization of paraeducators and provide them with ongoing mentoring and professional development.
Resources/ETRR
A database of peer-reviewed resources created for professionals working with children receiving special education services. Resources are FREE for CEC members to download.
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CEC Membership for Paraeducators
Paraeducators serve a critically important role in special education and CEC is here for you. Get the support, peer network and professional development you need most.
Preparing to Support Students in a COVID-Impacted Learning Environment
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There’s No “I” in Team: Evidence-Based Strategies for Teacher-Paraeducator Collaboration
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Assessing Our Awareness: Tools for Developing Teachers' Cultural Competence
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You Expect Me To Do What? Clarifying Paraprofessional Roles in the Classroom
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Supporting Student Behavior as a Paraeducator
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Special Education Paraeducator Assessment and Evaluation Toolkit
Teaching Exceptional Children 56-2 - Inclusive Practices
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Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety of Secondary Deaf Students
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