Do you have a paraprofessional (or two) that you manage in addition to the students you case manage? Want to learn some strategies to train your paraprofessional to use evidence-based practices with your students? In this episode, we are chatting about ways to maximize your professional to meet your student's needs while supporting the student's least restrive environment. We also talk about distance learning strategies for paraprofessional including professional development ideas.

For those of you who don't know Kelsey, Kelsey is an elementary self-contained special education teacher who has worked with children from kindergarten to fourth grade. She's been at her current Tennessee public school district for four years and manages three paraprofessional in addition to her caseload of students. She's also the creator of Exceptional Elementary providing special education teachers all over the world with resources they can use in their classroom.

In this episode you will learn:

• What paraprofessionals are in the world of special education
• How to train paraprofessionals to help meet the needs of students
• What are some of the best practices when training new paraprofessionals
• How paraprofessionals can continuously learn during distance learning
• About Kelsey's self-care regimen and how she shows up for herself each day

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Para Manual: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/A-Complete-Year-of-ParaprofessionalSPED-Training-4566179

Website: www.exceptionalelementary.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exceptionalelementary/

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