Paraprofessional 101

The Paraprofessionals 101 course is a course designed to help paraprofessionals learn more about the responsibilities, roles, and obligations of a paraprofessional within a school.

In this course, paraprofessionals will:

• define what a paraprofessional is and what he/she does within a school.
• identify the chain of command within a school district.
• learn to establish a positive environment and model positive behavior.
• learn how to develop a professional working relationship with a supervising teacher.
• distinguish between the roles and responsibilities of a paraprofessional and that of a teacher.
• learn about maintaining confidentiality in the work.
• examine Minnesota academic standards and benchmarks.
• review instruction in reading, writing, and mathematics.
• learn more about the local and state assessments students take throughout the year.
• distinguish potential reasons for student behavior and determine how to respond appropriately.
• understand the ethical obligations as a paraprofessional within the district. 

Each paraprofessional will develop a written reflection throughout the course and will receive a certificate of completion to provide to his/her supervisor.

This course will take approximately 3 hours to complete.

For information on group registration pricing please contact Dawn Christensen, dawn.christensen@swwc.org