Back by Popular Demand!
Starting in August 2023, the National Resource Center for Paraeducators, Related Service Providers, & Interveners (NRCP) in collaboration with the Center for Technical Assistance for Excellence in Special Education (TAESE) have organized a brand new year of monthly, low-cost, professional development webinars for paraeducators, related service providers, interveners, teachers, administrators, parents and others.
Saturday Mornings with the NRCP!
Continue to Join us on the Second Saturday of each month for exciting topics and presenters! In 2023-2024 we will cover topics such as:
- Paraeducator Roles and Responsibilities: IDEA and Data Collection Made Easy!
- Paraeducator Roles and Responsibilities through the Years
- Part 2: Effective Behavior Management Strategies for the Classroom: Practical Magic
- Responding to Severe and Violent Behaviors (Physical, Verbal, etc.)
- Decreasing Classroom Disruption and Improving Social Skills for Students with Autism
- Small Group Instruction: Making it Work for All Learners
- We are a Team!! Collaborative Practices Connecting Paraeducators and Teachers
- Strategies for Students with Autism who are Nonspeaking
- Supporting Students who are DeafBlind in Classroom Settings
- Trauma and Mental Health, how to Safely Deescalate and Support
- Grow Your Own! Supporting Paraeducator to Teacher Pathways
- Effective Supervision of Paraeducators: What Should it Look Like? Has My Supervisor Been Trained to Effectively Guide My Work?
Registration is open and ongoing for 12 low cost webinars! That is 1 year of professional development! Each 2-hour webinar will be held from 10 AM – 12 PM Mountain Standard Time (Please be mindful of your specific time zones).
Each webinar will be $25 per person. Session bundles are available. Six webinars can be purchased for $125, or all 12 can be purchased for $250. Each webinar will also be recorded and made available to all registrants for a limited time. The 12 session bundle will now include extended access to the recordings until August 2024 via Canvas! BEST VALUE!!
Group discounts of 20% are available for groups of 5 or more participants (not limited to specific sessions or bundles)! Email Laura Lema at laura.lema@usu.edu for more information and discount codes.
These webinar topics were selected based on feedback collected during the 2022-2023 Saturday Mornings with the NRCP and past conferences. The topics were then prioritized based on responses from a participant survey shared with conference participants and across social media outlets. If you have other topics you feel would be pertinent, please feel free to email us at laura.lema@usu.edu.
We ask for your help by sharing this opportunity to all who may be interested!
