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It’s not just for the kids: Self-Awareness & Self-Management
In this session we will talk about self-awareness and self-management in the context of both students and adults. We will discuss …
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Lunch
Celebration and Presentation of the Para of the Year Recognition Lunch menu for in-person coming soon …
Keynote: Paras Make it Possible
Every day paraeducators help make meaningful connections with staff, students, parents and community members. Let’s celebrate your …
Behavior is Communication; What is it Telling You?
Participants will learn the basic functions/ purpose of the behavior, develop a behavior chain for youth, and then examine …
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(Para)Legal Update: What Every Paraeducator Should Know About the Law
We all know that paraeducators are the foundation to keeping our schools running, but we don’t often enough talk about how central …
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To Tell or Not to Tell? Math is the Question!
In this 45-minute session, participants will learn how to apply focusing questions and 5 Talk Moves for elementary math …
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Innovative Para-to-Teacher Program: While you Work and Remain at Home!
We as an education profession can no longer continue to rely upon traditional pathways for preparing teachers if we are going to …
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Building Relationships for Meaningful Learning
Are you assigned to work with students who struggle to engage in the classroom? Are you assigned to work with classroom teachers …
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Make & Take Wellness Session
Join the NeMTSS Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Learning specialists for an interactive session designed to help educators …
Paraprofessional’s Toolkit (90 Minute Session)
This presentation will support paraprofessionals in their daily duties as well as provide resources that can be implemented both …
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Assistive Technology Paraeducator Bootcamp (90 Minute Session)
Do you work with students who use assistive technology? Want to learn more about assistive technologies that may help the students …
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Beyond the Flashcards: How Children Learn to Read
Securing foundational reading skills is crucial for students' success in literacy. During this session, paraeducators will deepen …
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Learning to Work- Job/Task Skills Based Assessment, Instruction, and Evaluation (90 Minute Session)
This session will discuss the basic principles of building and implementing a task analysis for a job/task. Extension into basic …
Suspension & Expulsion: It’s a Preschool Problem Too
The number of students in K-12 education who are suspended or expelled across the nation is staggering. That number is multiplied …
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Augmentative and Alternative Communication Assistive Technology Paraeducator Bootcamp. (90 Minute Session)
The role of the paraeducator in supporting students who use communication devices is important. This half-day Bootcamp workshop is …
Be Informed, Confident, and Empowered
Do you ever wonder what the most effective strategies are to use when working with students? Have you heard others talk …
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What’s In It for Me? Reinforcement Strategies that Work
Reinforcement is a powerful tool that we should be using generously and frequently but is sometimes not used to its full …
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Supporting Struggling Adolescent Readers
Participants will learn about practical tools and strategies for supporting the reading development of struggling adolescent …
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Social Emotional Learning and Trauma Informed Practices for Paraeducators
"To feel safe and to feel seen. To feel valued and capable of growth. These are simple concepts—basic pillars of student …
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Supporting an Early Childhood Classroom – Meeting Rule 11 Requirements
If you are supporting an early childhood program and want ideas about how to meaningfully manage professional development …
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I Think I Work with a Student who Needs Assistive Technology. What Do I Do Now?
Have you ever worked with a student who is having difficulty and may need additional support? Paraeducators often observe these …
MTSS Makes My Head Spin
Does your head spin when you hear things like evidence-based strategies, essential elements, tiered supports and teaming …
PBIS 101: Understanding the Basics to Help All Students
Participants will learn about the essential components and practices of effective Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports …
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Cancelled – Special Considerations for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
Help Paras identify if a Deaf and Hard of Hearing students (D/HH) student is going through mental heath issues like self identify …
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Special Education Para-to-Teacher Program, Chadron State College
This session will share Chadron State's new program opportunity where paraeducators can pursue their Bachelors Degree leading to a …
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Special Education Para-to-Teacher Program UNL
Considering becoming a certified teacher? In this session we will discuss the UNL Paraeducator to Teacher Program. This is a new …
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How to Save the World: Becoming the Para Your Kids Need You to Be
Due to Technical Difficulties, The first 10 minutes of the keynote are not available. We apologize for the …
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Paraprofessionals: Tools for Your Toolkit (Part 2)
The Results Driven Accountability (RDA) Team at Black Hills Special Services Cooperative offers a Paraprofessional's Toolkit …
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PBIS 101: Understanding the Basics to Help All Students
Participants will learn about the essential components and practices of effective Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports …
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I Think I Work with a Student who Needs Assistive Technology. What Do I Do Now?
Have you ever worked with a student who is having difficulty and may need additional support? Paraeducators often observe these …
It Should Be Easier Than This? Changing the Way You Think About Behavior (Part 2)
It is no secret that paraeducators are often faced with behaviors by children that may not be easy to understand. Sometimes those …
Paraprofessionals: Tools for Your Toolkit (Part 1)
The Results Driven Accountability (RDA) Team at Black Hills Special Services Cooperative offers a Paraprofessional's Toolkit …
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Supporting Struggling Adolescent Readers
Participants will learn about practical tools and strategies for supporting the reading development of struggling adolescent …
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Social Emotional Learning and Trauma Informed Practices for Paraeducators
"To feel safe and to feel seen. To feel valued and capable of growth. These are simple concepts—basic pillars of student …
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Supporting an Early Childhood Classroom – Meeting Rule 11 Requirements
If you are supporting an early childhood program and want ideas about how to meaningfully manage professional development …
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It Should Be Easier Than This? Changing the Way you Think About Behavior (Part 1)
It is no secret that paraeducators are often faced with behaviors by children that may not be easy to understand. Sometimes those …