Description

NOTE:  Please complete the first 2 online courses PRIOR to the first online check-in in October (approximately 1 hour per module).

In collaborating with the Department of Public Instruction, SEEC and NESC are excited to introduce our latest professional learning opportunity - Master Teacher Paraeducator Online Training! 

The training is designed to support North Dakota schools' paraeducators and tutors in the acquisition and application of instructional practices deemed effective for increasing K-12 students' learning outcomes. We have partnered with The Master Teacher, a company that has developed an online training platform that includes 148 self-paced courses. Participants will have free access to all courses for one year. 

Participants will complete designated courses prior to engaging in 2 scheduled synchronous, virtual connections in which they will collaborate with others in the field to: 

• Synthesize their learning 
• Ask questions
• Provide insight into their work 
• Practice their new learning and skills in a safe and inclusive setting

Required Courses from The Master Teacher Paraeducator Online Training:

Module 1: Supporting Instruction: Reading (Course 118)

• Review the meaning and activity of reading
• Learn questions to ask regarding the school district’s reading program
• Gain knowledge of the pieces that make up a balanced literacy program
• Understand the cues that readers can use to gain meaning from text
• Learn prompts for encouraging students to use reading strategies to gain meaning from text
• Recognize the stages of reading development
• Learn tips for making appropriate accommodations and modifications to reading instruction and activities

Module 2: Supporting Instruction: Writing (Course 119)

• Learn basic points about the writing process
• Understand the different ways of helping students with writing
• Learn simple rules for supporting writing instruction with students
• Gain tips for making appropriate accommodations and modifications to writing instruction and activities

Module 3: Supporting Instruction: Mathematics (Course 120)

• Gain a basic overview of the fundamentals of mathematics instruction
• Learn strategies for working with students in mathematics and, in particular, problem-solving
• Understand the role that educators play in building positive student attitudes toward mathematics
• Learn some tips for making appropriate accommodations and modifications to mathematics
• instruction and activities
• Learn techniques for providing feedback to students on right versus wrong answers

DELIVERY: This multi-day training will be delivered VIRTUALLY.  Participants will complete 3 online courses asynchronously AND participate in 2 synchronous online check-ins throughout the semester (one after Modules 1 and 2; one after Module 3).

PRESENTER: Danette Brown, Professional Learning Specialist, SEEC

AUDIENCES: Afterschool Program Staff, Paraprofessionals, and Substitute Teachers 

CREDIT:  This training will count toward 4 hours of Cafeteria Credit (for those eligible for Graduate Credit).