Professional Development for Paraprofessionals
More information about Paraprofessional PD requirements and certificate pathways at PESB.
Para-Bytes - Synchronous training from WEA & IPP
This course series includes 24-hour-long sessions (the first 8 sessions will take place in fall 2022, and the remaining sessions will be scheduled in winter and spring 2023). Attend whichever sessions you would like. Each session will contain a 10-15 minute video highlighting a key question, small group discussions, collaboration, and resources.
Para-Bytes is a series of 24 topics designed to offer quick information and resources to support students with disabilities in the general education setting. Designed for paraprofessionals (or substitutes or preservice educators), Para-Bytes are organized into four categories that cover everything you need to provide inclusive support to all students. Each "Byte answers common questions about inclusive education and they are conveniently organized into: Foundational Bytes, Academic Support Bytes, Behavioral Bytes, and Independence, Interdependence, and the Need to Belong Bytes.
Participants will be able to:
- Explore key questions to support students with disabilities in the general education setting
- Identify strategies to support students with disabilities in the general education setting
- Connect with colleagues and reflect on current practice
- Develop an "action step" to implement to support students with disabilities in the general education setting
Live sessions, facilitated by paraeducator Heather Njootli, will be held on Saturdays, 9-10 a.m. on Oct. 1, Oct. 8, Oct. 22, Nov. 5, Nov. 12, Dec. 3, Dec. 10 and Dec. 17.
Register for this course online here. Up to 24 clock hours are available.
For more information or questions about course offerings and registration, please email Thera Grady.
Asynchronous/Ongoing ESP Trainings
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Date & Time |
Description |
Location |
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Continuous |
WEA, Special Education Support Center & Inclusionary Practices Project - ESP professional development |
https://www.washingtonea.org/events-training/pd/professional-development-for-esps/
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Continuous |
OSPI - GLEAN |
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| Continuous | SPS required evaluation training | NEO.GOV- evaluation training |
| Continuous | PESB Subject Matter Certificates & SEL series |
https://www.pesb.wa.gov/resources-and-reports/online-learning |
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Continuous |
UW Autism Center Training |
https://depts.washington.edu/uwautism/training/uwactraining/ |
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Continuous |
National CPR foundation - recommended but not clock hours |
https://www.nationalcprfoundation.com/courses/standard-cpr-aed-first-aid/ |
The "How To's" of accessing Professional Development and claiming your time: