TK/K Paraeducators Workshop
This is a 3.5-hour workshop divided into 3- 50-60 minute modules with interactive activities and videos for each section and subsection. A quick assessment will be given following each larger strand.
Three major modules of this workshop are:
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Social-Emotional Development
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Language/Math Development
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Para Skills/Needs, Collaboration, Resources, Next Steps
After successful completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Understand the differences between a paraprofessional aide for all grades, and a paraprofessional aide for TK/K
- Understand the role and requirements of a paraprofessional in a TK/K program
- Explore and understand the importance of Social-Emotional Development and effective foundations for Social Interaction and the areas of environment, instruction, and the role of assessment and ways to support social-emotional development for ALL students.
- Learn about language development and its role in cognitive development, reading achievement, overall school performance, and social relations;
- Explore language development in the areas of environment, instruction, and assessment for all children;
- Learn about why focusing on number sense in transitional kindergarten is essential for young learners;
- Understand how the TK classroom environment supports mathematics development and review key interactions and strategies that promote number sense.
Course Curriculum
Powerpoint | |||
TK/K Paraeducator Powerpoint | 00:00:00 | ||
Handouts | |||
Five Dual Language Learner (DLL) Teaching Strategies | 00:00:00 | ||
Eight Mathematics Teaching Strategies | 00:00:00 | ||
Ten English Language Arts Teaching Strategies | 00:00:00 | ||
Vignettes Teachable Moments Handout | 00:00:00 | ||
Seven Social-Emotional Teaching Strategies | 00:00:00 | ||
Scripted Stories for Social Situations – Tip Sheet | 00:00:00 | ||
The Foundations: Social-Emotional Development | 00:00:00 | ||
Social-Emotional Development Handout | 00:00:00 | ||
Traditional Kindergarten Implementation Guide | 00:00:00 | ||
PRINCIPLES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING THAT INFORM PRACTICE | 00:00:00 | ||
TK/K Paraeducator Resources | 00:00:00 | ||
California Preschool Learning Foundations | 00:00:00 | ||
California Preschool Curriculum Framework | 00:00:00 | ||
Videos | |||
TK/K Video 01 | 00:00:00 | ||
TK/K Paraeducator Video 02 | 00:00:00 | ||
TK/K Paraeducator Video 03 | 00:00:00 |
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