Study Groups As a Professional Development Model for Paraprofessionals

Paraprofessional Study Groups: CT’s alternative professional development opportunity for paraprofessionals Kjell Fenn, Consultant Connecticut State Education Resource Center (SERC)

SERC – State Education Resource Center ,[object Object],[object Object]

SERC – State Education Resource Center ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Initiative history ,[object Object],[object Object]

Initiative Information ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Initiative Information ,[object Object],[object Object],Developed by the CT State Education Resource Center, 2005

In collaboration with AFT ,[object Object],[object Object]

Paraprofessional Workforce ,[object Object],[object Object]

Federal legislation – NCLB & IDEA ‘04 ,[object Object],[object Object]

The Study Groups ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What is a study group? ,[object Object]

The facilitator ,[object Object]

Study Group participants ,[object Object]

Administrative support ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],     X X X

Curricula ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

SERC Support ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],     

Study Group Formation ,[object Object]

Study Group Marketing ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Tasks and Expectations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Tasks and Expectations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Who’s participating? Teaching & Learning 545 LEARN (PK-5) RESC PBS 117 Special Ed. Facility () Private Roles of Paras 2,449 Middle School (6-8) Plainfield LRE 2,467 Elementary (K-5) Rocky Hill Learning Styles 19,232 Elementary (K-4) New Haven Various 2,449 Elementary (4-5) Plainfield Study topic # students in district School (grades) District PBS 22,690 Magnet (K-8) Bridgeport PBS 294 Jumoke Academy (K-6) Hartford Discipline/PBS 2,733 Intermediate (5-8) Killingly Specific Disabilities 2,376 Intermediate (3-5) Suffield

Who’s participating? Suffield Hartford Rocky Hill Killingly Plainfield Cheshire New Haven Old Lyme Bridgeport

Project Evaluation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Reality Check/ Lessons Learned ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Reality Check/ Lessons Learned ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Reality Check/ Lessons Learned ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Reality Check/ Lessons Learned ,[object Object],[object Object]

SWOT Results ,[object Object],S W O T

Next Year – 2006-07 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Thank You ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Job-embedded Professional Development ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],back

Study Group Packet consists of ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],back

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