ParaSharp Series
Empower Your Paraeducators
ParaSharp gives your paraprofessionals the essential mindset and actionable skills to better address challenging behavior, build stronger relationships, and be more effective with students.
Over two weeks of instruction are lost every year to disruptive student behavior, and paraeducators are often on the frontlines of it. More than ever, it is essential to provide paras with the job-specific, bite-sized training they need to feel supported and skilled in addressing challenging behavior.
This very clear and critical need inspired us to build ParaSharp, an online PD solution that builds confidence, improves effectiveness, and increases job satisfaction for paraeducators. This on-demand series includes quick 3 to 13-minute videos, interactive discussions, planning and tracking tools, and more. Empower your paras with ParaSharp, and use it to:
- Clarify paraprofessional roles and boundaries
- Understand and address challenging behaviors
- Avoid power struggles with students
- Develop positive relationships
- Support students’ diverse learning needs
- Create common language between Special education and General education staff
- And more
ParaSharp toolkit includes:
- 3- to 13-minute best practice coaching videos covering common situations and challenges faced by paraprofessionals
- Summaries and interactive discussion tools for ongoing professional learning
- Printable “Insight Sheet” reference guides for anytime reminders
- Quizzes and certificates to measure and display concepts and strategies
- Administrative tools to assign and track progress
- Ready-to-use training that can be flexibly implemented – use in trainings, meetings, PLCs, or independently
ParaSharp Topics:
Maintaining Appropriate Boundaries
Effectively Managing Challenging Behavior
Understanding the Impacts of Trauma
Teaching Social & Emotional Skills
Providing Strong SPED Support
Building Positive Relationships
Skillfully Managing Crisis Situations
Understanding the Importance of Wellness
What Our Partners Are Saying
When surveyed, 92% of paraeducators agreed that using ParaSharp made them feel better prepared to effectively address student behavior.
