EXTERNAL PD INFO: Free Professional Learning to Support Arizona Paraeducators!

The Center for Technical Assistance in Excellence for Special Education (TAESE), in partnership with ADE/ESS, is pleased to offer Saturday Mornings with the NRCP for free to all paraeducators, teachers, and administrators working in Arizona public education agencies.

The National Resource Center for Paraeducators, Related Service Providers, and Interveners (NRCP) hosts the two-hour sessions on the second Saturday of each month through July 2024. The sessions are based on the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Core Competencies for Special Education Paraeducators and include topics such as paraeducator roles and responsibilities and effective behavior management strategies.

Upcoming webinars will occur on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and will include the following topics:

March 9, 2024

Strategies for Students with Autism who are Nonspeaking

April 13, 2024

Supporting Students Who Are DeafBlind in Classroom Settings

May 11, 2024

Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Supports: How to Safely De-Escalate

Register for Saturday Mornings with the NRCP.

Virtual seats for the live webinars are available on a first-come, first-served basis. All who register will have extended access to the 2023–2024 recordings via a Canvas site until August 2024. Those who register will receive information on how to access the recordings.

The attached flyer includes additional information about the professional learning series. Please email Laura Lema with any questions.
Flyer may be found here.