Paraeducator Trainings Day 2
February 21, 2022
Please join the Allegheny Intermediate Unit's Training and Consultation Team for these virtual trainings.
- All trainings are FREE and presented virtually via Zoom
- Please register for each session you choose to attend
- Each person must register individually to receive attendance credit
- Educators who work for LEAs in the AIU3 region will have priority registration
Functions of Behavior
February 21, 2022 (8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.) Dr. Carrie Frohnapfel
This session is designed for paraeducators to gain a deeper understanding of behavior analytic principles and terminology, discuss functions of behavior, and debrief about common pitfalls when working with students that engage in challenging behaviors. Practical strategies, tips, and basic procedures that participants can use to make favorable modifications in their students’ behavior will be shared throughout the training.
PLEASE NOTE: This session is a repeat of the presentation offered on January 17, 2021. If you attended this session previously, please register for a different session.
UDL Tools you Have
February 21, 2022 (8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.) Kristen Tachoir
Using NearPod
February 21, 2022 (8 a.m.-10 a.m.) Scott Dougherty
PLEASE NOTE: This session is a repeat of the presentation offered on January 17, 2021. If you attended this session previously, please register for a different session.
Special Education 101: An Overview of the Essential Components of Special Education and Disability Categories
February 21, 2022 (8 a.m.-10 a.m.) Dr. Erin Grimm
PLEASE NOTE: This session is a repeat of the presentation offered on January 17, 2021. If you attended this session previously, please register for a different session.
Enhancing Communication Skills
Not being able to speak is not the same as not having anything to say. This quote is from Rosemary Crossley. This session will take this quote one step further - Not being able to speak does not mean I am unable to learn. This session will identify and discuss goals of communication support. It will also provide tools to use to be a supportive communication partner.
Building Fact Fluency
February 21, 2022 (10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.) Dr. Shelly Burr
It is important in mathematics for students to have efficient and effective methods for solving various types of problems. In addition, we want our learners to be flexible thinkers. In this session, we will explore evidence-based strategies to acquire addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts.
PLEASE NOTE: This session is a repeat of the presentation offered on January 17, 2021. If you attended this session previously, please register for a different session.
Maximizing Student Learning: Using Prompting, Reinforcement, Error Correction & Errorless Teaching
February 21, 2022 (10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.) Dr. Kendra Bittner
Para educators will explore prompting, the prompt hierarchy, review the ABCs of behavior, learn about error correction and errorless teaching, and supporting students with communication needs in the school setting.
PLEASE NOTE: This session is a repeat of the presentation offered on January 17, 2021. If you attended this session previously, please register for a different session.
Intelligent Lives Movie Review & Discussion
February 21, 2022 (10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.) Dr. Erin Grimm
From award-winning filmmaker Dan Habib comes INTELLIGENT LIVES, a catalyst to transform the label of intellectual disability from a life sentence of isolation to a life of possibility for the most systematically segregated people in America. This session will include a screening of the film and a facilitated discussion of what it means to be intelligent. Join us as we view this amazing film and participate an a virtual discussion of essential take-aways to improve professional practice and expertise in supporting children and youth with disabilities to live their best life.
PLEASE NOTE: This session is a repeat of the presentation offered on January 17, 2021. If you attended this session previously, please register for a different session.
Disability Awareness
February 21, 2022 (1 p.m.-3 p.m.) Dr. Carrie Frohnapfel
This session will address the general characteristics of students with disabilities using categories under IDEA and recognized by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). Presenters will discuss instructional and positive behavioral strategies that paraeducators can utilize with students across educational environments. This learning experience will enable paraeducators to feel more empowered in supporting the students they serve.
PLEASE NOTE: This session is a repeat of the presentation offered on January 17, 2021. If you attended this session previously, please register for a different session.
Self-care for Paraeducators: A Focus on the Importance of Social & Emotional Well-being
February 21, 2022 (1 p.m.-3 p.m.) Shanna Bradfield
Educators can greatly benefit from learning about and practicing self-care. With increases in job and personal related stress, this training will share practical strategies that educators can put into practice right away. Taking care of yourself is the best gift you can give to yourself and students.
PLEASE NOTE: This session is a repeat of the presentation offered on January 17, 2021. If you attended this session previously, please register for a different session.
Understanding Dyslexia
February 21, 2022 (1 p.m.-3 p.m.) Kate Stuckey
Getting Started with Read & Write Google
TextHelp’s Read&Write is a subscription-based Google extension that offers reading, writing, study, and language-learning tools in the Google Chrome browser. The tools can be used by teachers and students to read material from web pages, Google Docs/Slides/Sheets, and PDF files; to write and annotate work in those tools; to capture notes; and employ word-study and language-learning tools. This session will provide a walk-through of each tool and ways they can be implemented as a universally-designed support for all learners.
Contact Information:
Content Questions:
Dr. Carrie Frohnapfel carrie.frohnapfel@aiu3.net
Scott Dougherty scott.dougherty@aiu3.net
Registration Questions:
Traci Seibert traci.seibert@aiu3.net
Email: traci.seibert@aiu3.net
Website: aiu3.net
Location: 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, USA
Phone: 412-394-5700