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Session 2: Management & Teamwork
Live Centra Session
PDE 2954
Have you completed…
Recorded session?
Reading article?
Color Self- Assessment
?
Discussion Forum?
Session 1 NotebookCompone
nt?
Learner Outcomes for Session 2
Review the team formation cycleDiscuss Planning Tool &
Communication ToolInvestigate your personality style and
how it effects your teams and partnerships
Stages of Team DevelopmentFormingPoliteImpersonalWatchfulGuarded
StormingConflicts ControlConfrontingOpting OutDifficultiesFeeling Stuck
NormingDeveloping SkillsEstablishing ProcedureGiving FeedbackConfronting Issues
PerformingResourcefulFlexibleOpenEffectiveSupportive
AdjourningTasks are CompleteEnd of School Year
Lesson Planning Tool
Communication Tool
Teacher Paraeducator Agreement
Schedules
DailyWeekly
Post in a
location
visible
to all
responsible
parties.
Sample Daily Schedule for ECSE Program
Time Task Staff Members 9:00-9:10 am Pick up students at bus Mrs. Adair & Ms. Jones
9:10-9:30 am Breakfast, in cafeteria Mrs. Adair & Ms. Jones
9:30-10:00 am Circle
Toileting
Mrs. Adair
Ms. Jones
10:00-11:00 am Centers – Assist students in transitioning & behavior
Individual Student Assessment
Ms. Jones
Mrs. Adair
11:00-11:10 am Clean-Up – Assist students in clean-up Ms. Jones
11:10-11:20 am Story Time
Assist students with toileting as needed
Mrs. Adair
Ms. Jones
11:20-11:30 am Take students to the bus Mrs. Adair & Ms. Jones
Colorful Personalities
Scoring
Add up the points for your a’s, b’s, c’s, and d’s.
Color in your boxes with the tallest box corresponding with to the color with the largest number, etc.
a) Blue 25
b) Gold 18
c) Orange 20
d) Green 17
Let’s Look at Your Results…Gold
Blue
Green
Orange
Gold
List makersRule followersPunctualValue privacyLook at detailsOrganizedModel studentThink in the boxDoes not take risks
Blue
Values relationships & harmonyLoves to work with othersLooks for the good in othersConcerned about othersFeelings win over logicFollow intuitionValue frequent positive recognitionOpen, caring, warm, and friendlyActive listeners
OrangeTalk about the “big picture” rather than
detailsMessy workplaceLove competition, variety & creativity “no” means “maybe”Think on their feetUtilize humorVery flexibleDoes not like rulesNeed freedom, movement, adventure, &
excitement
Green
Remain calm, cool, and collectedValue knowledge and learningIntelligent, scholarly, and logicalResearch pros and consAsks, “why?”Require alone time for reflectionLooks at overviews and then detailsLoves to take concepts to final results
So what does this mean?
Everyone has some of each “color” in them.
Your strongest color is your natural tendency.
You often have to work to bring out your other “colors.”
What color would….?
Enjoy group discussions?Enjoy researching disabilities on their own?Like developing lists?Creating an activity or plan from scratch?
A Colorful Team
What can different “colors” bring to the partnership between you and your paraeducator?
How can you work with individuals who differ from you?
Communication Opportunities
Curriculum
& Lesson
Plan
Developme
nt
Communication Opportunities
Classroom
Managem
ent
Communication Opportunities
Co-Teaching
Communication Opportunities
Accommodat
ions &
Modification
s
Communication Opportunities
Assessment
Moodle Assignments Session 2
Read article, “Working Together: Teacher-Paraeducator Collaboration.”
Discussion Forum
Paraeducator Orientation Notebook AssignmentOverview of communication planPlanning toolCommunication toolDaily or Weekly
Schedule
References & Acknowledgements
Friend, M. , & Cook, L. (2007). Interactions collaboration skills for school professionals (5th ed.). Boston: Pearson Education Inc.
Gerlach, K. (2006). Let’s team up! A checklist for paraeducators teachers and principals (4th ed.). WashingtonD DC: NEA Professional Library. http://ici/umn.edu/products/impact/152/over6.htmlThe Access Center. Working together: teacher-paraeducator collaboration. American Institutes for Research.