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Date(s) - Tuesday, August 29, 2023 - Tuesday, December 12, 2023
10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Register your paraprofessionals today for the Fall 2023 Instructional Aides Academy! Instructional aides play an increasingly critical role in the classroom, supporting the teacher and helping students learn both academically and behaviorally. Therefore, instructional aides must understand how to best support the teachers and the students. Texas ASCD is ready to help.
In this academy, instructional aides will meet virtually to receive training on building a solid relationship with the teachers they are supporting and developing a cadre of instructional strategies to use when working with students in small groups. There will be a total of 12 one-hour sessions.
Session Dates:
Aug 29: Education 101: Building a Relationship with the Teachers
Sept 5: Classroom Management in Small Group Instruction
Sept 12: High yield Instructional Strategies: Questioning Strategies
Sept 19: TEKS study
Sept 26: Think-Pair-Share and Wait Time
Oct 17: Lesson Cycle
Oct 24: Vocabulary Development
Nov 7: Visual Learning Tools (Graphic Organizers)
Nov 14: Providing Clear Feedback
Nov 28: Interactive Notebooks
Dec 5: Basic Reading Skills
Dec 12: Reading for Understanding
Sessions are recorded.