Paraeducator Pathway
Build your skills and strengthen your practice through a coordinated professional learning pathway designed specifically for Paraeducators. Move beyond one-time trainings with learning opportunities that build knowledge, support implementation, and promote lasting impact for students.
Recommended Participants
- Paraeducators
- Instructional Aides
- Classroom Support Staff
Download the Paraeducator Pathway Flyer for more information.
Paraeducator Training Schedule (2026-27)
Paraeducator Academy: Special Education Foundations
The focus of this webinar will be the foundations of special education. Presenters and participants will discuss key takeaways from the pre-work course on the following topics:
- Understanding the definition of a paraeducator and their responsibilities
- Key special education legislation and the basic principles of inclusion
- Key components of the IEP document
- Legal requirements around maintaining student confidentiality
- Accessing paraeducator resources
| Title | Type | Date | Time | Registration Link |
| Paraeducator Academy: Special Education Foundations | Virtual | 2/9/2027 | 2:30PM - 4:00PM | Register Here |
Paraeducator Academy: Classroom Strategies
The focus of this webinar will be strategies for the classroom. Presenters and participants will discuss key takeaways from the pre-work course on the following topics:
- Prompting and prompt fading
- Facilitating student independence
- Accommodations and modifications
- Resources for supporting student access to classroom instruction
| Title | Type | Date | Time | Registration Link |
| Paraeducator Academy: Classroom Strategies | Virtual | 2/16/2027 | 2:30PM - 4:00PM | Register Here |
Paraeducator Academy: Supporting Student Behavior
The focus of this webinar will be student behavior and executive functioning. Presenters and participants will discuss key takeaways from the pre-work course on the following topics:
- Understanding the function of behavior
- Crisis prevention: stages of behavior escalation
- Offering choices, setting limits, and other behavior management strategies
- Definition and components of executive functioning
- Accessing paraeducator resources
| Title | Type | Date | Time | Registration Link |
| Paraeducator Academy: Supporting Student Behavior | Virtual | 2/24/2027 | 2:30PM - 4:00PM | Register Here |
Universal Supports for Student Behavior (USSB)
Universal Supports for Student Behavior provides staff with actionable strategies to encourage positive behavior among all students within the educational setting. The training covers four primary strategies that educators can implement to achieve a safe, welcoming, and positive learning environment. Training activities will thread through a self-identified area of behavioral concern to allow educators to explore how to implement the provided strategies into their classroom.
| Title | Type | Date | Time | Registration Link |
| Universal Supports for Student Behavior - Part 1 | Virtual | 1/27/2027 | 1:00PM - 2:30PM | Register Here |
| Universal Supports for Student Behavior - Part 2 | Virtual | 2/3/2027 | 1:00PM - 2:30PM | Register Here |
Verbal De-Escalation
Strategies for the School Setting has been recently updated with a renewed emphasis on strategies to support students at all levels of behavioral escalation. This training will equip educators with essential communication, co-regulation, and de-escalation strategies to create safe and conducive learning environments. As a result, participants will understand the levels of behavior escalation and how to implement aligned strategies to defuse challenging situations.
| Title | Type | Date | Time | Registration Link |
| Verbal De-Escalation Part 2 | Virtual | 10/29/2026 | 1:00PM - 3:00PM | Register Here |
| Verbal De-Escalation Part 1 | Virtual | 3/16/2027 | 1:00PM - 3:00PM | Register Here |
| Verbal De-Escalation Part 2 | Virtual | 3/23/2027 | 1:00PM - 3:00PM | Register Here |
Autism: Identifying Evidence-Based Practices
In Identifying Evidenced Based Practices, participants will explore Evidenced-Based Practices (EBPs) to support students with ASD within the general education setting. As a result of this learning opportunity, educators will:
- Understand the components and use of a range of EBPs for students with ASD.
- Learn how to identify the appropriate EBP to meet a student's individualized needs.
- Explore available resources for the appropriate identification and implementation of EBPs.
| Title | Type | Date | Time | Registration Link |
| Autism: Identifying Evidence-Based Practices | Virtual | 1/21/2027 | 9:00AM - 10:00AM | Register Here |
| Autism: Identifying Evidence-Based Practices | Virtual | 2/18/2027 | 9:00AM - 10:00AM | Register Here |
| Autism: Identifying Evidence-Based Practices | Virtual | 4/15/2027 | 3:00PM - 4:00PM | Register Here |
For more information regarding Professional Learning, please contact events@edcoe.org
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