Micro-Training: A Path to Collaborative Success with Paraeducators

Abstract

Morrison and colleagues found that paraeducators desired professional development for physical education, specifically collaborative professional development–so the teachers and paraeducators can learn strategies for working together.–However, it is not always possible for paraeducators to be trained at the beginning of the school year for a number of reasons including time constraints and scheduling conflicts. The purpose of this article–is to–present–various types–of–micro-trainings–that can be provided to–paraeducators–throughout the course of the school year.

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Kristian Seeley

Kristian Seeley is an adapted physical education teacher in Virginia Beach, VA.

La-Toria Smith

La-Toria Smith is an adapted physical education teacher at the Rochester City School District in Rochester, NY.

Lauren J. Lieberman

Lauren J. Lieberman ([email protected]) is a Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Sport Studies, and Physical Education at The State University of New York at Brockport in Brockport, NY.

Michelle Grenier

Michelle Grenier is an associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH.