Episode 47: What Your Paraprofessionals Want From a Supervisor- Part 2

2021-08-11

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#47 What Your Paraprofessionals Want From a Supervisor-Part 2Today’s episode is Part 2 of the Paraprofessional Interview Series. Each week in August, I will have a different paraprofessional come on the show to talk about their experiences in the classroom from what they need from their teachers to what training they desire to what support they crave.And all of this coincides with my course The How-To Guide to Training Your Paraprofessionals. Now the cart doesn’t open until Aug 21 but you can get on the waitlist now and...

#47 What Your Paraprofessionals Want From a Supervisor-Part 2

Today’s episode is Part 2 of the Paraprofessional Interview Series.

Each week in August, I will have a different paraprofessional come on the show to talk about their experiences in the classroom from what they need from their teachers to what training they desire to what support they crave.

And all of this coincides with my course The How-To Guide to Training Your Paraprofessionals. Now the cart doesn’t open until Aug 21 but you can get on the waitlist now and receive all the information once it opens. All you have to do is go to https://www.spedprepacademy.com/waitlist and sign up. It’s that easy.

With it being back to school season and for all of us who work within the field of special education whether you are a teacher, or an administrator or a related service provider...working with paraprofessionals is a large part of your job.

And having taught for 26 years, I have had lots and lots of experience of working with paraprofessionals...and it can be a very stressful part or it can be a very rewarding part. And if I had to guess, I’d say that most special education teachers feel that way.

It takes time to learn how to be a good leader and it takes a certain mindset to be able to acknowledge that these paraprofessionals, or paras or assistants whatever you call them...they are important to our success as special educators and we couldn’t do our jobs without them.

Today’s guest is Nikki Lawder. Nikki was a former paraprofessional in my department before moving to work in a nearby town that put her in the same district as her children and man has she been missed. Nikki was one of the best and that’s why I asked her to come on the show today so that she could share her viewpoint on being a para and what she needs and wants from her supervisors.

Nikki shares: