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.