WCTAA Websites for Professional Learning updated 6/8/2020
Alison offers a nice suite of classes for a Teacher Assistant course of study
https://alison.com/occupation/teacher-assistant
duolingo
Here is a link from Google- it was on Facebook but may be worth a watch or look through. Especially since many of you are VERY close to sitting for Google Certified Educator tests, and there may be some answers right here for you.
https://teachfromhome.google/intl/en/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=PaidSocial&utm_campaign=2020Q2-NA-US-TfH-1008404-PaidMedia&dclid=CMq5gqH2gOkCFcqgnwods8MFbw
Here is the link for Conscious Discipline free webinars:
https://mailchi.mp/consciousdiscipline/covid-19-for-educators?e=cea7275786
After you click on this link, when you are on the page notice the second and third paragraphs, FREE WEBINAR SERIES: UNDERSTANDING TRAUMA WITH DR. BAILEY & FREE PREMIUM RESOURCE MEMBERSHIPS. There is a link at the end of each paragraph. When you click on those, put both items in your cart. They should both be free for 90 days! Then proceed to check out. They will first send you a Your Account Has Been Created email, then a Your Order Is Now Complete email. In the second email you will get an invoice number and mid-way in the invoice you can follow the link that says you can access your content from your account.
Autism Focused Intervention Resources and Modules
https://afirm.fpg.unc.edu/
Ted Talk
WCTAA Websites for Professional Learning updated 5/11/2020
Most sites do require that you create an account
Alison offers a nice suite of classes for a Teacher Assistant course of study
https://alison.com/occupation/teacher-assistant
duolingo
Here is a link from Google- it was on Facebook but may be worth a watch or look through. Especially since many of you are VERY close to sitting for Google Certified Educator tests, and there may be some answers right here for you.
https://teachfromhome.google/intl/en/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=PaidSocial&utm_campaign=2020Q2-NA-US-TfH-1008404-PaidMedia&dclid=CMq5gqH2gOkCFcqgnwods8MFbw
Here is the link for Conscious Discipline free webinars:
https://mailchi.mp/consciousdiscipline/covid-19-for-educators?e=cea7275786
After you click on this link, when you are on the page notice the second and third paragraphs, FREE WEBINAR SERIES: UNDERSTANDING TRAUMA WITH DR. BAILEY & FREE PREMIUM RESOURCE MEMBERSHIPS. There is a link at the end of each paragraph. When you click on those, put both items in your cart. They should both be free for 90 days! Then proceed to check out. They will first send you a Your Account Has Been Created email, then a Your Order Is Now Complete email. In the second email you will get an invoice number and mid-way in the invoice you can follow the link that says you can access your content from your account.
Autism Focused Intervention Resources and Modules
https://afirm.fpg.unc.edu/
Ted Talk
WCPSS Remote Learning resources
https://sites.google.com/wcpss.net/instructional-continuity-wcpss/support-for-staff
This link has another link to NCDPI resources
https://sites.google.com/wcpss.net/onlineprofessionallearning/home
Screencastify https://www.screencasttify.com/courses
Certification Courses | The #1 Screen Recorder for Chrome
Genius! Instructor: Alice Keeler Length: 45 minutes Learn how to marry Screencastify with Google Apps as you plan and execute a lesson. If you're an educator at a Google school, this is the course for you!
www.screencastify.com
Discovery Education is also good.
EdWeb.net offers many free webinars. EdWebinars provide 1 hour of professional development and you can print a certificate. Their web address is:
https://home.edweb.net/webinars/
This particular EdWebinar stood out to me:
"Teaching Systematic and Differentiated Word Study During Guided Reading" - a free webinar with with Jan Richardson and Michèle Dufresne on Monday,March30. https://home.edweb.net/webinar/readingk820200330/
Here is the link to the WCPSS Letterland Canvas Course. Once you are in Rapid Identity, you can click this link and then select "join course". This is not a paced "course" per se. It is simply a collection of videos and other information. https://wcpss.instructure.com/courses/99969
If you are interested in building your knowledge of the Letterland program, there are some great training videos on this site. If you jump around in this site, you will see videos for the program overall and then some short videos explaining the program components.
For those of you who work with K-2, spending a little bit of time exploring these resources could help you support your students.
https://us.letterland.com/training-videos
Training videos | Letterland Phonics
Training Videos. The videos provided here are designed to give you and overview of how Letterland works across the grade levels. There are also individual videos of the key teaching techniques used in Letterland. These Tricks and Strategies motivate children to read, write and spell confidently. Once the children learn them they can use the ...
us.letterland.com
Classcraft - Professional development to help you plan for COVID-19:
https://info.classcraft.com/20200312-free-pd
Pro Solutions: Unless your school system has a subscription, the cost of this is pretty steep - $99 for a year. However, they do offer 100's of hours of professional development. https://www.prosolutionstraining.com/store/product/?tProductVersion_id=279
ASCD: Free webinars: This has a tab with free webinars.
http://www.ascd.org/professional-development/webinars.aspx
Share My Lesson: Paraprofessional and School Related Personnel Resources
https://sharemylesson.com/collections/paraprofessional
NC iStation Instructional Videos:
https://www.istation.com/northcarolina
Google Certification Training:
https://teachercenter.withgoogle.com/training
https://wakeconnect.wcpss.net/sites/itlms/SitePage/6805/digital-resources
https://webinars.create-abilities.com/growth-mindset
https://sites.google.com/wcpss.net/instructional-continuity-wcpss/learning-resources/pre-k
UEB Online: Learn Braille Online - Completely free. At the end of Module 1 and 2 you can purchase a completion certificate but it is not mandatory. https://uebonline.org/
The Place: The Friday Institute - Online Professional Learning for Educators at the Friday Institute. Free. https://place.fi.ncsu.edu/
edX.org: Education and Teacher Training Courses - Courses are free. To obtain a certificate/documentation costs. https://www.edx.org/course/subject/education-teacher-training
Books to read
Our school created a google classroom using three IAs as instructors and the other IAs as students. We use google meet and record one or two chapters then assign the students to read and answer questions about the chapters that they have read. We then use google meet to discuss the answers and the book once or twice a week. We will rotate the instructors with each book so that we all get time to be both the instructors and student. It is so much fun!
Google Apps for Littles
50 Things You Can Do with Google Classroom
Our Iceberg is Melting
Who Moved My Cheese?
Diane Ravitch, in her new book Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance to Privatization and the Fight to Save America's Public Schools, writes of those who have privatized the schools. These "Disrupters" believe America's schools should be run like businesses, with teachers incentivized with threats and bonuses, and schools that need to enter into the age of the gig economy in which children are treated like customers or products.
WCPSS has directed parents to this resource so you can look at their suggestions.
UNC-TV At-Home Learning
UNC-TV and the NC Department of Public Instruction are partnering to bring standards-aligned educational content to all students for free.
www.unctv.org
Kyte learning K - from the rapid identity home page it has a blue background. Take whatever looks interesting to you, but make sure you are logged into your school account. I HIGHLY recommend getting Google certified - it will take time but provide you with A TON of information.
Ashland University Autism Modules- free - and you can pick and choose. We all work with students who are on the spectrum and there are tools that are good for all! https://autisminternetmodules.org/
Autism Internet Modules | Welcome
Explore Modules Covering a Variety of Topics. AIM is designed to provide high-quality information and professional development for anyone who supports, instructs, works with, or lives with someone with autism.
autisminternetmodules.org
If you have a Netflix account watch Teach Us All. Log on to PBIS and watch Pushout. Listen to a podcast related to learning.
www.PBIS.org - We are a PBIS school and our core values align with this. Become an expert and explore the website! Learn about the 3 tiers of behavior and intervention. Make a list of the students you work with and the biggest 'issue' they have. Then go to www.pbisworld.com and click on a behavior that aligns with each student. Prepare and present some ideas to your coordinating teacher to try when we go back to school!
PBISWorld.com Home Page
PBISWorld.com is a comprehensive and easy to use tier 1 through tier 3 PBIS (positive interventions and supports) tool and resource that includes data tracking tools and much more! PBIS World also provides The PBIS World Book (a printable version of the website), discussion on behavior, behavior analysis, problem solving, ideas, inspiration, and so much more!
www.pbisworld.com
Go to Teaching Tolerance and read any article! https://www.tolerance.org/
Teaching Tolerance | Diversity, Equity And Justice
Teaching Tolerance provides free resources to educators—teachers, administrators, counselors and other practitioners—who work with children from kindergarten through high school. Educators use our materials to supplement the curriculum, to inform their practices, and to create civil and inclusive school communities where children are respected, valued and welcome participants.
www.tolerance.org
Listen to these podcasts and log your time! https://www.weareteachers.com/must-listen-podcasts/
These courses are baller and you can do them at your own pace. https://www.tolerance.org/professional-development/self-guided-learning
This is a course specifically for Special Education Instructional Assistants.
https://wcpss.truenorthlogic.com/ia/empari/learning2/course/viewCourseSearch?courseId=11715
Autism Focused Intervention Resources and Modules https://afirm.fpg.unc.edu/functional-communication-training
Mindful Morning Meditations
http://www.mindfulteacher.com/www.mindfulteacher.com/practice/morning-guided-meditation-teachers.html
Online Courses
https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/ivy-league-free-online-courses-a0d7ae675869/?fbclid=IwAR0Mzjb6tkYtLJLOb6yoaFEg_jyXt9Tst8Gz9JEij-sAbENdsp1Ar3JAQXY
https://www.coursera.org/
Math and Science Games due to COVID 19 they are giving full access to Legends
https://www.legendsoflearning.com/
Podcasts
Teacher Assistants/Learning Support Assistants and behavior Management http://www.pivotalpodcast.com/teaching-assistants-learning-support-assistants-and-behaviour-management-pp7/
Teaching Keating with Weston and Molly Kieschnick
https://www.legendsoflearning.com/
Ten Minute Teacher
https://www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast/
Truth for Teachers
https://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/truth-for-teachers-podcast/?utm_source=drip&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=A+calming+reminder+about+what+matters+most+right+now...
The Wired Differently
https://holly-moses.mykajabi.com/podcast
The Power of Journaling for Teachers
https://www.theteachingspace.com/blog/journaling
Lunch and Learn
https://sites.google.com/wcpss.net/digital-learning-coordinators/lunch-learn
Alison offers a nice suite of classes for a Teacher Assistant course of study
https://alison.com/occupation/teacher-assistant
duolingo
Here is a link from Google- it was on Facebook but may be worth a watch or look through. Especially since many of you are VERY close to sitting for Google Certified Educator tests, and there may be some answers right here for you.
https://teachfromhome.google/intl/en/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=PaidSocial&utm_campaign=2020Q2-NA-US-TfH-1008404-PaidMedia&dclid=CMq5gqH2gOkCFcqgnwods8MFbw
Here is the link for Conscious Discipline free webinars:
https://mailchi.mp/consciousdiscipline/covid-19-for-educators?e=cea7275786
After you click on this link, when you are on the page notice the second and third paragraphs, FREE WEBINAR SERIES: UNDERSTANDING TRAUMA WITH DR. BAILEY & FREE PREMIUM RESOURCE MEMBERSHIPS. There is a link at the end of each paragraph. When you click on those, put both items in your cart. They should both be free for 90 days! Then proceed to check out. They will first send you a Your Account Has Been Created email, then a Your Order Is Now Complete email. In the second email you will get an invoice number and mid-way in the invoice you can follow the link that says you can access your content from your account.
Autism Focused Intervention Resources and Modules
https://afirm.fpg.unc.edu/
Ted Talk
WCTAA Websites for Professional Learning updated 5/11/2020
Most sites do require that you create an account
Alison offers a nice suite of classes for a Teacher Assistant course of study
https://alison.com/occupation/teacher-assistant
duolingo
Here is a link from Google- it was on Facebook but may be worth a watch or look through. Especially since many of you are VERY close to sitting for Google Certified Educator tests, and there may be some answers right here for you.
https://teachfromhome.google/intl/en/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=PaidSocial&utm_campaign=2020Q2-NA-US-TfH-1008404-PaidMedia&dclid=CMq5gqH2gOkCFcqgnwods8MFbw
Here is the link for Conscious Discipline free webinars:
https://mailchi.mp/consciousdiscipline/covid-19-for-educators?e=cea7275786
After you click on this link, when you are on the page notice the second and third paragraphs, FREE WEBINAR SERIES: UNDERSTANDING TRAUMA WITH DR. BAILEY & FREE PREMIUM RESOURCE MEMBERSHIPS. There is a link at the end of each paragraph. When you click on those, put both items in your cart. They should both be free for 90 days! Then proceed to check out. They will first send you a Your Account Has Been Created email, then a Your Order Is Now Complete email. In the second email you will get an invoice number and mid-way in the invoice you can follow the link that says you can access your content from your account.
Autism Focused Intervention Resources and Modules
https://afirm.fpg.unc.edu/
Ted Talk
WCPSS Remote Learning resources
https://sites.google.com/wcpss.net/instructional-continuity-wcpss/support-for-staff
This link has another link to NCDPI resources
https://sites.google.com/wcpss.net/onlineprofessionallearning/home
Screencastify https://www.screencasttify.com/courses
Certification Courses | The #1 Screen Recorder for Chrome
Genius! Instructor: Alice Keeler Length: 45 minutes Learn how to marry Screencastify with Google Apps as you plan and execute a lesson. If you're an educator at a Google school, this is the course for you!
www.screencastify.com
Discovery Education is also good.
EdWeb.net offers many free webinars. EdWebinars provide 1 hour of professional development and you can print a certificate. Their web address is:
https://home.edweb.net/webinars/
This particular EdWebinar stood out to me:
"Teaching Systematic and Differentiated Word Study During Guided Reading" - a free webinar with with Jan Richardson and Michèle Dufresne on Monday,March30. https://home.edweb.net/webinar/readingk820200330/
Here is the link to the WCPSS Letterland Canvas Course. Once you are in Rapid Identity, you can click this link and then select "join course". This is not a paced "course" per se. It is simply a collection of videos and other information. https://wcpss.instructure.com/courses/99969
If you are interested in building your knowledge of the Letterland program, there are some great training videos on this site. If you jump around in this site, you will see videos for the program overall and then some short videos explaining the program components.
For those of you who work with K-2, spending a little bit of time exploring these resources could help you support your students.
https://us.letterland.com/training-videos
Training videos | Letterland Phonics
Training Videos. The videos provided here are designed to give you and overview of how Letterland works across the grade levels. There are also individual videos of the key teaching techniques used in Letterland. These Tricks and Strategies motivate children to read, write and spell confidently. Once the children learn them they can use the ...
us.letterland.com
Classcraft - Professional development to help you plan for COVID-19:
https://info.classcraft.com/20200312-free-pd
Pro Solutions: Unless your school system has a subscription, the cost of this is pretty steep - $99 for a year. However, they do offer 100's of hours of professional development. https://www.prosolutionstraining.com/store/product/?tProductVersion_id=279
ASCD: Free webinars: This has a tab with free webinars.
http://www.ascd.org/professional-development/webinars.aspx
Share My Lesson: Paraprofessional and School Related Personnel Resources
https://sharemylesson.com/collections/paraprofessional
NC iStation Instructional Videos:
https://www.istation.com/northcarolina
Google Certification Training:
https://teachercenter.withgoogle.com/training
https://wakeconnect.wcpss.net/sites/itlms/SitePage/6805/digital-resources
https://webinars.create-abilities.com/growth-mindset
https://sites.google.com/wcpss.net/instructional-continuity-wcpss/learning-resources/pre-k
UEB Online: Learn Braille Online - Completely free. At the end of Module 1 and 2 you can purchase a completion certificate but it is not mandatory. https://uebonline.org/
The Place: The Friday Institute - Online Professional Learning for Educators at the Friday Institute. Free. https://place.fi.ncsu.edu/
edX.org: Education and Teacher Training Courses - Courses are free. To obtain a certificate/documentation costs. https://www.edx.org/course/subject/education-teacher-training
Books to read
Our school created a google classroom using three IAs as instructors and the other IAs as students. We use google meet and record one or two chapters then assign the students to read and answer questions about the chapters that they have read. We then use google meet to discuss the answers and the book once or twice a week. We will rotate the instructors with each book so that we all get time to be both the instructors and student. It is so much fun!
Google Apps for Littles
50 Things You Can Do with Google Classroom
Our Iceberg is Melting
Who Moved My Cheese?
Diane Ravitch, in her new book Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance to Privatization and the Fight to Save America's Public Schools, writes of those who have privatized the schools. These "Disrupters" believe America's schools should be run like businesses, with teachers incentivized with threats and bonuses, and schools that need to enter into the age of the gig economy in which children are treated like customers or products.
WCPSS has directed parents to this resource so you can look at their suggestions.
UNC-TV At-Home Learning
UNC-TV and the NC Department of Public Instruction are partnering to bring standards-aligned educational content to all students for free.
www.unctv.org
Kyte learning K - from the rapid identity home page it has a blue background. Take whatever looks interesting to you, but make sure you are logged into your school account. I HIGHLY recommend getting Google certified - it will take time but provide you with A TON of information.
Ashland University Autism Modules- free - and you can pick and choose. We all work with students who are on the spectrum and there are tools that are good for all! https://autisminternetmodules.org/
Autism Internet Modules | Welcome
Explore Modules Covering a Variety of Topics. AIM is designed to provide high-quality information and professional development for anyone who supports, instructs, works with, or lives with someone with autism.
autisminternetmodules.org
If you have a Netflix account watch Teach Us All. Log on to PBIS and watch Pushout. Listen to a podcast related to learning.
www.PBIS.org - We are a PBIS school and our core values align with this. Become an expert and explore the website! Learn about the 3 tiers of behavior and intervention. Make a list of the students you work with and the biggest 'issue' they have. Then go to www.pbisworld.com and click on a behavior that aligns with each student. Prepare and present some ideas to your coordinating teacher to try when we go back to school!
PBISWorld.com Home Page
PBISWorld.com is a comprehensive and easy to use tier 1 through tier 3 PBIS (positive interventions and supports) tool and resource that includes data tracking tools and much more! PBIS World also provides The PBIS World Book (a printable version of the website), discussion on behavior, behavior analysis, problem solving, ideas, inspiration, and so much more!
www.pbisworld.com
Go to Teaching Tolerance and read any article! https://www.tolerance.org/
Teaching Tolerance | Diversity, Equity And Justice
Teaching Tolerance provides free resources to educators—teachers, administrators, counselors and other practitioners—who work with children from kindergarten through high school. Educators use our materials to supplement the curriculum, to inform their practices, and to create civil and inclusive school communities where children are respected, valued and welcome participants.
www.tolerance.org
Listen to these podcasts and log your time! https://www.weareteachers.com/must-listen-podcasts/
These courses are baller and you can do them at your own pace. https://www.tolerance.org/professional-development/self-guided-learning
This is a course specifically for Special Education Instructional Assistants.
https://wcpss.truenorthlogic.com/ia/empari/learning2/course/viewCourseSearch?courseId=11715
Autism Focused Intervention Resources and Modules https://afirm.fpg.unc.edu/functional-communication-training
Mindful Morning Meditations
http://www.mindfulteacher.com/www.mindfulteacher.com/practice/morning-guided-meditation-teachers.html
Online Courses
https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/ivy-league-free-online-courses-a0d7ae675869/?fbclid=IwAR0Mzjb6tkYtLJLOb6yoaFEg_jyXt9Tst8Gz9JEij-sAbENdsp1Ar3JAQXY
https://www.coursera.org/
Math and Science Games due to COVID 19 they are giving full access to Legends
https://www.legendsoflearning.com/
Podcasts
Teacher Assistants/Learning Support Assistants and behavior Management http://www.pivotalpodcast.com/teaching-assistants-learning-support-assistants-and-behaviour-management-pp7/
Teaching Keating with Weston and Molly Kieschnick
https://www.legendsoflearning.com/
Ten Minute Teacher
https://www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast/
Truth for Teachers
https://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/truth-for-teachers-podcast/?utm_source=drip&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=A+calming+reminder+about+what+matters+most+right+now...
The Wired Differently
https://holly-moses.mykajabi.com/podcast
The Power of Journaling for Teachers
https://www.theteachingspace.com/blog/journaling
Lunch and Learn
https://sites.google.com/wcpss.net/digital-learning-coordinators/lunch-learn