Paras

Ann, Liz, Shelbie

You 3 should come meet with me. My Ph.D. dissertation is on issues related to para educators. I have a big file or articles and a presentation or two I've given at state and national conferences. On the other hand, this is the topic I know the most about and can be most critical. Double edged sword.

__**The 9 Topics:**__ Ok so Ramsey only had one of the lit reviews on his computer so that is what im posting here. He will be getting me a photocopy of both articles by tomorrow so we can start looking at the second article as well.
 * 1) Hiring and retention
 * 2) Training
 * 3) Roles and responsibilities
 * 4) Assistant to teacher or assistant to student?(2001)
 * 5) Respect and acknowledgment
 * 6) Interactions of paraprofessionals with students and staff
 * 7) Supervision
 * 8) Indirect vs Direct services(2001)
 * 9) **Student’s perspective on paraprofessional supports**
 * 10) **School change**
 * 11) **Alternatives to the use of paraprofessionals**
 * I think I am (Liz) going to take the last three topics if that ok with you guys.
 * I would like to do 4-6 if that's ok. thanx!! - Ann
 * That is fine with me... I will take 1-3 :)

also check your email becasue you should have recieved a invite to be on the googledoc thing.

Here are the other resouces he gave me. The first Two of them we already had so thats good. Dont be overwhlemed im putting them all on, but they may not all go exactly withour topic but I thought i might as well post them.

the rest are the ones we found.... and im not srue what happened to the **helping or hovering** article so whoever posted it may try posting it again..sorry







THEMES
 * define role of para (do's and don'ts) Shelbie
 * Training of para by teacher, what is required/workshops- Liz
 * Para proximinty effects peer interactions and teacher interaction- Ann
 * new idea: para per room vs para per student