Full course description
This course ends on December 31, 2025. There will be no extra time given to finish it. The new 2026 course is open for enrollment and begins on January 1, 2026.This self-study program is organized into nine required learning modules and two optional modules. Each module takes approximately one to one and a half hours to complete and engages multidisciplinary strategies to provide you opportunities to engage and build community with students, as well as set you up for success as a paraeducator in the classroom.
Module 1 - Roles and Responsibilities
Module 2 - Organization and Management in the Classroom
Module 3 - Developing Instructional Skills
Module 4 - Effective Communications with Students. Teachers and Other Professionals
Module 5 - Ethical Issues for Paraeducators
Module 6 - Introduction to Special Education
Module 7 - Behavior Management
Module 8 - Observing and Measuring Student Performance
Module 9 - Autism Spectrum Disorders (Optional)
Module 10 - Transition/Job Coaching (Optional)