Ct.gov Connecticut’s Official State Website
Paraeducator Information and Resources
https://portal.ct.gov/SDE/Paraeducator/Paraeducator-Information-and-Resources

Paracenter .org
https://paracenter.org/researchers/bibliography/paraeducator-ethical-and-legal-issues

Universal Design for Learning (UDL): A teacher’s guide
https://www.understood.org/en/articles/understanding-universal-design-for-learning

Pacer.org
https://www.pacer.org/ec/assistive-technology/

CT. SDE Publications Assistive Technology Guidelines Section 2 for Infants and Toddlers
https://portal.ct.gov/SDE/Publications/Assistive-Technology-Guidelines-Section-2-For-Infants-and-Toddlers-under-IDEA-PartC/Assistive-Technology-as-Part-C-Service

New England Assistive Technology (NEAT)
https://assistivetechnology.oakhillct.org/

Understood.org
https://www.understood.org/

Common Classroom Accommodations and Modifications in School
https://www.understood.org/en/articles/common-classroom-accommodations-and-modifications

How to Use Accommodations and Modifications in the Classroom
https://www.understood.org/en/articles/how-to-use-accommodations-and-modifications-in-the-classroom

A Day in Our Shoes
https://adayinourshoes.com

Ultimate List id IEP Accommodations and Strategies (SDIs)
24 IEP Accommodations and Strategies for Self Regulation in the Classroom

Team Communication: Effective Group Collaboration and Teamwork
https://www.crystalknows.com/blog/team-communication#:~:text=When%20team%20members%20are%20able,risk%20of%20misunderstandings%20or%20conflict.

10 Behavior Management Strategies for Educational Assistants & Paraprofessionals
https://www.crisisprevention.com/Blog/paraprofessional-behavior-management-strategies

Paraprofessional Duties: Understand Your Role as a Paraprofessional in 2022
https://www.hiration.com/blog/paraprofessional-duties/

Building Positive Relationships with Young Children, Center on Social Emotional Foundations for Early Learning, (CSEFEL), Vanderbilt University
http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/modules/module1/handout5.pdf

CT Paraprofessionals Guide to Challenging Behaviors
https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SDE/Paraeducator/paras_brief_behavior.pdf

What is Mid-Tech and High-Tech AAC
https://www.communicationcommunity.com/aacfileshightech/

Assistive Devices Broken Down by Category
https://mn.gov/admin/at/getting-started/understanding-at/types/

When to Use Mid-Tech AAC
https://www.communicationcommunity.com/when-to-use-mid-tech-aac/

Mid-Tech devices
https://www.pinterest.com/simontechcenter/mid-tech-aac/

Assistive Technology – No Tech, Low Tech, High Tech, By Kelsey Clauson
https://edusites.uregina.ca/clausontechblog/2018/11/20/assistive-technology-no-tech-low-tech-high-tech/

Formal vs. Informal Assessment: 15 Key Differences & Similarities
https://www.formpl.us/blog/formal-vs-informal-assessment

Effective Strategies and Approaches for Paraeducators to Support Children During Virtual Learning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhWgutx_55U

Paraeducators at Work (30 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snLAFlIE8qg

Formative vs. Summative vs. Diagnostic Assessment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI-YgK-l4Sg

Resources for Paraeducators and Fine Tuning your Skills
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/school-me/id1277850181?i=1000463454746

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok0irMNfKmY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWnbHPMg2EA

https://mn.gov/deaf-commission/advocacy-issues/education/iep-discussion-guide/webinars/mock-iep-meeting-a-student-with-special-needs.jsp

Paraeducator the Things You Hear
https://player.fm/series/paraeducator-the-things-you-hear/what-is-a-paraeducator

My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay by Cari Best (cane, no tech, and braille type writer low tech)

The Seeing Stick by Jane Yolen (cane, no tech)

Look Up, Jung Jin-Ho (Wheelchair, low tech)

Hello Goodbye Dog by Maria Gianferrari (wheelchair, low tech)

The Boy Who Saw too much by (Part of the Romeo Riley Private Detective Series) by April Whitt (electronic communication device, high tech )

How Katie Got a Voice by Pat Mervine (electronic communication device, high tech; wheelchair, low tech)

Sara’s Surprise by Nan Holcomb (augmentative communication device, high tech)

A Screaming Kind of Day by Rachna Gilmore (hearing aids, mid tech)

Hands and Hearts by Donna Jo Napoli (no tech)

Proud To Be Deaf, by Ava Lili and Nick Beese (sign language, no tech)

All the Ways I Hear You by Priscila Soares (bilateral bone anchored hearing system, high tech)