Grant Wood Area Education Agency is offering access to paraeducator online training for the 2022-23 school year.
What is Paraeducator Online Training?
The Master Teacher (MasterTeacher.com) is an online paraeducator training platform that includes 150+ online courses and provides paraeducators the individualized training they need, when they need it. There are a variety of topics housed under several categories (e.g. paraeducator basics, supporting students with specific disabilities in the classroom, becoming trauma informed, managing student behavior, early childhood development, autism, etc.). *see link below for more information
What does access include?
Grant Wood AEA is offering districts access to the Paraeducator Online Training program through MasterTeacher.com. With this partnership, districts can access:
• User training licenses.
• Online learning that includes over 150 courses that are 40-60 minutes in length: (Paraeducator Course List & Objectives).
• Differentiated professional development for each paraeducator throughout the year that is endorsed by CASE, created based upon the Council of Exceptional Children standards, and is acknowledged as a preferred para training resource.
• An online platform that provides individual user reports to show courses assigned, in-progress, and completed.
Rate for Grant Wood AEA Districts
Each license is significantly discounted for our districts’ use. Grant Wood AEA will pay half of the $39/user cost. Each user license will cost districts $19.50 and licenses can be added at any time.
Next Steps
Contact Leigh McEwen
lmcewen@gwaea.org