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Ep #22: Appreciating Your Paraprofessionals: Quick & Easy Ways to Show Your Gratitude
I hate the words "JUST a paraprofessional." There is no JUST about it. These individuals are worth their weight in gold.
I love to show my appreciation to my paras but feel like I get in a rut and give them the same things all the time. Not that they aren’t appreciative of donuts and pop, but I would love to get some additional ideas to show my appreciation to my amazing team.
My paraprofessionals are my right hand and sometimes 1/2 my brain.
Special Education teachers cannot do what they do and be successful at it without the help of the special angels who work in our classrooms.
They are able to make strong connections with our students and often know the kids strengths & weaknesses better than I do.
So, because they are so important to my classroom, I want them to feel appreciated often.
But I get bogged down in my days and weeks and often forget to let them know how important they are to me.
Today's guest, Jessica Buckley, is a young, bubbly, creative special educator who helps supervise 15 paraprofessionals. Listen in as she shares with us her ideas of how to show appreciation to the people who make our lives easier.
You can get access to her Paraprofessional Appreciation product here
and to my Paraprofessional Interest Form here.
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