Paraeducator Professional Learning Series
Paraeducator Learning Series
Empowering instructional support teams with evidence-based strategies, classroom management interventions, and collaborative skills to maximize student success across Michigan.
Core Learning Modules & Scope
Foundational Scaffolding Tracks:
- Behavioral Intervention Support: Implementing Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), understanding function-based behaviors, and tracking real-time data metrics.
- Instructional Accommodations: Navigating explicit learning modifications, leveraging assistive technology inputs, and supporting independent student task completion.
- Inclusionary Collaboration: Strengthening communication loops between supervising special education teachers, general education teams, and auxiliary support staff.
Specialty Focus Areas:
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Strategies: Designing structured visual schedules, managing prompt hierarchy paradigms, and supporting sensory processing adjustments.
- Crisis De-escalation Frameworks: Utilizing trauma-informed strategies to spot environmental triggers early and maintain safe classroom balance.
Why This Series Matters
Paraeducators are crucial to the delivery of specialized instruction in inclusive settings. This series provides direct, practical training pipelines to help school teams meet compliance standards, reduce staff burnout, and elevate student achievement.
Certificates of completion and matching professional learning credit hours (SCECHs) are tracked for institutional compliance alignment.
Cohort Registration
Ready to enroll your district's support staff or register as an individual paraeducator? Access active seats through the central member system portal.
Registration →Program Support & Logistics
For specialized district booking requests, custom invoicing queries, or individual SCECH tracking questions, reach out to the professional development operations team at lindseyzeller@maase.org.
The Michigan Association of Administrators of Special Education (MAASE) is a statewide network of educational leaders advancing equitable outcomes for students with disabilities through leadership, collaboration, and advocacy.