course description

Paraeducators must understand individual student needs for the particular level of support, the degree of accommodation or modification, and instructional method that would best facilitate learning. This course is designed to provide these instructional strategies for use in inclusive classrooms, resource rooms, and self-contained settings.

Type of Course Self-paced course course length  OPI Professional Development Units Audience Paraeducators
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Type: Self-paced
Audience: Paraeducators
OPI Professional Development Units: 6 hours
course description

This course will address professionalism, legal aspects, classroom management, and strategies to successfully serve as a substitute or guest teacher. It is designed to meet the three-hour training requirement described in Administrative Rules of Montana 10.55.716.

Created by the Northwest Montana Co-Op and Colet Bartow (OPI).

"This course is very well set up and has a lot of good resources that I didn't know about!" —Pre-service teacher, Great Falls, MT

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Type: Self-paced
Audience: Substitutes
OPI Professional Development Units: 3 hours
course description

This course is designed to provide a basic introduction to special education and the needs of students who have disabilities. The content consists of introductory material regarding the legal and historical foundations of special education, human growth and development, the nature of disabilities, and an introduction to the basic human needs that para-educators and educators must address.  

Created by Anne Carpenter, Program Support Specialist at OPI

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Type: Self-paced
Audience: All Educators
OPI Professional Development Units: 2 hours
course description

This course is designed to help paraeducators work effectively on a team. The course consists of introductory material regarding teamwork, delineation of roles and responsibilities, classroom instruction, and behavior management. Can be taken by individual paras and teachers, but is most effective when teams take the course together.  

This course is for paraeducators or para/teacher teams.

"I will definitely be sharing with our team and recommending this course for future learning. Great job! Keep up the good work." —Paraeducator, Miles City

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Type: Self-paced
Audience: Paraeducators
OPI Professional Development Units: 3 hours