Para eLink: Para eLink: Where Minnesota Where Minnesota

Paraprofessionals Learn OnlineParaprofessionals Learn Online

Para eLink: Para eLink: Where Minnesota Where Minnesota

Paraprofessionals Learn OnlineParaprofessionals Learn Online

Teri Wallace, Ph.D.Teri Wallace, Ph.D.North Central Regional Resource Center (NCRRC)North Central Regional Resource Center (NCRRC)

walla001@umn.edu • 612.626.7220, phone • 612.625.6619, faxwalla001@umn.edu • 612.626.7220, phone • 612.625.6619, fax

National OSEP Early Childhood ConferenceNational OSEP Early Childhood Conference

2-8-052-8-05

Washington, DCWashington, DC

Agenda for Today• Introductions

• Para eLink - 3 minute tour

• Background and development of Para eLink (blue booklet)

• Para eLink - demonstration– Early Childhood

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Legislation• 1997 Amendments to IDEA• No Child Left Behind - implementation

began January, 2002• Reauthorization of IDEA 2004

Standards, preparation and supervision

Our Web Sites

• ici2.umn.edu/para - Minnesota Paraprofessional Consortium Site

• ici2.umn.edu/para/teachers - Resource Web site for Directing the Work of Paraprofessionals

• Paraelink.net - Training site without facilitator site, which includes answer keys, etc.

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