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7HabitsofHighlyEffectiveEducationalAssistants

DeanHealdM.EdB.EdFNSA/FNESCSEPCoach

TheHighlyEffectiveEAis:FULLYENGAGED

Thedifferencethatyoumakeinthelivesofthechildrenthatyouworkwithisdirectlyproportionaltoyourlevelofengagement.

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•  Sittingwiththestudents•  FocusedonStudents•  Distractionsleftoutofclassroom•  Movingaroundtheclassroom(Proximity!!)•  Modelinggreatcommunicationskills!•  Hallwaypresence(Iseeyoumoments)•  Positiveandupbeat•  Keenlyawareofstudentmoodchanges•  Studentsarethepriority!!!

Whatdoesfullyengagedlooklike?

–  Moodchangesdon’t“comeoutofnowhere”.

–  Ifyouwaituntilthestudentisderegulatedit’slikelytolatetoencourage

effectivecopingstrategies

–  Respondtotheinitialsignsoffrustration,stress,oranxiety

–  Remindstudentsofexpectationsuponentrytoschool/classroom

–  Seeksclarityonhowtobestsupportstudentlearning

TheHighlyEffectiveEAis:Proactive

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TheHighlyEffectiveEAis:AClassroomManager

RespondstoBehaviourVerbally

TheHighlyEffectiveEAis:AClassroomManager

RespondstobehaviourNonVerbally

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•  Verbally-  Whentheteachercallsforstudentattention-  Whentheteacherinformsstudentsofapending

transition-  Whentheteacherremindsofbehaviour

expectations

•  NonVerbally-  Non-verballyReadstheirclassroompartners-  Anticipatesapendingtransition-  Proactivelyreactstosignsofstudentoverload

TheHighlyEffectiveEA:TakesCues

TheHighlyEffectiveEAis:AnEffectiveBehaviourManager

•  Catchesstudentsbeinggood

•  Proactivelyremindsindividualstudentsofexpectations

•  Followsupafterbehaviourissues

•  Checksforunderstanding

•  Modelsexpectations

•  Utilizescreativeinterventions

•  FamiliarizesthemselveswithIEP,BIP

•  TakespartinFBAprocess

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TheHighlyEffectiveEAis:AGreatCommunicator

•  Inthehallway-  Everymomentisateachablemoment-  “temperature”check-  Encouraging-  Welcoming

•  Duringlessons-  Activeparticipantineducationalactivities-  Responsivetosignsoftrouble-  Responsivetoteacher/classroomneeds

Withstudents-  Beforeclass-  Duringclass-  Afterclass

TheHighlyEffectiveEAis:APartnerinEducation

•  Responsiveandadaptivetostudentneeds

•  Familiarwiththecurriculum

•  Proactivelychecks(andrechecks)forstudentunderstanding

•  Checksinwiththeclassroomteacherfrequently

•  Supportswithparent/guardiancontact

•  Modelsactiveparticipation

•  Doeswhateverittakes!!