Paraprofessional Analysis

In order to create a positive classroom atmosphere with a lead teacher, the two individuals need to create a positive partnership. According to Merriam-Webster (2018), a partnership is a relationship resembling a legal partnership and usually involving close cooperation between parties having specified and joint rights and responsibilities. In the classroom, the paraprofessional and the teacher mutual interests are to create a helpful classroom that helps students learn and make the experiences of the children in the classroom more gratifying. When I work with new teachers, I always communicate with them about their classroom dynamics. As a paraprofessional, I can set an example of positive behavior in the classroom by being a role model of positive behavior. As I am in the classroom, I will …show more content…
The following slides overall address my role as a paraprofessional. Since I never work in the public school system, I believe it is important to understand what is expected of me and the rest of the knowledge will come throughout the experience. Slide fifteen was titled, "What is my role/goals?". As a paraprofessional, I view my main goal is to assist the students and the teacher. When I'm in the classroom, my goal is to make the dynamic run smooth as possible, but more importantly, I'm here to encourage learning for all students. However, the slide highlighted more important facts. One of the facts was to prepare the students for life after high school. As I'm working with my students, my goals addressed on the slide are to encourage independence, peer interaction, appropriate behavior, and communication. When I think about all these goals, they actually will help prepare my students for life after high school. No matter what career path they chose, they will at least need one or more the following skills to be