Challenge:
Short Fuse 1
It seems that many of the students you work with have a small window of tolerance (i.e. a small amount of stress that causes the student to freak out) that causes the student(s) to disengage in learning.


Challenge:
Short Fuse 2
It seems that many of the students you work with have a small window of tolerance (i.e. a small amount of stress that causes the student to freak out) that causes the student(s) to disengage in learning.
Challenge:
Fixed Mindset in Students
You've noticed that many of the students you work with have a fixed mindset (i.e. "I can't do it!, I'm not smart like that!") when approaching learning in the classroom.
Challenge:
Connections Matter

You've heard about the concept of Connections Matter, however, you feel like your students are disconnected from the classroom and school community.  








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Challenge:
​Personalized PD
Task: 
1-Read the book, Help For Billy.   Reflect on how the information impacts you as a paraprofessional working with students and how your learning impacts your interactions with your students.

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Task: 
1-Dig into the new research on toxic stress and stress responses.   Find at least 3 videos on the impact on students, teachers, and/or schools by watching the videos and learning about this topic. 2-Reflect on how this information impacts you as a person, and also as a paraprofessional.  3-Create a plan for sharing this information with an audience that influences students inside and outside of school.

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Task: 
1-Take a look at Trevor Reagan's Train Ugly site and learn from his work.  Focus on watching the videos and learning about his perspective on having a growth mindset. 2-Create and implement a plan for helping your students work on shifting from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset.

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Task: 
Complete the following: (1) Spend time learning from the Connections Matter organization.  (2) Decide on an audience to influence beyond the school with your new learning. This might include: communicating knowledge to others, advocating solutions to social problems, providing assistance to others, or creating performances or products. (3) Reflect on the new knowledge and the connections you made with this challenge.



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Task:  
​CHOOSE YOUR OWN TASK Design your own task that includes inquiry into new learning resulting in a change in practice, reflect on the new practice, and in some form or another share beyond the classroom.
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