Professional Development for Paraprofessionals and Uncertified Staff

High-quality professional learning that prepares Paraprofessionals for the classroom and equips them with the skills needed to contribute to better student outcomes.

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Practical Classroom Preparation District-Wide

Your paraprofessionals, teacher assistants, tutors, and other uncertified staff are integral to teaching and learning.

Are they getting the professional support they need to feel confident and capable in their roles?

BetterLesson offers professional learning programs designed specifically for these educators, helping them:

  • Improve small-group and differentiated instruction
  • Develop routines to facilitate student engagement
  • Differentiate instruction to strengthen student learning, especially among SpEd and English language learners

Trusted by 1,000+ K-12 schools and districts, including:

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BetterLesson Professional Learning programs are ESSA Level III certified

Evidence-Based PD to Support Paraprofessionals

Prepare your teaching assistants, paraprofessionals, tutors, and uncertified staff to support classrooms that meet the needs of all students.

Personalized school- or district-wide professional learning programs targeted to paraprofessionals can build capacity, improve student learning outcomes, and even reduce classroom staff turnover.

BetterLesson can personalize your professional learning plan to align with district priorities, support all educators, and make meaningful changes for all students.

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Fresno & Kerman Unified School Districts Transform Paraprofessional PD

A close-up look into how two K-12 districts have partnered with BetterLesson to build educator capacity with targeted professional learning for their tutors and teaching assistants.

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"BetterLesson has been a great resource and support for new teachers and teachers changing assignments that provides more consistent development and feedback than what we can provide."

Todd Prusator
Superintendent, Rochelle CCSD, IL

 

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"Through participating with BetterLesson Coaching over the past three years, I have grown so much as an educator in ways that I never thought possible. This took teaching to new levels and PD was targeted specifically to areas that I needed, wanted to work on."

Sara Schonfeld
K-2 Teacher, Magen David Yeshivah, NY

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"It’s a great partnership and opportunity for teachers to get 1:1 support/coaching. I really appreciate the amount of time put into looping in principals to share what teachers are working on with school leaders and our central team."

Kristen Watkins
Director of Personalized Learning, Dallas ISD, TX

 

Professional Learning Packages for Paraprofessionals

Teachership

Teachership

  Empower paraprofessionals and new teachers to become high-quality educators through professional learning, mentorship, and leadership support.

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Accelerating Growth

 Accelerate student growth and provide differentiated support for all learners.

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Free Resources to Support Paraprofessionals

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Tackling Teacher Turnover with Instructional Coaching

Learn how instructional coaching programs can improve retention, reduce costs associated with teacher recruitment, and improve student achievement.

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Cultivating Long Term Success for Paraprofessionals

Watch a webinar to begin building an actionable plan for testing a new professional learning strategy with your paraprofessionals this school year.

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Common Planning Time

Explore how structured common planning time supports teachers to strengthen their practice, learn new practices, share what they've learned, and divide or share the day-to-day planning of lessons and activities.

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Learning Experiences in the BetterLesson Ecosystem

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BL Connect
Self-directed courses and high-quality asynchronous content create awareness of a wide range of topics.

Workshops
In-person or virtual collaborative sessions for educators to learn new practices, develop actionable next steps, and create a plan to measure the efficacy of new practices in the classroom.

Coaching
Virtual coaching offers new teachers support from expert instructional coaches who help build and sustain new practices through the Try-Measure-Learn method.

Learning Walks
Non-evaluative classroom observations for leaders to analyze trends in teacher practice and create a plan to support all educators with continued professional learning.

BL Lab
The BL Lab offers administrators professional learning data and all educators a full library of self-directed BL Connect courses filled with research-backed strategies, tools, and resources. Access content, track participation, and measure outcomes of professional learning in one centralized platform.