Paraprofessional Educator Advanced Competency

Advance your Teaching Career as a Paraprofessional

This quick start in teacher education will give you the advanced training needed for a paraprofessional. You will be introduced to the history and theory of how special education impacts the lives of our most important generations. You will learn how to manage and guide behavior in the classroom. Special courses will also prepare you for the best strategies to teaching children with exceptionalities and the current technologies that help these children in the classroom.

Immediate Outcomes: skills and knowledge to succeed as a Paraprofessional in a school setting and prepares students to obtain Pennsylvania Special Education Paraeducator Credential of Competency

Extended Pathway: seamlessly continue on to a bachelor of arts in Secondary Education for teacher certification

Program Coordinator

Megan Strella

Assistant Professor – EDU

Schnecksville, PA

(610) 799-1706

mstrella@ngskmc-eis.net

Paraprofessional Educator Advanced Competency Courses

Get your career off to a quick start. Your paraprofessional education courses will prepare you to advance skills or start a new career as a paraprofessional or even continue to a teaching certificate at a bachelor’s program. Start by registering for these courses over the next two semesters:

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
	FIRST SEMESTER
EDU 114	Careers in Education	1
EDU 105	Introduction to Special Education	3
	SECOND SEMESTER
EDU 210	Behavior Management and Guidance Practices	3
SED 200	Instructional Strategies for Children with Exceptionalities	3
SED 205	Assistive Technology for Children with Exceptionalities	3
	TOTAL CREDITS	13

Pathway to a Career in Education

Advance your career at your own pace. Each step below transfers credits to the next. Appropriate job titles and average pay ranges are meant to help guide an individual interested in this field; they vary based on individual experience and employer.