Tools for You: Related Links

ParaPro Assessment | NCLB Legislation | Paraeducator Supports | IN Project Sites | FYI


ParaPro Assessment:

• About the ParaPro Test (ETS)
  
  
• ParaPro Test FAQ's
  
  
• Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC)
  

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NCLB Legislation:

• US Department of Education's Non-Regulatory Guidance on Title I Paraprofesionals
  (pdf 170K)
  

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Paraeducator Supports:

• Latino and Language Minority Teacher Projects
  
  
• Minnesota Paraprofessional Consortium (MN)
  
  
• National Clearinghouse for Paraeducator Resources
  
  
• National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education: Paraeducators
  
  
• National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
  
  
• National Resource Center for Paraprofessionals (NRCP)
  
  
• The PAR2A Center (CO)
  
  
• Project PARA (NE)
  
  
• Paraprofessional Academy (NY)
  
  
• Rhode Island Department of Education Teacher Assistants (RI)
  
  
• TRISPED (UT)
  
  
• Paraeducator & Supervisor Training Designed to Meet the Needs of Students with Disabilities in General Education Classrooms (VT)
  
  
• Paraeducator Resource & Learning Center (VT)
  
  
• Project Evolve: expanding and validating options for learning through variations in education (VT)
  
  
• Paraeducator.com (WA)

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Indiana Projects/Resources:

• Blumberg Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Special Education
  

• Early Childhood Meeting Place
  
  
• First Steps
  
  
• IDEAL
  
  
• IN*Source
  
  
• Indiana Center for Family, School, and Community Partnerships
  
  
• Indiana Deafblind Services Project
  
  
• Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
  
  
• Indiana Resource Center for Families with Special Needs
  
  
• Indiana State Improvement Grant
  
  
• Partnerships for Assistive Technology with Indiana Schools (PATINS)
  
  
• Peace Learning Center
  
  
• Protection and Advocacy
  

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FYI:

Professional Organizations

• Council for Exceptional Children
  
  
• TASH

Federal and State Goverment

• Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

• Indiana Department of Education

• Indiana DOE Center for Exceptional Learners

Selected Advocacy and Information Resources

• Advocating Change Together (ACT)
  
  
• National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems
  
  
• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)

National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center

• National Institute for Uran School Improvement
  
  
• National Youth Leadership Network
  
  
• National Youth Information Center
  
  
• Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
  
  
• Ragged Edge Online
  
  
• Rethinking Schools
  
  
  • New Teacher Book
    
    
• Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)
  
  
• Self-Advocacy On Line
  
  
• Teaching Tolerance
  
  
• The Riot: An E-Newsletter For Self-Advocates

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