Instructional assistant appreciation

Today I had a *flash of brilliance* for a great gift for classified staff appreciation week. I just found out that it's next week and that ...

Best Teacher Aide Gifts | Fun & practical ideas for educational assistants. Use for the end of the year, appreciation day, or Christmas.

Paraprofessionals are an integral part of the special education team, and April 1st is Paraprofessional Appreciation Day. It’s a national day dedicated to our support staff (even though they deserve more than one day!) so we can celebrate them and their contributions to the classroom. Showing your appreciation for their efforts can mean the world. […]

Whether it’s the end of the year, Thanksgiving, or paraprofessional appreciation day, you’ll want to show your paraprofessionals how much you appreciate them! A little gift can go a long way! If you have upwards of 10 or more aides in your classroom or staff members you want to give gifts to, it can easily […]

After what seemed too short of a summer vacation, it’s back to school. My daughter was so excited and could not wait for all the back to school shopping. Actually, she was ready for the sho…

Can you believe it's almost May?! That means the school year is coming to a close...what, what? It will be here before we know it. With all of the end of the year craziness, you want to make sure you don't forget about your paraprofessionals. In special education, we all know that we simply can't do it with our classroom assistants. While we can't say thank you enough for everything they do on a daily basis, we can do something small to show our appreciation! Last year I put together these…

Perfect for special education teachers, this post explores quick tips and strategies for setting teacher assistants, parapros, and instructional assistants up for a great year! Making job expectations and duties known through a TA Manual, establishing clear communication, desk ideas to give them space, and ways to show appreciation - this blog post covers it all!

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As special educators, we could not do our job without our paraprofessionals! Here are 10 gift ideas that we can give our staff.