Shari StinnetteinLive Wire LearnersCollaborative Classrooms: Harnessing the Power of Paraprofessionals — Running CentersMy classroom provides many different learning environments. I use direct teach, small group instruction, pair and share, and partner…Apr 23Apr 23
Shari StinnetteinLive Wire LearnersHarnessing The Power of Paraprofessionals as Data Collectors: Part IIIn our last installment regarding paraprofessionals, Emma shared how she organizes data collection for her paras. This week, I would like…Apr 2Apr 2
Shari StinnetteinLive Wire LearnersAs special educators, we are well aware of the benefits of inclusion.Many of my students participate in general education classes “with special education support.” This means I send one of my paras along to…Mar 12Mar 12
Shari StinnetteinLive Wire Learners5 Ways I Utilize My Paraprofessionals to Provide Academic SupportMy paras are truly awesome. I have been blessed with paras who have stayed with me through thick and thin. We have been together so long…Feb 21Feb 21
Shari StinnetteinLive Wire Learners6 Tips to Improve Your Relationship With Your ParaprofessionalsBeing a Life Skills teacher is a HUGE job that encompasses everything from providing individualized academic instruction, behavioral…Feb 13Feb 13
Shari StinnetteinLive Wire LearnersQuestions to Ask Yourself To Make Things Better In Your ClassroomThe time is quickly looming, if it hasn’t already arrived. It is time to put real pants back on, my friends! Gone are the long lunches…Jan 2Jan 2
Shari StinnetteinLive Wire LearnersHow and When to Set Up Guaranteed Mastery on an AssignmentI don’t know about you, but I often feel like there is a large thought cloud hanging over my head, swirling with strategies, tools, types…Dec 5, 2023Dec 5, 2023
Shari StinnetteinLive Wire LearnersWhy (and how) I Pay My StudentsI get it. We all want our students to be intrinsically motivated humans who do the right thing all the time because it IS the right thing…Nov 14, 2023Nov 14, 2023
Shari StinnetteinLive Wire LearnersCostume Connections: 3 Benefits and 1 WarningMy absolutely amazing principal has a mantra I have heard from her for the last 9 years: “On this campus, we do what’s best for kids. And…Oct 31, 2023Oct 31, 2023
Shari StinnetteinLive Wire LearnersI laugh at anyone who believes that a teacher’s lesson plan and what happens in the classroom are…My conversation bench is in the hallway, right outside my classroom. When I ask a student to sit with me on the conversation bench, my…Oct 24, 2023Oct 24, 2023