Para eLink: Where Minnesota Paraprofessionals Learn Online Teri Wallace, Ph.D. North Central Regional Resource Center (NCRRC) walla001@umn.edu • 612.626.7220, phone • 612.625.6619, fax National OSEP Early Childhood Conference 2-8-05 Washington, DC
Agenda for Today Introductions Para eLink - 3 minute tour Background and development of Para eLink (blue booklet) Para eLink - demonstration Early Childhood
Legislation 1997 Amendments to IDEA No Child Left Behind - implementation began January, 2002 Reauthorization of IDEA 2004 Standards, preparation and supervision
Our Web Sites ici2.umn.edu/para - Minnesota Paraprofessional Consortium Site ici2.umn.edu/para/teachers - Resource Web site for Directing the Work of Paraprofessionals Paraelink.net - Training site without facilitator site, which includes answer keys, etc.