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Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators

56
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15
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These micro-credentials are of interest to paraeducators. Paraeducators may also find micro-credentials of interest elsewhere in NEA’s micro-credential library. Please note that NEA micro-credentials will not meet the requirements for the paraeducator fundamental course of study, although they may meet other requirements in the paraeducator certificate system. Learn about Washington state paraeducator certificate requirements, and contact the OSPI Certification office at (360) 725-6400 or cert@k12.wa.us for more information on Washington paraeducator certificates. All NEA micro-credentials are eligible for Washington state clock hours with the exception of the Teacher Leadership Association Pathway stack. Find out more about how to earn Washington clock hours through NEA micro-credentials.

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Trauma Informed Pedagogy: 1. Creating a Healing Centered Learning Environment Educators identifies key elements of trauma-informed pedagogy and design a healing-centered learning environment. *Types of Evidence Required:* Vision statement, presentation, theory of action, and summary View PDF	Start	NEA_TRA1	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	1. Creating a Healing Centered Learning Environment
Co-teaching: 1. Foundations of Co-Teaching The educator will explore the use of co-teaching as an instructional framework. *Types of Evidence Required* The educator creates a vision by analyzing the benefits of co-teaching for students. They also assess their own personality traits and analyze at least four co-teaching models. View PDF	Start	NEA_COT1	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	1. Foundations of Co-Teaching
Exceptional Learner: 1. IEP Implementation-Communication and Collaboration Educator, as a member of the Individual Education Program (IEP) implementation team, uses communication and collaboration strategies to increase the supports for student attainment of established goals. *Types of Evidence Required:* Communication and Collaboration Plan, Documentation over 20-30 days, and Feedback from attending an IEP meeting View PDF	Start	NEA_EL1	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	1. IEP Implementation-Communication and Collaboration
Co-Teaching: 2. Co-Planning The educator will identify and implement the key elements in the co-planning process to support consistent, high-quality instruction for the success of all students. *Types of Evidence Required* The educator will create a class profile and co-planned lesson(s) that address standards alignment, scaffolding, language demands, and instructional strategies. View PDF	Start	NEA_COT2	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	2. Co-Planning
Trauma: 2. Trauma Informed Support for Students Educators understand and apply the physiological, psychological, and behavioral impact of trauma on students. *Types of Evidence Required:* Student observations, intervention list with results, student debrief View PDF	Start	NEA_TRA2	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	2. Trauma Informed Support for Students
Exceptional Learner: 2. Understanding the IEP Process Educator uses district policy, state regulations, and federal law to understand Individualized Educational Programs (IEP), goal writing, and implementing instructional supports for learners with IEPs. *Types of Evidence Required:* IEP-Present Level, Analysis, SMART Goals, Accomidations, and an Analysis of an IEP Meeting View PDF	Start	NEA_EL2	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	2. Understanding the IEP Process
Co-Teaching: 3. Co-Instructing The educator will identify, implement, and analyze co-teaching models that are used for their population of students and learning objectives. *Types of Evidence Required* The educator will collaboratively determine a co-teaching model for a lesson and defend choices based on research, lesson objectives, and student needs. View PDF	Start	NEA_COT3	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	3. Co-Instructing
Trauma: 3. Developing a Healing-Centered Self Care Practice Educators will develop a healing-centered self-care practice as a preventative measure for compassion fatigue and or burn out. *Types of Evidence Required:* Self assessment and analysis, find resources, list activities, and develop a self-care routine View PDF	Start	NEA_TRA3	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	3. Developing a Healing-Centered Self Care Practice
Exceptional Learner: 3. Functional Behavior Assessment and Intervention Plans Educator understands the purpose and utilization of Functional Behavioral Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans. *Types of Evidence Required:* Functional Behavior Plan, and Case Study View PDF	Start	NEA_EL3	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	3. Functional Behavior Assessment and Intervention Plans
Co-Teaching: 4. Co-Assessing The educator will explore the use of co-assessing to meet various instructional objectives. *Types of Evidence Required* The educator will explore the use of co-assessing to meet various instructional objectives. View PDF	Start	NEA_COT4	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	4. Co-Assessing
Exceptional Learner: 4. IDEA- Determining Eligibility Educator demonstrates an understanding of the connection between laws, regulations, policies, and procedures at the federal, state, and local levels and the process used to determine eligibility for special education and related services. *Types of Evidence Required:* Comparison Chart, Informational Pamphlet, and Presentation View PDF	Start	NEA_EL4	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	4. IDEA- Determining Eligibility
Trauma: 4. Race Based Trauma Educators will use their knowledge of how individual and institutional racism, racial bias, discrimination, and microaggressions can cause traumatic reactions in students of color, to create a safe and brave environment that can help students cope with race-based trauma. *Types of Evidence Required:* Research, plan and analysis View PDF	Start	NEA_TRA4	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	4. Race Based Trauma
Trauma: 5. Using a Healing-Centered Approach to Support Refugee Students Educators identify the causes and implications of refugee trauma on students. They design a healing-centered learning environment to support students who have experienced refugee trauma. *Types of Evidence Required:* List of services, referral process, and action plan View PDF	Start	NEA_TRA5	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	5. Using a Healing-Centered Approach to Support Refugee Students
Exceptional Learner: 5. Working with Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder Educator addresses the needs of students identified with Autism Spectrum Disorder and works collaboratively with stakeholders to provide quality instruction and support transition needs. *Types of Evidence Required:* ABC Chart, Survey, and Learning Plan View PDF	Start	NEA_EL5	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	5. Working with Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Exceptional Learner: 6. Introduction to Universal Design and Learning Educator uses the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) guidelines and checkpoints to enhance their unit of study planning to reduce barriers to learning and support all students to become expert learners. *Types of Evidence Required:* Analysis of Current UDL Implementation, Enhanced Unit of Study, and a Wrtitten Rationale View PDF	Start	NEA_EL6	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	6. Introduction to Universal Design and Learning
Trauma: 6. Poverty Based Trauma Educators identify the causes and implications of trauma that's linked to poverty and design a healing-centered learning environment to support affected students. Educators also promote empathy and the healthy development of social emotional skills among all students. *Types of Evidence Required:* Infographic, and Listicle,classroom plan View PDF	Start	NEA_TRA6	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	6. Poverty Based Trauma
Technology Integration: Citizen Educator inspires students to positively contribute to and responsibly participate in the digital world. *Types of Evidence Required:* Code of conduct AND Plan or sharing code of conduct View PDF	Start	NEA_TICI	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Citizen
Classroom Practice (InTasc): Understanding Content - Collaboration Between Colleagues Educator collaborates with others to expand their content knowledge to keep up with changes in the discipline, make academic language accessible to students, and develop learners' abilities to independently engage in and evaluate their work. *Types of Evidence Required:* Written artifact, Lesson Plan AND written artifact, 2-minute video View PDF	Start	NEA_CBC	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Collaboration Between Colleagues
Technology Integration: Collaborator Educator dedicates time to collaborate with both colleagues and students to improve practice, discover and share resources and ideas, and solve problems. *Types of Evidence Required:* Modified lesson plans, evidence of collaboration AND Evidence of virtual engagement View PDF	Start	NEA_TIC	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Collaborator
Teacher Leadership: Overarching Competencies - Communication The educator will demonstrate understanding of needs to deliver an effective message to pursue positive change. *Types of Evidence Required:* video OR audio OR image, written artifact View PDF	Start	NEA_COM	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Communication
Education Support Professionals: Professional Growth Continuum (Proficient Level): Communication Standard: Effective Communication The ESP demonstrates effective communication with diverse audiences that may include students, parents/guardians, staff, visitors, coworkers/colleagues, supervisors, and community members at their worksite. *Types of Evidence Required:* Written or audio or video artifact; audio or video interview artifact; written or audio or video artifact. View PDF	Start	NEA_PGC0	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Communication Standard: Effective Communication
Education Support Professionals: Professional Growth Continuum (Proficient Level): Communication Standard: Responsible Communication The ESP demonstrates responsible communication with diverse audiences that may include students, parents/guardians, staff, visitors, coworkers/colleagues, supervisors, and community members effectively at their worksite. *Types of Evidence Required:* Written or audio or video artifact; audio or video interview artifact; written or audio or video artifact. View PDF	Start	NEA_PGC1	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Communication Standard: Responsible Communication
Teacher Leadership: Overarching Competencies - Continuing Education and Learning The educator demonstrates an awareness of the need for continuing education by planning and facilitating an activity. *Types of Evidence Required:* video OR audio, link to published artifact, written artifact View PDF	Start	NEA_CEL	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Continuing Education and Learning
Bully Free Schools: Creating Bully-Free Environments within Structured Settings Educator successfully create safe, bully-free environments within structured settings. *Types of Evidence Required:* image or document of list and written artifact View PDF	Start	NEA_SS	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Creating Bully-Free Environments within Structured Settings
Education Support Professionals: Professional Growth Continuum (Proficient Level): Cultural Competence Standard: Cultural Self-Awareness The ESP demonstrates awareness of how their own culture (e.g., race, socioeconomic status, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, beliefs, and other differences) shapes their preferences and perspective, and understands how to become conscious of previously unconscious biases going forward. *Types of Evidence Required:* Written or audio or video learning artifact; activity sheet written or audio or video artifact, audio or video interview artifact; written or audio or video reflection artifact. View PDF	Start	NEA_PGC3	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Cultural Competence Standard: Cultural Self-Awareness
Education Support Professionals: Professional Growth Continuum (Proficient Level): Cultural Competence Standard: Valuing Diversity The ESP values diversity with regard to culture (e.g., race, socioeconomic status, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, beliefs, and other differences.) *Types of Evidence Required:* Written or audio or video learning artifact; activity sheet, audio or video interview artifact; written or audio or video reflection artifact. View PDF	Start	NEA_PGC2	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Cultural Competence Standard: Valuing Diversity
Bully Free Schools: Cyberbullying/Cyber Safety Educator recognizes cyberbullying and teaches students how to stay safe online. *Types of Evidence Required:* Spreadsheet, Photo Journal, Video View PDF	Start	NEA_CCS	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Cyberbullying/Cyber Safety
Bully Free Schools: Education Support Professionals: First Responders Educational Support Professional (ESP) demonstrates an understanding of how to recognize, intervene, and prevent bullying and harassment between students in unstructured settings. *Types of Evidence Required:* written artifact, video View PDF	Start	NEA_ESP	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Education Support Professionals: First Responders
Bully Free Schools: Empowering Students To Find Their Voices Educator demonstrates an understanding of how to empower students to avoid or appropriately deal with bullying situations. *Types of Evidence Required:* image, handbook, video View PDF	Start	NEA_ESV	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Empowering Students To Find Their Voices
Education Support Professionals: Professional Growth Continuum (Proficient Level): Ethics Standard: Knowledge of Ethical Behavior The ESP demonstrates knowledge of ethical behavior effectively at their worksite. *Types of Evidence Required:* Written or audio or video learning artifact; audio or video interview artifact; written or audio or video reflection artifact. View PDF	Start	NEA_PGCE	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Ethics Standard: Knowledge of Ethical Behavior
Education Support Professionals: Professional Growth Continuum (Proficient Level): Ethics Standard: Modeling Ethical Behavior The ESP models ethical behavior effectively at their worksite. *Types of Evidence Required* Written or audio or video learning artifact; audio or video interview artifact; written or audio or video reflection artifact. View PDF	Start	NEA_PGCF	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Ethics Standard: Modeling Ethical Behavior
Teacher Leadership: Overarching Competencies - Group Processes Educator demonstrates awareness and understanding of group processes and and how they relate to teacher leadership and goal achievement. *Types of Evidence Required:* video OR audio, written artifact View PDF	Start	NEA_GP	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Group Processes
Education Support Professionals: Professional Growth Continuum (Proficient Level): Health and Safety Standard: Knowledge of Health and Safety Regulations The ESP demonstrates knowledge of health and safety regulations effectively at their worksite. *Types of Evidence Required:* Written or audio or video learning artifact; audio or video interview artifact; written or audio or video reflection artifact. View PDF	Start	NEA_PGC7	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Health and Safety Standard: Knowledge of Health and Safety Regulations
Education Support Professionals: Professional Growth Continuum (Proficient Level): Health and Safety Standard: Problem Solving and Decision-Making The ESP demonstrates health and safety problem solving and decision-making efficiently and effectively at their worksite. *Types of Evidence Required:* Written or audio or video learning artifact; audio or video interview artifact; written or audio or video reflection artifact. View PDF	Start	NEA_PGC6	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Health and Safety Standard: Problem Solving and Decision-Making
Teacher Leadership: Overarching Competencies - Interpersonal Effectiveness The educator supports colleagues in work on a shared vision through trust and effective communication. *Types of Evidence Required:* video OR audio, written artifact View PDF	Start	NEA_IE	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Interpersonal Effectiveness
Bully Free Schools: Intervention Strategies for Educators Educator demonstrates an understanding of how they can intervene appropriately in student- to-student bullying situations. *Types of Evidence Required:* images/pdf, written artifact, video View PDF	Start	NEA_IS	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Intervention Strategies for Educators
Five Core Propositions (NBCT): Know Your Students Teachers know about the students they instruct in order to respond to individual student learning differences and provide every student with a high quality educational setting. *Types of Evidence Required:* two written artifacts using given templates View PDF	Start	NEA_KYS	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Know Your Students
Technology Integration: Learner Educator improves their practice by learning from and with others through the exploration of best practices that leverage technology to improve student learning. *Types of Evidence Required:* Reflection, Goal, Matrix AND Evidence of networking View PDF	Start	NEA_TIL	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Learner
Cooperating Teacher: Managing Difficult Conversations Educator demonstrates the understanding and skills necessary to effectively handle difficult conversations with a student teacher candidate that will result in a positive outcome. *Types of Evidence Required:* written artifact, audio OR video View PDF	Start	NEA_MDC	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Managing Difficult Conversations
Education Support Professionals: Professional Growth Continuum (Proficient Level): Organization Standard: Equipment and Task Management The ESP demonstrates equipment and task management, the ability to manage equipment, tasks, and information efficiently and effectively at their worksite. *Types of Evidence Required:* Written or audio or video learning artifact; audio or video interview artifact; written or audio or video reflection artifact. View PDF	Start	NEA_PGC5	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Organization Standard: Equipment and Task Management
Education Support Professionals: Professional Growth Continuum (Proficient Level): Organization Standard: Time Management The ESP demonstrates time management, the ability to manage work duties efficiently and effectively within time allotted/allocated. *Types of Evidence Required:* Written or audio or video learning artifact; audio or video interview artifact; written or audio or video reflection artifact. View PDF	Start	NEA_PGC4	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Organization Standard: Time Management
Teacher Leadership: Overarching Competencies - Personal Effectiveness Educator deepends understanding and application of his or her leadership strengths. *Types of Evidence Required:* video OR audio, written artifact View PDF	Start	NEA_PE	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Personal Effectiveness
Cooperating Teacher: Positive Professional Relationships The cooperating teacher uses various techniques that encourage and promote meaningful dialogue and collaboration. The cooperating teacher establishes and maintains a positive professional relationship with their student/intern. *Types of Evidence Required:* document upload View PDF	Start	NEA_PPR	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Positive Professional Relationships
Education Support Professionals: Professional Growth Continuum (Proficient Level): Professionalism Standard: Professional Dispositions The ESP demonstrates how professional dispositions shape their experiences and effectiveness at work. *Types of Evidence Required:* Written or audio or video learning artifact; audio or video interview artifact; written or audio or video reflection artifact. View PDF	Start	NEA_PGCD	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Professionalism Standard: Professional Dispositions
Education Support Professionals: Professional Growth Continuum (Proficient Level): Professionalism Standard: Professional Preparedness The ESP demonstrates professional preparedness, professional knowledge and self-presentation skills effectively at their worksite. *Types of Evidence Required:* Written or audio or video learning artifact; audio or video interview artifact; written or audio or video reflection artifact. View PDF	Start	NEA_PGCC	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Professionalism Standard: Professional Preparedness
Teacher Leadership: Diversity Equity Cultural Competence Pathway - Purposeful Collaboration Educator leads or facilitates diverse groups in situations which challenge inequity and promote equity, diversity, and cultural competency in education. *Types of Evidence Required:* Video OR Audio AND/OR written artifact, Written artifact OR audio or video View PDF	Start	NEA_PC	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Purposeful Collaboration
Teacher Leadership: Overarching Competencies - Reflective Practice Educator thinks deeply and carefully about who they are and how they lead. *Types of Evidence Required:* video OR audio, written artifact View PDF	Start	NEA_RP	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Reflective Practice
Education Support Professionals: Professional Growth Continuum (Proficient Level): Reporting Standard: Compliance in Reporting The ESP demonstrates compliance in reporting to fulfill the responsibilities of a mandated reporter effectively at their worksite. *Types of Evidence Required:* Written or audio or video learning artifact; audio or video interview artifact; written or audio or video reflection artifact. View PDF	Start	NEA_PGCB	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Reporting Standard: Compliance in Reporting
Education Support Professionals: Professional Growth Continuum (Proficient Level): Reporting Standard: Comprehensive Reporting The ESP demonstrates comprehensive reporting to fulfill the responsibilities of a mandated reporter effectively at their worksite. *Types of Evidence Required:* Written or audio or video learning artifact; audio or video interview artifact; written or audio or video reflection artifact. View PDF	Start	NEA_PGCA	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Reporting Standard: Comprehensive Reporting
Bully Free Schools: School Connectedness Educator demonstrates an understanding of the relationship between school connectedness and school climate and the role they play in creating a positive learning and teaching environment. *Types of Evidence Required:* written artifact View PDF	Start	NEA_SC	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	School Connectedness
Five Core Propositions (NBCT): Teachers are Members of Learning Communities Educator works collaboratively with colleagues, families, and the communuty to support students and their learning. *Types of Evidence Required:* written artifacts (3), file upload View PDF	Start	NEA_ISL	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Teachers are Members of Learning Communities
Teacher Leadership: Overarching Competencies - Technology Facility The educator demonstrates effective utilization of technology in leadership work. *Types of Evidence Required:* video OR audio, written artifact View PDF	Start	NEA_TF	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Technology Facility
Education Support Professionals: Professional Growth Continuum (Proficient Level): Technology Standard: Relevant Knowledge about Technology The ESP demonstrates relevant knowledge about technology effectively at their worksite. *Types of Evidence Required:* Written or audio or video learning artifact; audio or video interview artifact; written or audio or video reflection artifact. View PDF	Start	NEA_PGC9	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Technology Standard: Relevant Knowledge about Technology
Education Support Professionals: Professional Growth Continuum (Proficient Level): Technology Standard: Using Job-Related Technology ESP demonstrates the ability to use job-related technology effectively at their worksite. *Types of Evidence Required:* Written or audio or video learning artifact; audio or video interview artifact; written or audio or video reflection artifact. View PDF	Start	NEA_PGC8	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Technology Standard: Using Job-Related Technology
Five Core Propositions (NBCT): Thinking Systematically About Your Practice Educator expands their repertoire and deepens their pedagogical content knowledge to remain inventive and welcoming to new findings that extend their professional learning. *Types of Evidence Required:* written artifact OR video/audio, 4 separate written artifacts View PDF	Start	NEA_TS	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Thinking Systematically About Your Practice
Teaching with Primary Sources: Universal Design for Learning with Primary Sources Educator uses Universal Design for Learning (UDL) with primary sources to provide multiple means of engagement, representation of information, and opportunities for action and expression to increase universal accessibility of course content and skills. *Key Method:* Educator customizes and augments a primary source learning activity by employing UDL principles to increase universal accessibility. View PDF	Start	NEA_TPS4	Micro-credentials of interest to Paraeducators	Universal Design for Learning with Primary Sources