MARIO Assistant Level 1 Certification - EDC-X767U
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Course Description
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This course offers assistants the opportunity to develop a sound understanding of the concept of neurodiversity and the evidence-based and sustainable approaches that support all learners. Participants will walk away with multiple high-impact resources that will immediately benefit both learners and educators. Participants will also develop an understanding of the evidence-based intervention, the MARIO Approach(TM), and explore how they can foster deep learning within a MARIO classroom as they consistently measure their impact on learner outcomes.
Learner Outcomes
- Understand what the term ‘neurodiversity’ means and either review, develop a deeper understanding of, or explore the range of neurodiversity they may encounter in their learners
- Understand various ways to provide holistic support for all learners
- Determine appropriate evidence-based strategies to best support learners in their specific context
- Learn how to reflect on and iterate their practices in order to best support their learners and measure their impact
- Learn how to effectively support the use of one-to-one learning conversations and conferences in a classroom context to empower learners
- Identify a personal learning goal and track goal progress throughout the duration of the course, applying this learning to their unique context
- Identify common strengths and challenges for individuals with high-incidence disabilities and explore common strategies to best support students
- Explain the difference between accommodations, modifications, differentiation, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
- Explore different teacher-assistant support models
- Consider how to best communicate with a learner’s home support system
- Explore the concepts of Personalized Learning and Self-Directed Learning
- Identify practical strategies to use when supporting learners that promote reflection and empowerment in areas including literacy, math, SEL, and Executive Functioning Skills development
- Identify effective goal setting models, including SMART and HARD goals
- Be able to embed effective one-to-one learning conversations in their context
- Adapt and create tools that will measure the growth of themselves and their learners
- Explore elements of Design Thinking
Course Details
Number of Units: 3.0 graduate level extension credit(s) in semester hours
Who Should Attend: This course provides continuing education for special education and general education assistants.
Prerequisites
Participants gain the most from the course when they are either in training to work as an educational assistant/paraprofessional/paraeducator or are actively working in K-12 settings in an assistant role.