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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
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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.