They Can't Read Your Mind
Teacher & Paraprofessional Partnership PD
Core
Core only — the full presentation library.
The core library for K–5: one Extended implementation workshop, three Mid sessions, and eight Mini sessions. Editable PowerPoint + your own Google Slides copies, with Word companions.
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All Grade Bands, including the Administration capstone
The add-on bundle.
Three grade-band working sessions — K–1, 2–3, and 4–5 — plus the Administration capstone.
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Everything
Best valueCore plus all three grade bands and the Administration capstone — $9 less than buying Core and All Grade Bands separately.
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Preview the materials
A few sample slides and a companion document page. These are samples only — the full deck and resources are included with purchase.
Watermarked display samples. Final materials are delivered as clean, fully editable files with purchase.
By the end of this PD, participants will:
- Understand the paraprofessional's reality. — See the job your paras actually do before changing anything.
- Make expectations explicit. — Replace "they should just know" with a written, shared role-clarity map.
- Build a communication system. — Set lightweight, repeatable touchpoints instead of hallway guesswork.
- Recognize the invisible professionals. — Treat recognition as a real retention lever, not an afterthought.
- Make feedback safe and two-way. — Build feedback that grows the partnership instead of straining it.
- Build systems that outlast people. — Leave with a partnership that survives staff turnover — and, for leaders, a building-wide policy.
Built for the people doing the work.
Elementary principals, assistant principals, and district leaders who want to turn the teacher–paraprofessional partnership into a system their building can run — not leave it to which two people happened to click.
License
Single-building license — present unlimited times within one building.
Delivery & refunds
Instant download via Gumroad after purchase — you'll get an email with your download link within seconds. All sales are final (digital download). Read the full refund policy.
The partnership looks different at every grade.
A schoolwide session gets the whole staff the same language — but a kindergarten room with a full-time aide, a 2–3 class with a reading interventionist, and a 4–5 team with a shared para don't share a room the same way. These grade-band working sessions sit each teacher–para team down and tune the partnership to how they actually work: where the demands are highest, where help quietly turns into doing-it-for-them, and what each team needs from leadership.
Each band leaves with shared signals, consistent expectations, and concrete asks — and the included Administration Capstone reads the themes across all three and turns them into a building-wide partnership policy your board can adopt. Run them before your next staff meeting and walk in with a plan, not goodwill.
K–1 · Lower Elementary
Two adults, one busy room. In K–1, five- and six-year-olds need an adult for nearly everything, so the teacher and para are both in motion all day — one leading the group, one holding the room. This session builds the shared signals and routines that let two adults move like a team, not like strangers, when the demands never stop.
2–3 · Middle Elementary
Growing independence — together. In 2–3 the goal is students doing more on their own, which turns every moment into a judgment call: real help can quietly slide into doing it for them. This session gets the teacher and para holding one consistent standard, so a student gets the same answer from both adults — whether they're stuck or soaring.
4–5 · Upper Elementary
Support with dignity, one message. By 4–5 students notice everything — peers, status, who needs help — so visible, mixed-signal support can cost a student standing with classmates. This session aligns the teacher and para on discreet, dignity-first help and one shared voice as students head toward middle school.
Administration · The leadership capstone
Where grade-band input becomes policy. Three grade-band teams just told leadership what the partnership needs; this capstone is what leadership does with it — listen, find the patterns under the personalities, and build partnership systems that outlast any one person. Leaders leave with a Policy Drafting Workbook and a one-page "Policy on a Page" to take to the district and board.
Preview a grade-band session
Watermarked display samples. Final materials are delivered as clean, fully editable files with purchase.
Each card: ~21-slide working-session deck + four companions:
White-label · Dual-format · Cited
Grade bands are sold together as one bundle. Buy All Grade Bands ($29), or get Everything ($49) for the Core plus all three grade bands and the capstone.Best value
The Administration capstone — included in every add-on bundle. The Administration session is the capstone: it reads the themes across every grade-band working session and turns staff input into one age-appropriate, COPPA/FERPA-aware building-wide AI policy, with a Policy Drafting Workbook and a one-page Policy on a Page. It's bundled into every add-on purchase automatically.
Questions, answered
Editable, white-label AI-in-education PD for the K–5 building — delivered instantly via Gumroad, with a single-building license.
What do I get?▼
A ready-to-present core library tuned for K–5: one Extended workshop, three Mid sessions, and eight Mini sessions, plus facilitator and discussion guides and participant handouts. Editable PowerPoint + your own Google Slides copies.
Can I brand it as ours?▼
Yes — every deck is white-label; add your building's name and logo to the title slides.
How is it delivered?▼
Instant download via Gumroad; you get an email with your download link within seconds. Inside is a PDF whose links let you make your own editable Google copies.
Core vs. Everything?▼
Core is the full presentation library. Everything adds the three grade-band working sessions and the Administration capstone.
What's the license?▼
Single-building: present unlimited times within one building.
Refunds?▼
All sales are final (digital download).
Ready to give your K–5 staff a clear position on AI?
Get the Core library and present it next week.