Blue Mountain Community College

 Human Resources

Intended Program Outcomes:

Students who complete the paraeducator: autism certificate will be prepared to enter the K-12 school system successfully as a paraeducator with increased skills in recognition and appropriate strategies for dealing with autistic students, and will demonstrate the following outcomes:

• Demonstrate appropriate strategies and techniques to provide instructional support to students of diverse populations, including but not limited to students with special needs, students from poverty, and English-language learner (ELL) students
• Demonstrate attitudes and behaviors that are appropriate to meeting the needs of diverse populations
• Apply best practices in classroom management to optimize the potential for student learning;
• Practice ethical and legal standards of conduct
• Apply technology effectively to support teaching learning

The paraeducator: autism certificate, offers coursework designed for anyone interested in teaching and learning techniques or working as an educational assistant in the K-12 school system. The core curriculum offeres instruction in basic teaching strategies, working with diverse, special needs populations, classroom management and practicum experience. This curriculum incorporates courses specially designed for those working with autism. The curriculum is available through distance education courses. The paraeducator: autism certificate is embedded in the A.A.S. paraeducators degree.

(Information based on the 2011-12 BMCC Academic Catalog)