Paraeducator training: Best practices for working with students.

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Reading Time: 4 minutes   Supporting students with special needs is some of the most rewarding work you can do—and it requires a special skillset achieved though paraeducator training.   Kelly Education hires thousands of paraeducators and substitute paraeducators across the country and we believe that dedicated paraeducator training and continuous professional development is the key to successfully improving student outcomes. …

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Substitute Teacher Guidance: Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

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Reading Time: 4 minutes   Positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) are techniques that create a consistent, supportive classroom environment, reinforcing positive behavior to promote student engagement and success. As a substitute teacher, understanding and implementing PBIS is key to making you a more effective educator.  At Kelly Education, we believe in providing our educators with world class continuing…

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What are substitute teacher duties and responsibilities?

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Reading Time: 3 minutes   The primary responsibility of a substitute teacher is to help students learn when the teacher is absent.  We compiled a list of everything you need to know about substitute teacher duties. Quick description of substitute teacher duties: Take attendance Facilitate lesson plans Create a safe learning environment Assign homework Leave a note about student…

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Gene Guilkey’s story is a study in grit and determination.

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Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s also a study in how reinventing yourself can lead to new and exciting life chapters—and how Gene’s relationship with Kelly made this possible. A senior airman in the U.S. Air Force during the 1980s, Gene did what most parents would do: he put his family ahead of himself, and resumed his education only after…

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Mohamed Shariff – A rising star in biomedical science

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Reading Time: 3 minutes To say that Mohamed Shariff is an overachiever is an understatement. With a Master’s degree from Rutgers Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Mohamed is a young man well on his path to becoming a significant contributor to the medical industry. And one of the most critical springboards to that success has been Kelly Services.  …

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Every day, Dr. Kristin Fabre loves her job.

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Reading Time: 2 minutes This scientific program manager earned her graduate degree in Cell and Molecular Biology with an emphasis on Radiation Biology from Colorado State University, and became a postdoctoral researcher at the National Cancer Institute®. While there, Dr. Fabre realized she wanted to work in a translational field setting: the area of science that bridges the gaps…

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Charyn McGinnis enjoys a good challenge.

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Reading Time: 2 minutes   In fact, facing challenges head-on and finding creative solutions has defined this Houston-based HR project manager’s career from the moment she started working with Kelly® in 2000.     “MY KELLY RECRUITER, STACEY, WAS RESPONSIVE, SUPPORTIVE, AND COMMITTED. WHENEVER ONE PROJECT WOULD COME TO AN END, SHE’D INVARIABLY SUGGEST OTHER INTERESTING JOBS AT GREAT…

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Lisa Ross – A NASCAR® accountant with personality

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Last October, Kelly® helped Lisa Ross land her dream job as a general staff accountant with Stewart-Haas Racing®. The company is a title-winning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team co-owned by Tony Stewart, three-time Sprint Cup champion, and Gene Haas, founder of Haas Automation® —the largest CNC machine tool builder in the western world. Soon, Lisa…

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Aleece Kreiner – An instrument engineer with a bright future

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Reading Time: 2 minutes And it all began while she was still a co-op student at her alma mater, Saginaw Valley State University. There she met Tiffany, a Kelly® recruiter, at a college job fair. Aleece was immediately impressed by Tiffany’s friendly and open demeanor, which was why she followed up on that initial meeting and sent in her…

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