The National Education Association recognizes the vital role Education Support Professionals (ESPs) play in ensuring a great public school for every student. That's why, in Peer Mentoring for Education Support Professionals, we're providing you the tools and knowledge necessary to build your own unique ESP peer mentoring program. ESPs need professional support at all stages of their career. Through peer mentoring, ESPs can receive the specialized, targeted workplace preparation and support that empower ESPs in the workplace, advance their professional excellence, and build the education systems that all our students and members deserve.   Peer Mentoring for Education Support Professionals is a learning journey of four online courses; this is course 2 of 4.  Read more

The National Education Association recognizes the vital role Education Support Professionals (ESPs) play in ensuring a great public school for every student. That's why, in Peer Mentoring for Education Support Professionals, we're providing you the tools and knowledge necessary to build your own unique ESP peer mentoring program. ESPs need professional support at all stages of their career. Through peer mentoring, ESPs can receive the specialized, targeted workplace preparation and support that empower ESPs in the workplace, advance their professional excellence, and build the education systems that all our students and members deserve.   Peer Mentoring for Education Support Professionals is a learning path of four online courses; this is course 3 of 4.  Read more

The National Education Association recognizes the vital role Education Support Professionals (ESPs) play in ensuring a great public school for every student. That's why, in Peer Mentoring for Education Support Professionals, we're providing you the tools and knowledge necessary to build your own unique ESP peer mentoring program. ESPs need professional support at all stages of their career. Through peer mentoring, ESPs can receive the specialized, targeted workplace preparation and support that empower ESPs in the workplace, advance their professional excellence, and build the education systems that all our students and members deserve.   Peer Mentoring for Education Support Professionals is a learning path of four online courses; this is course 4 of 4.  Read more

The ESP Professional Growth Continuum, published by NEA, identifies Professionalism as one of the eight Universal Standards that describe what education support professionals should know and be able to do. If you haven't spent a lot of time exploring the professionalism standard, that is OK! This course, which contains seven lessons, will help you gain a solid understanding of professionalism at work.   In this course, we're going to put the P in ESP! The ESP Professional Growth Continuum outlines skills and knowledge related to professionalism (and all of the eight Universal Standards) at three levels of practice. Those are: Foundational (I know this) Proficient (I do this consistently) Advanced/Mastery (I lead this) This self-paced, independent study course can be explored on your own, or with colleagues. It has been developed by NEA members and staff specifically for ESPs, and features the perspectives of education support professionals just like you. Read more

The Public School Strong Self-directed Orientation is designed to give you the tools that you will need to become part of a movement to defend and strengthen our public schools. By demonstrating your on-going support for honest, equitable, and fully-funded public schools, it will help you to develop your leadership skills. Also, it provides resources that will help you to connect and organize in your local school district with the potential to impact at state and national levels. Read more

A Racial Equity Tool is used for making decisions with deliberate attention to racial justice, social justice, equity, and inclusion. It provides a guide and protocol for race- and equity-conscious decision-making that is thoughtful, transparent, participatory, and systematic. This course explores the importance of applying a Racial Equity Tool to our collective work, decision-making, and planning. Read more