Teachers and Educational Assistants Creating Communication, Collaboration, and Coaching Habits to Increase the Implementation of Evidence-based Practices (TEAC3H)
TEAC3H is a professional development program for Educational Assistants (EAs) consisting of online learning modules that include activities to translate skills into practice. Each module comprises four steps designed to provide bite-sized and ongoing PD that can be flexibly delivered. TEAC3H currently focuses on preparing EAs to support students in elementary settings experiencing behavioral, social, or emotional challenges.
The TEAC3H Model
Available Modules
| Roles and Responsibilities |  |
Overview of expectations and considerations, including confidentiality. Emphasis on collaborating and problem-solving. |
| Active Supervision |  |
Tips and tricks for maximizing supervision efficiency in unstructured settings such as the playground and cafeteria. |
| Co-regulation |  |
An emphasis on how adult behavior influences student behavior. |
| Power of Positive Interactions |  |
Big or small, positive interactions with students matter. Emphasizes the importance of more positives compared to corrections. |
| Decoding Challenging Behavior |  |
Behaviors that feel challenging can be confusing. Here are tools to help understand how behaviors can meet student needs. |
| Building High-Quality Relationships |  |
Relationships matter, and this video provides ideas to authentically connect with your students. |
| Understanding the Escalation Cycle |  |
An overview of the escalation cycle with considerations to prevent and support students who may be struggling. |
| Repairing a Relationship |  |
After a challenge, strategies are provided to reconnect with students with empathy and predictability. |
| It's not about Perfection: Understanding a Growth Mindset |  |
This module explains the difference between a fixed and growth mindset and the importance mindset plays in learning and work behaviors. |
| Preventing a Power Struggle with Choice-making |  |
This module explores research related to choice making and how you can use it as a tool for preventing behavioral challenges. |
Editing and Videography Team
Nate is a videographer and video editor on the autism spectrum who is passionate about helping other people with disabilities tell their stories. He currently works as a contractor for various organizations such as Cognitopia, Supported Living Learning and Earning with Autism (SLLEA) and the University of Oregon. His hope is to continue creating far into the future.
Topher is a videographer and disability advocate who fights to tell the stories of disabled people who aren't able to do so alone. Topher now uses his own experiences with disability to relate to his fellow disabled individuals and better people's understanding of what it means to be disabled.
Contact: Chris Knowles cknowles@uoregon.edu
Media Team: Nate Emerson, Topher Sandow, Abby Sheppler
Design Team: Kennedi Cutliff, Jaysun Rickards, Austin Sandersfeld
Consultants: Dr. Hill Walker & Erin Rupe
Technical Assistance: Kimberly Murphy & Tel Woolsey
Past Team Members: Myra Bernard, Maddie Dunlap
TEAC3H is currently in the piloting phase. To learn more or to get on the wait list Contact Us!