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June 23, 2026
School lets out, but the to-do list does not. These free, for-credit Summer of Learning webinars are built to fit around a PSRP's summer, no planning period required. Here is the lineup, plus how to register and enter the sweepstakes.
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When the school year ends, many of the people who hold a school together stop getting paid.
The bus driver. The cafeteria worker. The front-office secretary. The custodian. The classroom aide. A lot of them are PSRPs, and they are among the least likely to find meaningful professional development for paraprofessionals that fits their lives.
And here’s the part that gets missed. When summer hits, many of these staff go 10 or 11 weeks with no paycheck and, in most states, no unemployment to fall back on. More than a third already work more than one job just to get by.
When so little is built around how PSRPs really live, free and flexible matters. That’s exactly what Share My Lesson's Summer of Learning webinars are built to be. They won’t fix a paycheck, but they can hand you something useful to carry into the fall and a little room to breathe along the way. Sessions like rethinking behavior beyond compliance and adapting your self-care when work and life will not slow down are free, earn PD credit, and are ready whenever your summer allows.
These webinars are open to every educator, from preK-12 to higher ed. Below are the ones to start with if you are a PSRP looking for support that fits your work and your time.
Summer of Learning is Share My Lesson's free summer series of 30+ for-credit professional development webinars for preK-12 educators across the country, proudly sponsored by the News Literacy Project and Discovery Education.
Here is why it works even with a PSRP's schedule:
The series was not designed solely for PSRPs; it’s for all educators. But plenty of these sessions speak directly to the work paraeducators, aides, bus drivers, food service staff, clerical staff, and other school-related personnel do every single day. The ones below are worth carving out an hour for.
It’s simple:
Already part of the Share My Lesson PSRP Community? Head there before, during and after the series to connect with fellow PSRPs nationwide, swap resources, and keep the conversation going.
While you are registering, take10 seconds to enter the Summer of Learning Sweepstakes for a chance to win one of 10 KoolTunes Igloo Coolers, the perfect companion for summer planning, listening, and actually relaxing. Enter by Aug. 10.
However you spend your summer, Summer of Learning is free, counts for credit, and fits around your break. No planning period required.
This summer, tune into learning with Share My Lesson’s Summer of Learning collection featuring 30+ free, for-credit webinars, classroom-ready lesson plans and engaging resources for educators, parents and students.
