TEACHING ASSISTANT

Teaching Assistant

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Teaching Assistant

Introduction

Teaching assistants (TAs) is a person who works with a teacher in the classroom, ensuring students get the most out of lessons (for example, by assisting them in finding their way around a computer). Teaching assistant undertakes everyday jobs and responsibilities so that teachers can focus on teaching, such as planning, teaching and evaluation of learning activities. In order to support students with particular needs of others, either in a small group setting or individual assistance.

Discussion

Teaching Assistant Supports Teacher

Teaching assistant may play a vital role in planning learning activities through an informal conversation with the teacher regarding daily and weekly learning will take place, this refers to short-term planning. Teaching assistant may also facilitates in how to change or improve things in the classroom, this will necessitate a clear understanding of learning aims and how children can achieve it. Teaching assistance facilitates the whole teaching process from planning to evaluation by providing assistance to teachers making sure the effective learning will take place in the classroom.

Stages of Planning

The planning process is always a two-way process which is based on students' needs of learning, where teaching assistant may help teachers in planning through:

Teaching assistant shares pertinent information regarding the behavior and performance of individual student to support program design, transition and individual education plan goals.

Collect appropriate information by working with learners, so that students will offer feedback on the process of planning

Implements strategies and produce materials to accommodate individual student's styles and needs (Bentham & Hutchins, 2005, pp. 20-125)

Assists with instructional learning resources development

Reinforces and reviews learning activities by means of learning strategies and lesson plans formulated by the teacher to assist students in mastering skills and concepts

Keeps teacher up to date on the program implementation and follows priority plan

Reports and monitors to teacher on program implementation.

Compare the Role of Teacher and Teaching Assistant

Role of Teacher

Role of Teaching Assistant

Assessing

Evaluate learning needs, based on profiles of individual student and class.

Programming

Formulate programming based on essential needs of individual student and curriculum, select from available options

Preparation of individual program plans (IEPs)

Maintain IEPs and current student profiles.

Planning

Choose resources and plan lesson activities

Select appropriate changes to meet specifications of IEP

Institute priorities.

Assist in organizing, collating and collecting materials, display creation and take on other accommodating activities.

Supervising

Ascertain evidently understood expectations for students, classroom rules and classroom management structure

Work within school expectations and rules, and school management structures.

Work within traditional school structures, together with student expectations and behavioral rules, and classroom management structures

Report and document as appropriate.

Teaching

Direct teaching and implement lesson plans

Supervise and facilitate student learning

Appropriate language and model techniques

Give resources for the assistance.

Clarify lesson elements for students

Oversee activities of reinforcement

Reinforce specific strategies, language and techniques as instructed by the teacher

Report, monitor and document to the teacher.

Evaluating

Evaluate and monitor student programs and progress

Monitor the IEP implementation.

Scrutinize behavior of student and give information to teachers.

Record and collect data for use in evaluation of student.

Score objective assignments and tests for the teacher to review.

Reporting

Report to school team ...