Course description
A teaching assistant (TA) assists the primary classroom educator, allowing the teacher to devote more time to classroom instruction. This course delves into the ideas and practices of becoming a teaching assistant. You will learn about professional advances, such as skills and essential processes. In addition, you will discover how to do fieldwork with diverse schools and gain important information about their educational policies. We answer questions like ‘what exactly is a performance evaluation?’ and ‘how can you prepare to teach on the first day of class?’.
We will then research equality, diversity and inclusion (DEI) in the classroom. Learn about assisting students with special needs and the law that protects them. Following that, you will understand the relevance of behaviour connections and how to evaluate behaviour screening outcomes. Finally, we will explore the theories about children's conduct and what drives them to act in specific ways, such as triggers or consequences. You will investigate the law that exists regarding special educational needs (SEN) and inclusion and discover how you can assist each learner in improving communication with parents and peers.
If you want to become a teaching assistant, this course will show you how to apply a TA's essential principles and developmental processes. We present specific ideas and procedures so you can use them confidently in your workplace. This course is perfect for introducing you to the vocation of a teaching assistant. So enrol immediately and learn the fundamentals of this career.
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Training content
Becoming a Teaching Assistant
Description: This module will aid you in studying a comprehensive definition and overview of a teaching assistant. You will also analyze the importance of skills and knowledge, including the various ways to assist in teaching. We will help you organize information linked to the school development plan. Answering questions such as: What is a performance review?
- Learning Outcomes
- Teaching Assistant Overview
- Professional Developments
- Working with the School and Its Policies
- Discussion on Curriculum, Assessment and Monitoring
- Providing the Best Learning Environment
- ICT, Literacy and Numeracy Development
- Child Development and the SEN Support
- Behavior Relationships
- Maintain Strong Communications
- Career Prospects
- Lesson Summary
Course assessment
- Assessment: Teaching Assistant Fundamentals - Course assessment
Certification / Credits
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Analyse the professional growth involved in becoming a teaching assistant
- Explain the teaching assistant's collaboration with the school and its policies
- Describe numerous curricular, evaluation and monitoring talks you need to have as a teaching assistant
- Identify how to create the optimal atmosphere for learning as a teaching assistant
- Discuss how a teaching assistant may implement ICT, literacy and numeracy development methods
- Evaluate child development and SEN services
- Summarise behaviour relationships as a teaching assistant
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