Supporting and Supervising your Teaching Assistant

by Morgan, Jill; Ashbaker, Betty Y.

• ISBN13: 9781847063847
• ISBN10: 1847063845
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781441126467
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-10
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
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Summary

A great resource offering a wealth of strategies that teachers can use in order to get the best out of their TA in order to facilitate effective teaching and learning.

Table of Contents

Introduction1. Supervising the classroom team- who are you responsible for?- what is supervision?- government/legal guidelines2. Delegating responsibilities- analysis of what can be delegated (within law, reason, preferences and purpose of school)- job descriptions for each TA based on their skills, training, experience, children's needs and legal contraints3. Accountability- monitoring the quality of the TA's work- methods of observation and monitoring- setting priorities for improvement4. Providing continuous professional development- treating your TA as an adult learner- making professional resources available- evidencing development (portfolios, etc)- NOS/HLTA standards5. Reflective practice- being a reflective practitioner- helping your TA become a reflective practitioner6. Communication- you and the TA- TA and TATA and other teachers7. Logistics- time (to prepare, plan, meet etc.)- evaluation- advocating for your TAConclusionAppendixrecommended readinguseful websites/organisations - for teacher and TAs