How to be a Successful Teaching Assistant
Published on 10. March 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
154 pages
978-0-8264-9328-6 (ISBN)
Description
This practical guide gives TAs useful advice on: the TAs role; responding to pupils' needs; strategies for behaviour management; working in a team. Each chapter contains checklists for TAs to record their progress, and real life case studies for the TA to learn from.The bookalso contains a list of useful organisations, websites and furtehr reading.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Teaching Support
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 199 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
181 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8264-9328-6 (9780826493286)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Jill Morgan
How to be a Successful Teaching Assistant
E-Book
03/2007
1st Edition
Continuum Publishing Corporation
€17.49
Available for download
Person
Jill Morgan has worked with TAs for the last 12 years both in the US and the UK. She is currently an Independent Education and Training Consultant.
Content
Introduction; 1. What is a TA; - Defining the role; - Levels of responsibility; - Qualifications; 2. Your role; - Responding to individual student needs; - Evaluating students progress; - Working with the teacher; - Skills you can bring to the job; - Dealing with problems; 3. Behaviour management; - Practical strategies on behaviour management; 3. Being an effective member of the team; - Legal requirements; - Working with your supervisor; - Practical suggestions on becoming a more effective team member; 4. Useful information; - Organisations, websites, publications and relevant guidelines.