What Would I Do?
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Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants help in areas of personal care, teaching and behaviour management under the supervision of teachers or other child care professionals. You assist teachers and counsellors with teaching and non-instructional tasks and support students.
Your duties may include:
- assist students with integration into the classroom and school setting
- help students individually or in small groups with assignments and reinforce learning and retention concepts under the supervision of classroom teacher
- assist students with special needs using techniques such as sign language, Braille and remedial programs
- monitor and report student progress to classroom teacher
- accompany and supervise students during activities in school gymnasiums, laboratories, libraries, resource centres and on field trips
- may assist teacher in the operation of projectors and other audio-visual or electronic equipment
- may assist in school library or office and perform other duties assigned by school principal
- may monitor students during recess, at noon hour or during the day