A Toolkit for the Effective Teaching Assistant / Edition 2

by Maureen Parker, Chris Lee, Stuart Gunn, Kitty Heardman, Rachael Hincks Knight, Mary Pittman, Mark Townsend

Overview

If you're studying for a Foundation Degree or seeking Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) status, this is the book you need on your shelf. Written by a team teaching on one of the UK's largest Foundation Degree programs, this book contains guidance for students and Teaching Assistants (TAs) on working with colleagues, supporting pupils and supporting learning. In this fully revised edition, the content has been expanded to include five new chapters on Distributed Leadership for the TA/HLTA, Behavior Management, Inclusion (linking with the Every Child Matter agenda), Understanding Children's Health and Well-being, and Supporting Curriculum Subjects.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781847879431
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	05/07/2009
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Chris Lee was until recently Senior Lecturer in Education and Head of the School of Continuing Professional Development at the Faculty of Education, University of Plymouth. He has taught in secondary and special schools, and continues to work with teachers on issues of bullying and behaviour management. He is now a freelance educational consultant.

Table of Contents

Introduction
PART ONE: ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND RELATIONSHIPS
Changing Schools, Changing Roles for Teaching Assistants - Mark Townsend and Maureen Parker
Distributed Leadership for the Teaching Assistant - Kitty Heardman
Understanding Change and Being Part of It - Chris Lee
Working Together: Collaborative and Supportive Partnerships - Mary Pittman
PART TWO: SUPPORTING PUPILS
Self Esteem: Enhancing the Role of the Teaching Assistant - Maureen Parker
Supporting Emotional Health and Wellbeing: the role of the TA - Maureen Parker
Positive Approaches to Behaviour Management - Chris Lee
Inclusion: The School as a Community - Rachael Hincks
PART THREE: SUPPORTING LEARNING
Teaching, Learning and Psychology - Stuart Gunn
Promoting Learning Through the Use of ICT - Mark Townsend
Supporting the curriculum - Rachael Hincks
Appendix 1 Photocopiable Activities
Appendix 2 HLTA Standards

Editorial Reviews

'This new edition helps the reader better understand their role in the school and classroom, in the complex and constantly changing world of education. It provides excellent support for helping the reader develop greater effectiveness in their classroom practice, both through exploring the theory that underpins the topics covered and by providing practical support and advice' - Gianna Knowles, Co-ordinator for the Foundation Degree in Teaching and Learning Support and Primary Senior Lecturer in Education, University of Chichester

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