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Booking Conditions
No applications for this program will be accepted after all vacancies have been filled. Unsuccessful applicants will have their monies refunded in full. Cancellation prior to two weeks before the program date (cut-off date) will incur a 15% service charge per applicant. This program will be payable in full for cancellations made on or after the cut-off date or for failure to attend the program. All cancellations must be in writing and emailed to us. In the event of insufficient applications this program will not proceed and registration monies be fully refunded. In the event of this program being cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances registration monies only will be refunded as Critical Agendas will not accept liability for the payment of any other associated costs. Critical Agendas reserves the right to vary the advertised programs prior to commencement. Please note Critical Agendas reserves the right to transfer participants from face to face to webinar format with price adjustments (if required), should minimum numbers not be met for face to face event
Effective collaboration between teachers and teacher assistants
Overview
These workshops will explore current international research relating to how student learning outcomes can be improved through effective teacher-teacher assistant collaboration. Practical activities will help classroom teachers to consider the efficacy of their current practices to determine whether they can make adjustments to the way they plan their lessons and how they collaborate with teacher assistants. Educators in leadership roles will have the opportunity to examine inclusive practices in their school and consider areas for improvement. Teacher assistants will set personal goals for how they can work in partnership with teachers to support the learning of all students. The three sessions will cover the following;
- Overview of research and literature
- Case studies and self-assessment
- Action planning activity
Learning Intentions:
- To explore what research tells us about how effective collaboration between teachers and teacher assistants can positively impact student learning.
- To examine examples of differing ways teachers and teachers collaborate and consider the potential effects of these approaches on teachers, teacher assistants and students.
- To consider how current personal or whole-school practices could be adjusted to improve the way teachers and teacher assistants work together.
Success Criteria:
- Participants will begin to reflect on how the presented research findings can be applied to their role in schools and consider how they might adjust their practices to improve teacher-teacher assistant collaboration.
- Participants will understand how the professional relationship between teachers and teacher assistants has the potential to impact on student learning and staff morale.
- Participants will develop a plan for how to apply research findings to their own context
Target audience
- Classroom teachers
- School leaders of inclusion
- Teacher assistants
