EDU-101 Teacher Assistant I
This course is designed to help prepare para-professionals to assist certified teachers in the education of children. Students will develop the instructional techniques necessary to function as a teacher assistant, gain an understanding of the functioning of a school system, and explore current trends in education.
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Course Outline
Course Description
This course is designed to help prepare para-professionals to assist certified teachers in the education of children. Students will develop the instructional techniques necessary to function as a teacher assistant, gain an understanding of the functioning of a school system, and explore current trends in education.
Credit Hours
3Course Learning Outcomes
- Articulate the teaching assistant and other educational professionals' roles within the context of the larger educational structure.
- Relate key aspects of child and adolescent development to instructional strategies.
- Demonstrate proficient use of common educational technologies.
Topic Outline
- Certification
- New York State Certification Levels
- Assessment of Teaching Assistant Skills (ATAS) Exam
- Roles of Educational Professionals
- Roles and Responsibilities of the Teaching Assistant
- Roles and responsibilities of other educational professionals
- Interconnection between teaching assistants and other educational professionals
- History of Education
- The Origins of American Public Education
- The Function of the School in Modern Society
- Educational Inequalities
- Child Development
- Motor Skills
- Brain Development
- Cognitive Development
- Physical Development
- Social Development
- Adolescent Development
- Brain Development
- Cognitive Development
- Physical Development
- Social Development
- Careers
- Teaching Toolbox (Collection of a variety of lessons)
- Examining District Policy
- Educational Technology
- Google Suite
- Microsoft Office Suite