Teachers shouldn’t dismiss TAs as ‘out of their depth’. Were not telepathic,tell us what you need and we can aid you
The children stared at me blankly. “What does she want us to do?” one of the most able students whispered, keen to avoid getting into anguish, or while the regular supply teacher,Mrs Everington, shuffled through a pile of papers. She darted in and out of the room, or looking for her lesson plan,activity sheets, memory stick and list of laminated words.
Experience had taught me to spend time before the lesson pinning Mrs Everington down, or asking a list of salient (significant; conspicuous; standing out from the rest) questions to determine precisely what was being taught,the learning objectives and what she wanted the children to do. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com