Teacher Aide

Here's how it works: Your first Instruction Set will be sent immediately after your enrollment has been accepted. Other Instruction Sets will follow as you complete your exams, so you will always have training materials to work with. Here is an overview of what you'll learn and the order in which you'll receive your lessons:

• Instruction Set 1
  • Learning Strategies
    • Identifying and implementing a successful study method; planning when, where, and how you'll study; creating effective and efficient study tools; using study tools to improve chances for success
  • Introduction to the Teacher Aide Program
    • The structure of public and private schools; functions performed by teacher aides; introduction to the specialized jobs held by teacher aides.
  
  
• Instruction Set 2
  • Skills for the Effective Teacher Aide
    • Basic communications skills needed by teacher aides; personal qualities found in teacher aides.
  • Child Development and Human Behavior
    • Normal growth and development of a child; the development of non-adaptive behaviors including aggression, anxiety and depression.
  
  
• Instruction Set 3
  • How Children Learn
    • The different ways in which children learn; relationships between learning and language.
  • Enhancing Children's Self-Esteem
    • Self-esteem defined and explained; its importance and origin; how teacher aides can help self-esteem now.
      
  
  
• Instruction Set 4
  • Classroom Management Techniques
    • Managing the classroom in a learning situation; group dynamics; rewarding good behavior; role of the teacher aide in managing the classroom.
  • An Overview of Teaching Techniques
    • Major instructional techniques; the role of the instructional aide and the different ways the instructional aide can assist the teacher.
  • Student Supervision
    • Monitoring students; proctoring tests and exams; nonclassroom responsibilities; arranging the classroom environment.
  
  
• Instruction Set 5
  • Curriculum Content
    • Discussion of curriculum content for preschool, kindergarten primary grades, intermediate grades, middle school, junior high school, and senior high school.
  • Instructional Resources: Their Preparation and Use
    • Copy machines; overhead projectors; videocassette projectors; preparing and locating instructional materials; identifying resource people.
  • Technology in the Classroom
    • Role of technology in the classroom; different ways computers are used in the schools; interactive technology; the Internet; the future of technology in the schools.
      

• Instruction Set 6
  • Language and Other Barriers
    • Helping students who do not speak English; unique teacher aide responsibilities; acceptance of differences in culture, ability, and gender-related activity.
  • The Teacher Aide in the Special Education Program
    • Overview of the federal, special education laws, and the handicapping conditions of mildly, moderately, and severely handicapped students.
  • The Teacher Aide in the Early Childhood Education Program and in the After-School Day Care Program
    • The beginnings of early childhood programs; curriculum; promoting positive behavior; after-school care including environment, extra-curricular projects and sports activities.
  • Learning Aids:
    • Poison Control Slide Guide
    • Themes with a Difference
  
  
• Instruction Set 7
  • Children, Families, and Society
    • Family, school, and community; divorce; child custody; violence; single-parent homes; legal rights and responsibilities for teacher aides.
  • Helping Abused Children
    • Definition of child abuse; recognizing signs of various forms; reporting and follow up.
  • Work Experience Option
    
    

We reserve the right to change program content and materials when it becomes necessary.