Supporting teacher aides to gather useful data
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Utilise technologies
Utilise technologies
Encourage teachers to show teacher aides how they can use digital technologies to capture information to support planning.
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Source: Ministry of Education | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga
Taking and sharing notes
Taking and sharing notes
Discuss ways teachers can keep communication flowing between themselves and the teacher aides, in between regular meetings.
Starting points for discussion:
- Teacher aides can use sticky notes on students’ books and materials or comments in digital files to give feedback to teachers.
- Designate a notebook (either digital or hard copy) so that each team member can enter information, observations, and questions and can read what others have written.
- Email observations.
- Take photos and annotate them.
Source: Adapted from Welcome to the classroom: An information and communication guide for teachers and one-to-one paraprofessionals (opens in a new tab/window)
Teach active listening
Teach active listening
Encourage teachers to involve teacher aides in gathering specific data on students’ learning.
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Source: Ministry of Education | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga
Utilise simple rubrics
Utilise simple rubrics
Invite teachers to share different ways teacher aides could use a simple rubric to support formative feedback.
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- Introducing teacher aides to classroom culture and expectations
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- Leading and coordinating learning
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