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ISBN 10: 0335228186
ISBN 13: 978-0335216956
Author: Karen Vincett, Hilary Cremin, Gary Thomas
“Few areas of education can equal the growth rate of that forteaching assistants over the past seven years, doubling to more than133,000 in England between 1997 to 2004. TAs are vital in thedevelopment of inclusive education, yet their status, pay, conditions,qualifications and their relationship with classroom teachers are all ofdeep concern in the majority of cases. This excellent, practical bookis a welcome and much-needed authoritative study of the allimportantrelationship between TA and teacher.” Mark Vaughan OBE, Founder and Co-Director,Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education”This is an excellent book, founded in action research that enables it to go beyond the “seat-of-the-pants” methodology that informs much material on TA/teacher partnerships.” TESThis book is for teachers and teaching assistants seeking to improve theways in which they work together to meet the needs of children in theirclasses. It outlines the thinking behind the employment of teachingassistants in the classroom and spells out some of the teamworkingopportunities and problems that can arise. Drawing on original research, itexplores ways in which teachers and teaching assistants can worktogether to support children’s learning and examines different models ofworking together.This unique book Highly effective models for working together, tried and tested in schools A practical section with activities, hand-outs and photocopiableresources that teachers can use to develop these models in theirown schools This is a key text for classroom teachers, teaching assistants, traineeteachers and postgraduate education students, and those studying forfoundation degrees for teaching assistants. It is also of use to parents,headteachers, educational psychologists, and other support personnel.
Table of contents:
Part 1: Theory, Research and Practice on Teamwork in Classrooms Introduction
How this book can be used
1 The Rise of the Teaching Assistant
Characteristics of TAs
Conditions of employment
Training
Role
Adult support in inclusive classrooms
What effect does teacher support have on student attainment?
Conclusion
2 Teacher-TA Partnership Working
Team effectiveness
Team teaching
Conclusion
3 Meeting Children’s Needs – Reflective Practice,
Reflective Teamwork
What kind of help?
What kind of promotion of social activity?
Seeing what’s happening in the classroom
4 Three Models of Teamwork in Classrooms
Relevance of the three models to the tensions identified in
classrooms
The Room Management model
The Zoning model
The Reflective Teamwork model
Original research into the three models
Overview
5 Action Research into the Models – Phase 1
Research setting, issues and questions
Method
Findings
Adaptations to the models
Comments on Phase 1
6 Themes from Using the Models in Practice – Phase 1
Master theme 1: there was a change in the role of the TA
Master theme 2: effect on teamwork
Master theme 3: improved experience for students
Master theme 4: effect of the model on the teacher
Master theme 5: relationship between adult support and student learning
Master theme 6: special value of Reflective Teamwork techniques
7 Action Research into the Models – Phase 2: ‘Working Together’
Working together – the development of new models
A case study in one secondary school
Summary of findings about the models
Part 2: Implementation in Schools
Introduction
8 Using the Models
Room Management
Zoning
Reflective Teamwork
9 CPD Activities
Room Management and Zoning CPD activity
Reflective Teamwork CPD activities
10 A Toolkit for Classroom Research
Student questionnaires
Conducting interviews
Classroom observation of student engagement
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