Teachers and Assistants Working Together 1st Edition by Karen Vincett, Hilary Cremin, Gary Thomas ISBN 978-0335216956 0335228186

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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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