Classroom management
Classroom management
The teaching assistant can assist the teacher in the following ways:
Before the lesson s/he:
- Marks the register.
- Distributes texts or resources for lesson time.
- Distributes marked learner books or collects books to control homework/assignments, etc.
- Apprises the teacher of absenteeism or any matter that warrants the teacher’s attention.
After the lesson s/he:
- Collects resource materials or learner books if applicable.
- Provides learners with notes to help summarise the lesson where necessary.
- Identifies the learners with content gaps for assistance during intervention periods / one-to-one teaching; etc.
- Provide informal tasks / remedial work / home work for reinforcement.
“We do not learn from experience… we learn from reflecting on experience” – John Dewey