Supervision of Curriculum Activities

Educator Assistants should:

• keep a file to record all the curriculum activities assigned to him/her
• help with the development of lesson plans and resources such as teaching aids, preparing worksheets as guided by the educator
• supervise study periods to keep learners engaged and to ensure that learners do not cause disruption
• be responsible for supervising group activities
• assist struggling learners who need extra support in completing their tasks during afternoon classes. They can be effectively used to assist learners to transition from Grade 9 EMS to Economics Grade 10
• reinforce lessons by tutoring individual students or small groups
• assist with marking homework with learners under the supervision of the educator
• assist to monitor progress of learners in completing projects, case studies etc. for example, assist them in conducting research by assessing whether the sources the learners have chosen are relevant to the topic etc.
• Assist in providing guidance and preparing learners to participate in subject specific competitions e.g. South African Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Competition
• stand in for the educator when the educator is absent
• source appropriate video clips from internet to support teaching and learning
• establish and maintain WhatsApp groups for each grade to facilitate communication between the educator and learners
• research and recommend websites that learners can access to support teaching and learning