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What is the difference between teacher aide and teacher assistant?

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capricorn75
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What is the difference between teacher aide and teacher assistant?

Can anyone help me with this? Thanks!

Posted 10/1/07 11:55 AM
 

beautyq115
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Re: What is the difference between teacher aide and teacher assistant?

Posted by capricorn75

Can anyone help me with this? Thanks!



Usually this is the case...teaching assistant..Makes more money, is in the classroom assisting the teacher and students, basically has more direct contact with students

Teacher aide..makes less money ,does things like working in the copy room, working in the lunch room, playground, sometimes office work

Now some districts use these terms interchangeably but there is a difference

Message edited 10/1/2007 12:12:52 PM.

Posted 10/1/07 12:12 PM
 

browneyedgirl
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Re: What is the difference between teacher aide and teacher assistant?

everything beautyq115 said and

assistants are usually teaching certified and are looking for a teaching job.

aides don't have to go to college (in most districts) and don't really do anything instructional.

of course this could depend on the district's terms that they use

Posted 10/1/07 5:14 PM
 

jgl
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Re: What is the difference between teacher aide and teacher assistant?

i was a teaching assist for a few years and often we were thought of as teachers. I worked witrh the students in groups, taught small group lesons and worked and modified curriculum for spec ed students.

Posted 10/1/07 5:20 PM
 

Jacksmommy
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Re: What is the difference between teacher aide and teacher assistant?

In my district, aides are usually 1:1 and just make sure the kid they are working with is focusing/staying on task/doesn't get lost. Assistants help all the students and do instructional tasks.

Posted 10/1/07 5:20 PM
 

donegal419
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Re: What is the difference between teacher aide and teacher assistant?

Posted by jgl

i was a teaching assist for a few years and often we were thought of as teachers. I worked witrh the students in groups, taught small group lesons and worked and modified curriculum for spec ed students.




yes... but usually this is only if the teaching assistant has a teaching license to start. essentially districts on LI get teaching assitants that are in actuality certified teachers...

Message edited 10/1/2007 7:19:21 PM.

Posted 10/1/07 7:18 PM
 

jgl
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Re: What is the difference between teacher aide and teacher assistant?

Posted by donegal419

Posted by jgl

i was a teaching assist for a few years and often we were thought of as teachers. I worked witrh the students in groups, taught small group lesons and worked and modified curriculum for spec ed students.




yes... but usually this is only if the teaching assistant has a teaching license to start. essentially districts on LI get teaching assitants that are in actuality certified teachers...



true but not always...I'm pretty sure RVC doesnt require that you have a teaching license and they do all that i stated above.

But every district is different

some districts treat teaching assistants as paras and others as teachers.

Posted 10/1/07 7:22 PM
 

capricorn75
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Re: What is the difference between teacher aide and teacher assistant?

Thank you all for your responses!Chat Icon

Posted 10/2/07 7:47 AM
 
 

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