Teaching Assistant _ Lusail

The teaching assistant responsibilities are to:

· check learning objectives and goals.

·  refocus pupils on their learning.

·         ensure relevant learning materials and equipment are out/available.

·         scaffold support from self-scaffolding to prompting, clueing, modelling and finally correcting (if needed).

·         provide the right amount of support at the right time.

·         ask open-ended questions and use effective questioning; answer a question with another question.

·         encourage learners to take risks with their learning.

·         model or role-play expected learning with teacher. Model the processes of finding out and experimenting with possibilities.

·         ensure pupils refer to/ understand success criteria. Explicitly, check learners understand what they need to do, what they will learn and what outcome is expected by the end of the engagement.

·         observe and note learning difficulties, achievements, and feed back to the teacher.

·         provide prompts on group objectives and roles required and give time checks.

·         note issues, mistakes, misconceptions, and difficulties for follow-up by teacher.

·         encourage interaction among learners.

·         encourage students to reflect on their learning. Prompt recall and use of relevant strategies if necessary

·         monitor and record responses of learners (note difficulties and achievements)

·         clarify next steps in students’ learning.

·         ensure students understand homework (where applicable) and are clear about any follow-up required.

·         provide feedback on any misconceptions, difficulties, etc., issues with behavior for learning to the teacher.

·         Actively engage in professional inquiry (PLC, action research, workshops, study groups, critical friends, data teams…) with the aim of continually reflecting upon practices and improving learning for all students.

·         Reflect by examining beliefs about professional duties in order to conduct self with integrity and transparency, connect and build learning communities, and respect and promote organizational, local, and global cultures.