Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- TOC36;Contents -- Preface -- Part 1 Theory44; Research and Practice on Teamwork in Classrooms -- Introduction -- How this book can be used -- CH36;Chapter 01 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 studentattainment63; -- Conclusion -- CH36;Chapter 02 Teacher45;TA Partnership Working -- Team effectiveness -- Team teaching -- Conclusion -- CH36;Chapter 03 Meeting Childrens Needs Reflective Practice44; Reflective Teamwork -- What kind of help63; -- What kind of promotion of social activity63; -- Seeing whats happening in the classroom -- CH36;Chapter 04 Three Models of Teamwork in Classrooms -- Relevance of the three models to the tensionsidentified in classrooms -- The Room Management model -- The Zoning model -- The Reflective Teamwork model -- Original research into the three models -- Overview -- CH36;Chapter 05 Action Research into the Models 45; Phase1 -- Research setting44; issues and questions -- Method -- Findings -- Adaptations to the models -- Comments on Phase 1 -- CH36;Chapter 06 Themes from Using the Models in Practice 45; Phase 1 -- Master theme 158; there was a change in therole of the TA -- Master theme 258; effect on teamwork -- Master theme 358; improved experience for students -- Master theme 458; effect of the model on the teacher -- Master theme 558; relationship between adult supportand student learning -- Master theme 658; special value of Reflective Teamworktechniques -- CH36;Chapter 07 Action Research into the Models 45; Phase 258; 39;Working Together39; -- 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 -- CH36;Chapter 08 Using the Models -- Room Management -- Zoning -- Reflective Teamwork -- CH36;Chapter 09 CPD Activities -- Room Management and Zoning CPD activity -- Reflective Teamwork CPD activities -- CH36;Chapter 10 A Toolkit for Classroom Research -- Student Questionnaires -- Conducting interviews -- Classroom observation of student engagement -- References -- IDX36;Index -- Back cover -- Last Page.
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"Few areas of education can equal the growth rate of that for teaching assistants over the past seven years, doubling to more than 133,000 in England between 1997 to 2004. TAs are vital in the development of inclusive education, yet their status, pay, conditions, qualifications and their relationship with classroom teachers are all of deep concern in the majority of cases. This excellent, practical book is a welcome and much-needed authoritative study of the all important relationship 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."--"TES". This book is for teachers and teaching assistants seeking to improve the ways in which they work together to meet the needs of children in their classes. It outlines the thinking behind the employment of teaching assistants in the classroom and spells out some of the teamworking opportunities and problems that can arise.; Drawing on original research, it explores ways in which teachers and teaching assistants can work together to support children's learning and examines different models of working together. This unique book provides: highly effective models for working together, tried and tested in schools; and, a practical section with activities, hand-outs and photocopiable resources that teachers can use to develop these models in their own schools. This is a key text for classroom teachers, teaching assistants, trainee teachers and postgraduate education students, and those studying for foundation degrees for teaching assistants. It is also of use to parents, headteachers, educational psychologists, and other support personnel.
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