Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education
Assist a preschool, elementary, middle, or secondary school teacher with instructional duties. Serve in a position for which a teacher has primary responsibility for the design and implementation of educational programs and services.
Also called: Classroom Aide · Educational Assistant · Instructional Assistant · Kindergarten Assistant · Paraeducator · Paraprofessional
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Top skills employers ask for
Ranked by O*NET importance for this occupation.
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Writing
- Critical Thinking
- Learning Strategies
- Monitoring
- Active Learning
- Mathematics
- Science
What they actually do
Core O*NET tasks for this role.
- Distribute teaching materials, such as textbooks, workbooks, papers, and pencils, to students.
- Requisition and stock teaching materials and supplies.
- Teach social skills to students.
- Present subject matter to students under the direction and guidance of teachers, using lectures, discussions, supervised role-playing methods, or by reading aloud.
- Observe students' performance, and record relevant data to assess progress.
- Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.
- Conduct demonstrations to teach skills, such as sports, dancing, and handicrafts.
- Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips.
- Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers.
- Enforce administration policies and rules governing students.
Tools & technology
- Appletree
- Automate the Schools ATS
- Blackboard software
- Children's educational software
- ClassDojo
- Flipgrid
- Google Classroom
- Google Meet
- Hand held spell checkers
- High School Scheduling and Transcript HSST
- Kahoot!
- Loom
- Padlet
- ParentSquare
- Quizlet
- Schoology
Knowledge areas
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Psychology
- Mathematics
- Education and Training
- Public Safety and Security
- Administrative
- Sociology and Anthropology