Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
CNGE-0011
Organization's ID:
GES202
Organization:
Cengage Group/ed2go
Location:
Online
Length:
130 hours (6 months)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Vocational-Certificate 3 Education
Description

Objective:

This program is designed to prepare learners for the Parapro Assessment and to obtain a entry-level position as a teacher's aide.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Discuss classroom management strategies, instructional control, and positive behavior supports.
  • Describe the roles and responsibilities of a teacher's aide in various settings.
  • Explain the characteristics and intervention strategies for students with various disabilities.
  • Apply reading, math, and written language skills and knowledge to classroom instruction.
  • Discuss benchmarks of development for children and adolescents.
  • Practice ParaPro Assessment exam preparation strategies.
  • Develop a career roadmap for becoming a teacher's aide.

General Topics:

  • Teacher's Aide Foundations
  • Child and Adolescent Development
  • Communication and Classroom Management
  • Supporting Students in the General Education Setting
  • Students With Exceptionalities
  • Supporting the Reading Process
  • Supporting the Writing Process
  • Supporting Mathematics
  • Preparing for the Praxis ParaPro Assessment
  • Career Roadmap: The Job Search and Future Opportunities
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Discussion
  • Project-based Instruction

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Quizzes

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials