Professional Practice

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Professional Practice
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Roles and Responsibilities of the Educational
Assistant

• Establishes rapport with students
• Provides instructional support
• Provides team support
• Implements special education plans
• Encourages students social and behavioural
  development
• Provides clerical support
• Practices ethical behaviour
• (adapted from Gursky, Beatrice. The Art of
  Assisting in the Classroom,2003.)

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Adaptations/Modifications

• Adaptations
• For students whose learning outcomes are the
• same as the provincial curriculum
• Teaching methods, materials and/or evaluation
  methods are adapted and identified in the IEP
• Standard reports structured comments for the
  primary years and letter grades or percentages
  after grade 3
• May be awarded a Dogwood Graduation Diploma - in
  a few cases this may be a School Completion
  Certificate

• Modifications
• For students whose learning outcomes are
• different from or in addition to the provincial
• curriculum
• Individualized, personalized goals are developed
  and stated in the IEP
• Reports include structured written comments on
  individualized goals without letter grades or
  percentages
• May receive a School Completion Certificate after
  meeting the goals of their Student Learning
  Plan/IEP

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Health Care Levels

• Level 1 Basic level of training
• feeding
• toileting
• dressing
• Level II Child specific certification
• tube feeding
• routine oxygen
• seizure management
• insulin pump
• Level III Active nursing license required
• trach/ventilator care
• suctioning
• catheterization

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Personal Characteristics of EAs

• Dependability Flexibility
• Adaptability Patience
• Cooperation Punctual
• Resourcefulness Initiative
• Creativity Sense of humor
• Energy Tolerant
• Work ethic Team player
• Confidential Ethical
• Caring Good communicator

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Competencies and Skills for EAs

• Skills working with children
• Subject matter skills
• Behaviour management skills
• Management and organizational skills
• Office/ clerical skills
• Technology skills
• Instructional strategies
• Understanding of children with a range of special
  needs
• Teaming and collaboration skills