Educatioal Assistats i Maitoba Schools
E d u c a t i o a l a s s i s t a t s i M a i t o b a s c h o o l s 2009 Mai toba Educatio
Maitoba Educatio cataloguig i Publicatio data 371.14124 Educatioal assistats i Maitoba schools icludes bibliographical refereces. isb-13: 978-0-7711-4381-6 1. teachers assistats Maitoba. i. Maitoba. Maitoba Educatio. copyright 2009, the Govermet of Maitoba, represeted by the Miister of Educatio. Maitoba Educatio school Programs divisio Wiipeg, Maitoba, caada Every effort has bee made to ackowledge origial sources ad to comply with copyright law. if cases are idetified where this has ot bee doe, please otify Maitoba Educatio. Errors or omissios will be corrected i a future editio. sicere thaks to the authors ad publishers who allowed their origial material to be used. ay websites refereced i this documet are subject to chage. Educators are advised to preview ad evaluate websites ad olie resources before recommedig them for studet use. this resource is available o the Maitoba Educatio website at <www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/docs/support/ed_assistats/idex.html>. ce documet est dispoible e fraçais.
c o t E t s Itroductio 1 Purpose of Documet 1 Target Audiece 1 Documet Cotet ad Orgaizatio 2 Educatioal Assistats i Maitoba Schools 3 Who Are Educatioal Assistats? 3 What Do Educatioal Assistats Do? 4 Hirig Educatioal Assistats 6 Orietig Educatioal Assistats 7 Traiig Educatioal Assistats 7 Appedices 9 Appedix A: Roles ad Resposibilities 11 Appedix B: Studet-Specific Competecies 13 Appedix C: Maitoba Educatio Resources 19 Appedix D: Web Liks 21 Refereces 23 c o t e t s iii
i t r o d u c t i o Purpose of documet The purpose of Educatioal Assistats i Maitoba Schools is to provide educators, school admiistrators, ad school divisio admiistrators with a resource to support the work of educatioal assistats i Maitoba schools. This is ot a policy documet. Decisios made uder the local authority of school divisios are outside this documet s scope. These iclude decisios regardig hirig practices orietatio ad traiig requiremets provisio of traiig opportuities fiacial allocatios to support educatioal assistat traiig allocatio of educatioal assistat time supervisio ad evaluatio of educatioal assistats by professioal staff target audiece This documet is iteded for educators ad school/school divisio admiistrators. P h i l o s o P h y o f i c l u s i o Maitoba Educatio is committed to fosterig iclusio for all people. iclusio is a way of thikig ad actig that allows every idividual to feel accepted, valued, ad safe. a iclusive commuity cosciously evolves to meet the chagig eeds of its members. through recogitio ad support, a iclusive commuity provides meaigful ivolvemet ad equal access to the beefits of citizeship. i Maitoba, we embrace iclusio as a meas of ehacig the well-beig of every member of the commuity. by workig together, we stregthe our capacity to provide the foudatio for a richer future for all of us. Providig a appropriate educatio to all Maitoba studets is a goal expressed i Maitoba Educatio s philosophy of iclusio. the Public schools amedmet act (appropriate Educatioal Programmig), s.m. 2004, c. 9*, proclaimed o october 28, 2005, reflects this commitmet to providig all studets with appropriate educatioal programmig that supports their participatio i the academic ad social life of their school. * the Public schools amedmet act (appropriate Educatioal Programmig), s.m. 2004, c. 9, is available olie at <http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/2004/c00904e.php>. i t r o d u c t i o 1
documet cotet ad orgaizatio This documet is orgaized ito the followig sectios: Itroductio: This sectio idetifies the purpose of this documet for the iteded audiece withi the cotext of Maitoba s philosophy of iclusio. It also gives a brief overview of the documet cotet ad orgaizatio. Educatioal Assistats i Maitoba Schools: This sectio discusses the purpose, roles, ad resposibilities of educatioal assistats. I additio, it addresses the hirig, orietatio, ad traiig of educatioal assistats. Appedices: The followig appedices provide additioal iformatio ad resources related to educatioal assistats: Appedix A: Roles ad Resposibilities idetifies separate ad joit roles ad resposibilities of teachers ad educatioal assistats. Appedix B: Studet-Specific Competecies gives examples of studet-specific competecies, which are iteded to provide suggestios for areas of traiig for educatioal assistats. Appedix C: Maitoba Educatio Resources suggests resources to support appropriate educatioal programmig, which are foud o the Departmet s Studet Services website. Appedix D: Web Liks suggests liks to the websites of service ad traiig agecies that provide additioal iformatio pertaiig to educatioal assistats. Refereces: The resources referred to withi this documet are cited as refereces. 2 E d u c a t i o a l a s s i s t a t s i M a i t o b a s c h o o l s
E d u c a t i o a l a s s i s t a t s i M a i t o b a s c h o o l s Who are Educatioal assistats? A educatioal assistat is a perso hired to support the work of professioal staff, such as teachers ad cliicias. Educatioal assistats are valued members of the school commuity. They make a sigificat cotributio to the work of the school ad toward the educatio of all studets. Educatioal assistats work withi school ad school divisio policies ad practices. Their roles are determied by the eeds of the school divisio. Their day-to-day activities are directed by the pricipal, teacher, or other professioals uder whose supervisio they work, ad ca be as varied as the teachers ad studets they support. t h E E d u c a t i o a d M i i s t r a t i o a c t Persos havig care ad charge of Pupils regulatio, M.r. 23/2000* Persos who may have care ad charge of pupils 1(1) the followig persos may have care ad charge of pupils: (a) a school cliicia; (b) a paraprofessioal employed by the school board to work with teachers ad pupils as part of the teachig-learig process; (c) a studet teacher; (d) a voluteer; (e) a perso who has bee authorized by the school board or its delegate. Duties of paraprofessioals 4 a paraprofessioal shall perform the duties assiged by the pricipal. those duties may ot iclude ay of the followig: (a) orgaizig or maagig the classroom; (b) plaig teachig strategies; (c) directig the learig experieces of pupils, icludig assessig idividual eeds, selectig materials to meet those eeds ad evaluatig progress. * Persos havig care ad charge of Pupils regulatio, M.r. 23/2000, a regulatio made uder the Educatio admiistratio act, c.c.s.m. c. E10, is available olie at <http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/regs/pdf/e010-023.00.pdf>. E d u c a t i o a l a s s i s t a t s i M a i t o b a s c h o o l s 3
What do Educatioal assistats do? Educatioal assistats assist i keepig studets egaged i the rage of activities that take place i the learig eviromet. These activities, for example, may be academic, social, or related to specific studet eeds. They ca take place i a variety of situatios ad settigs, ragig from group work to idividual pursuits, ad from readig ad writig to paitig, drawig, ad workig with objects. Classroom activities ad lessos require a teacher s plaig, orgaizatio, schedulig, ad coordiatio. Educatioal assistats may be asked to assist the supervisig teacher with this preparatory work. This extra pair of eyes ad hads ca be ivaluable to the smooth fuctioig of the classroom. The classroom ca be a active, fast-paced work eviromet. Educatioal assistats respod to the eeds of the studets as well as the teacher ad/or school team i a timely ad appropriate way. By keepig the lies of commuicatio ope with members of the school staff, sharig iformatio, ad givig ad receivig feedback, the educatioal assistats support teachers i the high volume of activity ad chage that takes place i a typical workday. The day-to-day tasks of educatioal assistats ofte ivolve several resposibilities. They may be expected to operate ad maitai specialized devices, equipmet, ad techologies. They may be required to assemble, orgaize, ad costruct support materials as directed by the teacher while attedig to oe or more studets. This requires orgaizatio ad the ability to multi-task. Sometimes studets require practice, time, or support to feel that they ca perform a task. Educatioal assistats assist studets by explaiig, demostratig, ad modellig the skills ad attitudes ecessary to ecourage ad support learig as facilitated by the teacher. Educatioal assistats should be familiar with studets specific learig eeds ad prefereces. This ca help build positive relatioships with studets, which icreases the effectiveess of studet learig support. Educatioal assistats help classroom teachers with the supervisio of studets, which ivolves followig supervisio timetables ad plas based o school guidelies ad procedures. It also ivolves cotributig to studet safety, reiforcig a positive, welcomig eviromet, ad resolvig situatios that may pose a risk to studets or compromise their educatioal opportuities. Educatioal assistats also idetify safety issues ad take prevetive measures, by followig established safety policies ad procedures. The supervisio of studets also ivolves providig support i everyday activities ad ecouragig positive studet iteractio. Some studets, for example, may ot be fully aware of the dagers their actios might pose. Educatioal assistats watch for potetial problem situatios ad prevet escalatio of coflict wheever possible. A basic uderstadig of appropriate studet behaviour ad the factors that affect behaviour ca help to maage ad direct studets more effectively. 4 E d u c a t i o a l a s s i s t a t s i M a i t o b a s c h o o l s
Uder the directio of teachers ad other professioal staff, educatioal assistats assist studets who require ogoig, log-term support through plas developed specifically for them by a i-school team. Educatioal assistats may be called upo to work together with members of a idividual studet s i-school team. While the compositio of this team will vary accordig to the idividual studet s eeds, it typically cosists of those people who are ivolved with the studet o a daily basis at school. Studets with specific plas work toward outcomes that are specific to their learig eeds. Examples of these specific plas iclude IEPs (idividual educatio plas) BIPs (behaviour itervetio plas) ERPs (emergecy respose plas) IHCPs (idividual health care plas) Beig familiar with the purpose ad the termiology of these plas will help clarify educatioal assistats resposibilities. It will also support more effective commuicatio with the studets, teachers, ad supervisors with whom they work. for a compariso of teacher ad educatioal assistat roles ad joit resposibilities, please see appedix a: roles ad resposibilities. resources For more iformatio, please refer to the followig resources: Maitoba Educatio, Citizeship ad Youth. Appropriate Educatioal Programmig: Stadards for Studet Services. Wiipeg, MB: Maitoba Educatio, Citizeship ad Youth, 2006.. Studet-Specific Plaig: A Hadbook for Developig ad Implemetig IEPs. Wiipeg, MB: Maitoba Educatio, Citizeship ad Youth, revised versio i developmet. These ad other documets are available o the Departmet s Studet Services website at <www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/specedu/documets.html>. E d u c a t i o a l a s s i s t a t s i M a i t o b a s c h o o l s 5
hirig Educatioal assistats Based o local requiremets, school divisios determie the geeral qualificatios ad/or specific requiremets of the educatioal assistats they hire. Depedig o the positio, typical factors for cosideratio iclude formal educatio, experiece, ad demostrated abilities. A child abuse registry check ad a crimial record check are part of the hirig process. School divisio admiistratio typically oversees the hirig of educatioal assistats ad the allocatio of educatioal assistat time i schools. Cosultatio with school pricipals ad teachig staff idetifies skills required for educatioal assistats work assigmet(s). Practical skills of educatioal assistats iclude the ability to egage studets i activities that promote learig motivate ad ecourage studet participatio support studets to prepare for ad successfully complete trasitios throughout the school day assist studets with gatherig ad orgaizig iformatio ad materials, meetig deadlies ad assigmet requiremets, reviewig materials, ad preparig for tests, as assiged support studet learig by providig explaatios ad skill demostratios, ad by modellig appropriate classroom behaviour to reiforce lessos taught by the teacher assist studets i resolvig iterpersoal coflicts establish positive ad respectful relatioships with studets ad foster a effective learig eviromet facilitate studet idepedece by reiforcig strategies to help studets develop ad use a process for problem solvig apply strategies to build studet self-cofidece ad promote studet idepedece reiforce a atmosphere of safety ad respect commuicate effectively ad respectfully with studets, usig laguage ad toe appropriate to the studet ad situatio iteract with staff i a maer that cotributes to positive relatioships work collaboratively ad cooperatively to support studet programmig orgaize ad coordiate daily work activities to complete specific tasks idetify work requiremets ad timelies from writte ad verbal istructios, askig for clarificatio as required approach the teacher to access iformatio ad resources i order to carry out work assigmet(s) 6 E d u c a t i o a l a s s i s t a t s i M a i t o b a s c h o o l s
assemble, orgaize, collate, ad costruct materials accordig to teacher directio assist with supervisio i school ad commuity settigs observe ad record studet performace/behaviour objectively ad report it to the teacher operate, maitai, ad supervise studet use of specialized devices, equipmet, ad techologies, followig safety requiremets use equipmet to the proficiecy level required for curret work assigmet(s) orietig Educatioal assistats School/school divisio admiistrators provide educatioal assistats with orietatio iformatio before they begi work. Orietatio topics iclude resposibilities of professioal ad o-professioal staff school/school divisio policy ad practices as they apply to curret work assigmet(s) coduct appropriate to a school eviromet safety requiremets for equipmet use first-aid admiistratio medicatio admiistratio sick day/storm day procedures cofidetiality requiremets cocerig studet iformatio appropriate commuicatio with teachers, other professioal staff, ad family ad commuity members resposibilities as a member of the school team for studet(s) with exceptioal eeds idicators of ad requiremets/protocols for reportig child abuse Ogoig, regular commuicatio with educatioal assistats esures they are iformed of work expectatios ad ay chages i these expectatios. traiig Educatioal assistats Depedig o work assigmet(s), educatioal assistats may be asked to egage i specific traiig or study activities. This traiig is arraged by the school or school divisio, as required. Some studets require occasioal support, while others may require ogoig, log-term support desiged specifically for them. Professioal members of the school team, i cosultatio with the studet s family, create the studet-specific programmig described o page 5. E d u c a t i o a l a s s i s t a t s i M a i t o b a s c h o o l s 7
A studet with physical eeds may eed a wheelchair, for example. A visually impaired studet may eed the ogoig support of Braille traslatio. Other eeds may ot be as costat. A studet with metal health eeds may require the admiistratio of medicatio for a period of time. Some studets will have multiple eeds. Skills related to programmig for studets with exceptioal learig eeds are called studet-specific competecies. A competecy is the ability to perform a specific skill or set of skills related to a work assigmet uder the directio of a teacher or other professioal. Examples of studet-specific competecies are cotaied i Appedix B. The samples i this appedix are iteded to provide suggestios for areas of educatioal assistat traiig. They are ot iteded to be exhaustive or prescriptive, or are they the oly source of traiig topics. 8 E d u c a t i o a l a s s i s t a t s i M a i t o b a s c h o o l s
a P P E d i c E s appedix a: roles ad resposibilities appedix b: studet-specific competecies appedix c: Maitoba Educatio resources appedix d: Web liks
a P P E d i x a : r o l E s a d r E s P o s i b i l i t i E s The followig table idetifies separate ad joit roles ad resposibilities of teachers ad educatioal assistats. Duties of Teachers ad Educatioal Assistats: A Summary* duties of teachers Joit activities (teachers ad Educatioal assistats) duties of Educatioal assistats assessig assess learig eeds, based o class ad idividual studet profiles. discuss studet abilities, stregths, ad weakesses. atted program-plaig meetigs at the teacher s request. Programmig develop programmig based o required curriculum ad idividual studet eeds, choosig from available alteratives. Prepare idividual educatio plas (ieps). Maitai curret studet profiles ad ieps. discuss desired outcomes for the studet. discuss educatioal, behavioural, ad emotioal goals. Plaig Pla lesso activities ad choose resources. choose appropriate adaptatios/modificatios to meet iep specificatios. Establish priorities. discuss the preparatio of materials ad adaptatios/modificatios to the curriculum based o studet eeds. assist i collectig, collatig, ad orgaizig materials, creatig displays, ad udertakig other supportive activities. supervisig Establish a clearly uderstood classroom maagemet structure, classroom rules, ad expectatios for studets. Work withi school maagemet structures, school rules, ad expectatios. Meet regularly to discuss studet progress. discuss ad clarify expectatios for studet behaviour ad classroom rules. Work withi established school structures, icludig classroom maagemet structures, behavioural rules, ad studet expectatios. documet ad report to the teacher, as appropriate. cotiued * Source: the alberta teachers associatio. teachers ad teachers assistats: roles ad resposibilities. rev. ed. Edmoto, ab: the alberta teachers associatio, 2007. 5, 6, ad 9. available olie at <www.teachers.ab.ca/quick%20liks/publicatios/other %20Publicatios/teachers%20ad%20teachers%20%20assistats%20%20roles%20ad%20resposibilities/Pages/idex.aspx>. adapted with permissio. Referece: the Maitoba teachers society. teachers ad Educatioal assistats: roles ad resposibilities. Wiipeg, Mb: the Maitoba teachers society, 2004. 11 12. available olie at <www.mbteach.org/library/archives/hadbooks/hb-eamaual.pdf>. a p p e d i x a 11
Duties of Teachers ad Educatioal Assistats: A Summary (cotiued) duties of teachers Joit activities (teachers ad Educatioal assistats) duties of Educatioal assistats teachig implemet lesso plas ad direct teachig related to those lesso plas. supervise ad facilitate studet learig. Model techiques ad appropriate laguage. Provide resources for educatioal assistats. clarify ad share outcomes ad experieces. discuss specific strategies, activities, ad outcomes. discuss workplace locatio. clarify elemets of the lesso for studets. supervise reiforcemet activities. reiforce specific techiques, strategies, ad laguage as directed by the teacher. documet, moitor, ad report objective iformatio to the teacher. Evaluatig Moitor ad evaluate studet progress ad programmig. Moitor the implemetatio of the iep. discuss observatios. Exchage iformatio. observe studet behaviour ad provide iformatio to teachers. collect ad record data for use i studet evaluatio. Mark objective tests ad assigmets for teachers to review. reportig report to parets/legal guardias ad the school team, both formally ad iformally, as appropriate. discuss studet iformatio, as appropriate. Maitai cofidetiality withi policies ad practices. report to teachers o studets stregths, achievemets, ad eeds. report to teachers o observed studet behaviour ad outcomes. stayig curret Keep up to date o school, school divisio, ad provicial policies. follow policies ad guidelies. Keep up to date o school, school divisio, ad provicial policies. 12 E d u c a t i o a l a s s i s t a t s i M a i t o b a s c h o o l s
a P P E d i x b : s t u d E t - s P E c i f i c c o M P E t E c i E s Skills related to programmig for studets with exceptioal learig eeds are called studetspecific competecies. The followig examples of studet-specific competecies are iteded to provide suggestios for areas of educatioal assistat traiig. This list is ot exhaustive ad is ot iteded to reflect madatory work descriptors for educatioal assistats. All work assigmets are carried out uder the supervisio of appropriate school/school divisio professioal staff. the educatioal assistat is able to Commuicatio accurately record correct/icorrect studet speech-soud productios i a appropriate format accurately record correct/icorrect studet laguage productios i a appropriate format adjust spoke laguage to accommodate studet ability ad eed use strategies ad techiques to develop ad stregthe studet productio ad comprehesio of laguage use basic laguage-facilitatio strategies ad techiques accurately record fluet/o-fluet productios by studets receivig stutterig therapy i a appropriate format use fluecy-ehacig strategies appropriately with studets receivig stutterig therapy accurately record correct/icorrect studet vocal productios i a appropriate format use voice-improvemet strategies appropriately with studets receivig voice therapy facilitate ad support studet use of augmetative/alterative commuicatio devices (low-tech ad high-tech) program ad perform basic troubleshootig o augmetative/alterative commuicatio devices assemble/orgaize/costruct commuicatio materials (e.g., articulatio books, tactile schedules, social stories) provide appropriate cues ad prompts Health/Medical Needs the educatioal assistat is able to perform health-care-related duties as outlied i a studet s emergecy respose pla (ErP) ad/or idividual health care pla (ihcp) idetify sigs of medical distress ad respod accordig to a studet s ErP/ihcP commuicate to appropriate staff ay cocers regardig a studet s health-care status usig the appropriate heath-care termiology documet the required care give, duties performed, ad observatios made specific to a studet, usig appropriate health-care termiology esure the security of all documetatio accordig to the Persoal health iformatio act cotiued a p p e d i x b 13
studet-specific competecies (cotiued) Metal Health Needs the educatioal assistat is able to observe studets ad moitor ad documet verbal ad o-verbal cues ad behaviours for sigs of chage i metal status respod appropriately to chages i metal status usig predetermied studet-specific strategies to prevet further deterioratio, ecourage appropriate behaviour, ad facilitate safe trasitios betwee chagig states admiister medicatio ad complete all documetatio usig appropriate format ad termiology, as directed by a health professioal ad as agreed upo i the studet-specific pla* implemet specific strategies to ecourage ad reiforce appropriate behaviour ad develop ad maitai a positive workig relatioship with studets who exhibit emotioal outbursts ad/or challegig behaviours uderstad the commo characteristics ad behaviours associated with a studet s specific coditio or diagosis uderstad how a studet s ability to fuctio i school is affected by stressors/triggers i his or her eviromet * a school divisio may assig to a educatioal assistat the resposibility of admiisterig medicatio. the educatioal assistat is able to Cogitive/Neurological Needs implemet strategies as described i a studet s idividual educatio pla (iep) ecourage studet idepedece motivate studets to maitai focus ad attetio whe learig ew skills use studet stregths to compesate for learig deficits/weakesses use strategies to geeralize learig (e.g., help studets use existig skills i ew situatios ad settigs) recogize sigs of potetial challegig behaviour ad respod accordigly demostrate ew skills clearly ad accurately provide appropriate cues ad prompts reiforce target behaviours ad ew skills effectively cotiued 14 E d u c a t i o a l a s s i s t a t s i M a i t o b a s c h o o l s
Studet-Specific Competecies (cotiued) Physical Assistace/Self-Help/Persoal Care (or Adaptive Skills)* The educatioal assistat is able to positio ad secure studets i equipmet safely ad appropriately operate a mechaical lift to move a studet from a wheelchair or stadig frame to a toilet, commode, or chage table equipmet safely ad appropriately trasfer or lift studets i ad out of equipmet usig safe ad appropriate techiques demostrate to studets how to use special equipmet (e.g., a walker, stadig frame, braces, bicycle, stroller, adapted/motorized wheelchair, adapted class chair) safely ad appropriately assist studets i the safe ad appropriate use of equipmet (e.g., a wheelchair, stadig frame, or other special equipmet such as a walker, braces, adapted bicycle, stroller, adapted class chair) support studet use of computer or other special learig devices positio ad assist studets (as required) with toiletig, feedig, or dressig routies usig appropriate safety guidelies chage diapers (or other persoal hygiee products) usig safe ad appropriate positioig/relaxatio techiques use appropriate techiques for studets with chroic lug coditios, such as cystic fibrosis, or studets with potetial for peumoia due to immobility (e.g., posturizig ad pummellig or other forms of chest physiotherapy) use strategies ad techiques to facilitate idepedet movemet/walkig implemet stregtheig/balace-developmet programmig use strategies ad techiques for specific muscle stretches, stregtheig activities, ad programmig to ehace physical developmet use appropriate strategies ad techiques to assist/trai studets to sit o the floor at a desk * The educatioal assistat must be physically able to safely perform activities that require liftig ad trasferrig studets. Social/Emotioal/Behavioural Needs The educatioal assistat is able to follow a studet-specific behaviour-maagemet/support program use effective strategies ad techiques for workig with studets with social/emotioal/ behavioural eeds use strategies to facilitate smooth trasitios for studets durig the day implemet crisis respose ad de-escalatio strategies ad techiques followig school/school divisio policies ad procedures commuicate to studets clear limits ad expectatios for behaviour ad reiforce positive behaviours usig appropriate strategies ad techiques cotiued A p p e d i x B 15
studet-specific competecies (cotiued) Sesory Geeral the educatioal assistat is able to use appropriate strategies ad techiques to calm ad/or icrease alertess of a studet use strategies to improve studet cocetratio (e.g., alterative seatig that allows for movemet, use of evirometal modificatios) aticipate ad respod to situatios whe studets eed movemet ad/or other accommodatios to maitai ad exted participatio time i activities requirig focus moitor/assist studets i usig a variety of sesory activities (e.g., sesory room with visual, auditory, ad tactile activities) use brushig ad joit-compressio techiques use appropriate strategies ad techiques to support developmet of visual skills Sesory Visio the educatioal assistat is able to trascribe materials ito braille ad iterpret evirometal iformatio ito the appropriate format for studets use strategies to support studet orietatio ad mobility use effective strategies ad practices for workig with studets who are blid or visually impaired use the braille code (literacy ad mathematics) facilitate studet use of devices (e.g., brailler, computerized braille ote taker, braille priter, braille software, white cae, talkig calculator, closed-circuit televisio [cctv]) assemble, orgaize, ad costruct special materials (e.g., braille/audio/large-prit books, tactile graphics) support cocept developmet for blid ad visually impaired studets cotiued 16 E d u c a t i o a l a s s i s t a t s i M a i t o b a s c h o o l s
studet-specific competecies (cotiued) Sesory Hearig the educatioal assistat is able to use effective strategies ad practices for workig with studets who are deaf/hard of hearig (d/hh)/deaf culture use america sig laguage (asl) ad/or speak Eglish/frech fluetly while iterpretig a ogoig message from oe laguage to aother follow the code of ethics that govers the asl iterpreter/tutor assist i the implemetatio of auditory skills programmig assist i the implemetatio of specialized literacy programmig reiforce auditory skills ad speech targets at appropriate times durig the school day maitai amplificatio equipmet (e.g., hearig aids, fm systems), troubleshootig mior equipmet difficulties whe ecessary use a Graphic iterpreter ad assist studets i takig computerized otes expad ad model laguage structures cotribute to appropriate auditory ad visual eviromets that support commuicatio ad learig follow the directio of academic lessos ad maitai studets participatio ad uderstadig of key poits moitor studet uderstadig of lessos ad clarify as required prepare studets for upcomig lesso(s) by reviewig key cotet ahead of time a p p e d i x b 17
a P P E d i x c : M a i t o b a E d u c a t i o r E s o u r c E s Maitoba Educatio provides a rage of resources to support appropriate educatioal programmig o the Studet Services website: Appropriate Educatioal Programmig (Bill 13): <www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/specedu/aep/idex.html> Cliicia/Cousellig Services: <www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/specedu/services.html> Documets: <www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/specedu/documets.html> Plaig Processes: <www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/specedu/plaig.html> a p p e d i x c 19
a P P E d i x d : W E b l i K s Additioal iformatio pertaiig to educatioal assistats may be foud at the followig websites. associatios Caadia Uio of Public Employees (CUPE): <www.cupe.mb.ca/> Educatioal Assistats of Maitoba (EAMB): <www.eamb.ca/> Maitoba Associatio of No-Teachig Employees (MANTE): <http://mate.ca/> Maitoba Associatio of Paret Coucils (MAPC): <www.mapc.mb.ca/> Maitoba Associatio of Resource Teachers (MART): <www.mbmart.ca/> Maitoba Associatio of School Superitedets (MASS): <www.mass.mb.ca/> Maitoba School Boards Associatio (MSBA): <www.mbschoolboards.ca/> The Maitoba Teachers Society (MTS): <www.mbteach.org/> Studet Services Admiistrators Associatio of Maitoba (SSAAM): <www.ssaam.mb.ca/> Wiipeg Associatio of No-Teachig Employees (WANTE): <www.wate.org/> traiig Assiiboie Commuity College: <http://public.assiiboie.et/> Maitoba First Natios Educatio Resource Cetre (MFNERC). Para Educator Program: <www.mferc.org/idex.php?optio=com_cotet&task=view&id=51&itemid=107> Red River College. Para Educator: <http://me.rrc.mb.ca/catalogue/programifo.aspx?progcode=paref- CT&RegioCode=WPG> Uiversity College of the North: <https://www.uc.ca/ics/> The Uiversity of Wiipeg Divisio of Cotiuig Educatio. Educatioal Assistat Diploma Program: <www.uwiipeg.ca/idex/dce-eap-pt> a p p e d i x d 21
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r E f E r E c E s The Alberta Teachers Associatio. Teachers ad Teachers Assistats: Roles ad Resposibilities. Rev. ed. Edmoto, AB: The Alberta Teachers Associatio, 2007. Available olie at <www.teachers.ab.ca/quick%20liks/publicatios/other%20publicatios/ Teachers%20ad%20Teachers%20%20Assistats%20%20Roles%20ad%20 Resposibilities/Pages/Idex.aspx>. Maitoba. The Educatio Admiistratio Act. C.C.S.M. c. E10. Wiipeg, MB: Quee s Priter Statutory Publicatios, 1987.. The Persoal Health Iformatio Act. C.C.S.M. c. P33.5. Wiipeg, MB: Quee s Priter Statutory Publicatios, 1997.. The Public Schools Act. C.C.S.M. c. P250. Wiipeg, MB: Quee s Priter Statutory Publicatios, 1987. Maitoba Educatio, Citizeship ad Youth. Appropriate Educatioal Programmig: Stadards for Studet Services. Wiipeg, MB: Maitoba Educatio, Citizeship ad Youth, 2006. Available olie at <www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/specedu/documets.html>.. Studet-Specific Plaig: A Hadbook for Developig ad Implemetig IEPs. Wiipeg, MB: Maitoba Educatio, Citizeship ad Youth, revised versio i developmet. The Maitoba Teachers Society. Teachers ad Educatioal Assistats: Roles ad Resposibilities. Wiipeg, MB: The Maitoba Teachers Society, 2004. Available olie at <www.mbteach.org/library/archives/hadbooks/hb-eamaual.pdf>. r e f e r e c e s 25
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