TeacherAideGuide.docVIP

TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements Page 3 Code and Statutory Mandates - Why do teachers have to integrate teacher aides into lesson plans? Page 4 Teacher and aide team building Page 5 How do teachers integrate teacher aides into lesson plans? Pages 6 - 8 Two templates for lesson plans that integrate teacher aides into lesson plans Pages 9 - 10 Five sample lesson plans that integrate teacher aides into lesson plans Pages 11 - 18 Teacher aides and classroom management Pages 19 -20 Utilizing IEPs to guide the integration of teacher aides into lesson plans Pages 21 - 23 Student observation and monitoring forms that teacher aides can utilize Pages 24 - 27 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Office of Special Educations Resource Guide Committee ? Peter Altbuch, Supervisor Vivian Brown, Resource Teacher Coordinator Mitchel Gerry, School Psychologist Kathy Greenwald, Resource Teacher Coordinator Mary Hart, Learning Disabilities Teacher Coordinator Sakinah Springs, School Social Worker Holly Williams, Resource Teacher Coordinator Glenda Wimberly, Resource Teacher Coordinator ? ?Special thanks to Vivian Brown, Kathy Greenwald, Holly Williams, and Glenda Wimberly for their sample lesson plans and templates of lesson plans that can be utilized by staff as guides in this endeavor. The following Resource Teacher Coordinators from the Office of Special Education will be available to provide additional guidance on the process of integrating teacher aides into lesson plans: ? ??????????????????????????????? Bennett, Celeste????? 973-705-3777????????? Brown, Vivian???? ???? 973-733-6940?????? ? Columbo, Nick?? ????? 973-424-4339??????? ? Greenwald, Kathy??? 973-424-4335??????? Vasquez, Aida??????? 973-424-4334????????? Watts, Linda??????????? 973-733-6994???????? Williams, Holly??????? 973-424-4499? Wimberly, Glenda??? 973-424-4336???????? ???? ? Code and Statutory Mandates Why are teachers being required to integrate assigned teacher aides into lesson plans? The No Child