Education Assistant Practicum Part 2
Hi Everyone, I’m sorry it has been so long between my blogs. I was on my second practicum. It was such an intense experience and kept me so busy. For…
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Fun on Campus
I wanted to tell you a little bit about the campus life at Stenberg College. It is definitely not all work and no play here. There is opportunity to have…
Practicum is Finally Here!
It’s hard to believe that Practicum is finally here! I was so nervous for my first day at my elementary host school that I showed up for 7:30 in the…
3 Ways Education Assistants Can Support ESL Students
People around the world are more connected now than ever before. In a multi-cultural environment like Canada, it is becoming increasingly common for teachers and teaching assistants to provide specific…
Infographic: Is An Education Assistant Career Right For You?
Education assistants help children with a range of physical, learning or behavioural difficulties integrate into inclusive learning environments. In order to support full participation, EAs assist students with physical disabilities…
An Education Assistant’s Guide to Fun and Inclusive Summer Daycare Activities
Summer is well on its way, and for education assistants working throughout these beautiful warm weather months, their job might entail working at a summer daycare. Working at a summer…
3 Characteristics of a Great Afterschool Program
When developing an afterschool program, there are many factors for an educator to consider. The age range of the kids involved, for example, will determine what activities are chosen. Ensuring…
Classroom Time Winding Down
Wow! Time has just flown by! It’s so hard to believe that it is our last week on Campus. The time has just flown by especially as we have been…
POPARD Training
During the last two weeks we did our POPARD training. These were such a jam-packed two weeks of information. In case you don’t know what POPARD stands for it is…
An Education Assistant’s Guide to IEPs
Professionals with educational assistant training know that an Individualized Education Program (IEP) is an important document that’s created to help observe and oversee the learning progress and challenges of every…
Learning American Sign Language
Recently we took our Fundamentals of Sign Language course. This was the course that I have been the most anxious about Education Assistant program. There are no marks in this…
4 Tips for Helping Students Work Well in Groups
Facilitating group work is something everyone taking early childhood education training courses and receiving educational assistant training will have to do at least some of the time when they are…
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