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Meaningful Moments: The Rewards of Being an Education Assistant

For 26 years, I have been Education Assistant . And I love my job! I have had the opportunity to support many students during my career and witness success and growth. While there are challenges to being an Education Assistant,…

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I Became An Education Assistant in 10 Months

After completing Stenberg College’s Education Assistant (EA) program in December 2021, it was time to begin my job search. I knew my first-choice school district was where I live and my kids attend school, so I decided to apply here…

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Top 4 Skills Every Education Assistant Needs

There are many essential skills every Education Assistant (EA) needs. While it varies from one student to another, below are the top four skills my experiences have led me to believe as the most important.

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Life in School as a Student with Diverse Abilities

Communication is one of those tricky topics. Many people have an opinion about what should work and how it should work. Personally, having a speech impediment makes oral communication challenging. It’s why it’s important to know communication looks different for…

Alison playing Boccia with the support of her EA

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Living with Spastic Cerebral Palsy

My name is Alison Kabush, and I will be sharing the story of my living with my diagnosis. Alison as a child. I was adopted at birth and diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at four months old. It all began on…

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Six Facts I Learned in the Education Assistant Program

I’ve gained so much knowledge in the Education Assistant (EA) program over the past five months. I could go on and on about what I’ve learned, but in the interest of time, here are six key facts I’ve learned in…

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A former student with exceptionalities reflects on the importance of Education Assistants

Even though I sound different and can’t do most things by myself, my EA gave me the confidence to know that I’m very smart, and that’s why I graduated high school with honours. Her support allowed me to prove my…

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Considering online education? Here’s some insights

To give you a glimpse into the world of online learning, we interviewed one of our Education Assistant (EA) instructors, Natalie-Taylor Lane, who is also a working EA, and took an in-depth look at what it means to take an…

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The art of teaching: Philippa perfects her craft in support of children

Trained as an artist, Philippa Glossop never imagined a career as an educator. However, a request from a neighbour to teach her daughter to draw changed all that. From that moment, Philippa found joy and purpose in teaching. Filled with…

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A Better ‘Me’ as an Education Assistant

“It’s not that I’m a new ‘me’ but I’m a better ‘me’. A better ‘me’ who’s more confident and less doubtful. I fully believe in myself now.” For Faith Samson, these words didn’t come easily.

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My last week of practicum

On practicum, I created a bond with a lot of different children, with and without disabilities. For example, one day the children who are a part of the skills department (our students) left to gymnastics but there was no room…

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My first week of practice education as an EA

Last week I started my eight week journey of practice education as an EA, otherwise known as a practicum. This is where the class puts our eight months of in-class learning into action. We put our Education Assistant knowledge to…

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I can’t say enough good things about this program. The online format gave me the flexibility to continue working during the program. The teachers were…

Montana S.

Therapeutic Recreation Assistant

I completed my Education Assistant program online in June 2019. This is an excellent program with amazing and welcoming staff. Stenberg is a great college…

Maddie L.

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This is a college that cares about its students. The instructors want to see you succeed and they give you the tools to do so.…

Lucia H.

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Meaningful Moments: The Rewards of Being an Education Assistant

I Became An Education Assistant in 10 Months

Top 4 Skills Every Education Assistant Needs

Life in School as a Student with Diverse Abilities

Living with Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Six Facts I Learned in the Education Assistant Program

A former student with exceptionalities reflects on the importance of Education Assistants

Considering online education? Here’s some insights

The art of teaching: Philippa perfects her craft in support of children

A Better ‘Me’ as an Education Assistant

My last week of practicum

My first week of practice education as an EA

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