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Teaching Assistant resume example
A teaching assistant is hired to keep learning moving while the lead teacher runs the room. That means small-group instruction, one-to-one support for students who are behind or who have an IEP, behaviour redirection, prep and marking, and enough classroom management to hold a group of eight while twenty others work independently. Schools also hire for reliability: a TA who shows up, follows the behaviour plan as written, and can be left with a class during a short absence is worth more than one with a longer list of workshops.
The resume has to show grade bands, subject areas and student numbers, because a TA who supported Year 1 phonics and a TA who supported high school algebra are doing different jobs. Say who you worked with: general education classes, a resource room, a self-contained setting, English learners, students with autism or emotional and behavioural needs. Name the programmes and frameworks you delivered under supervision, the data you collected, and what you did when a student escalated.
Hiring is usually done by a principal or a special education coordinator reading quickly, often against state paraprofessional requirements. Put your certification, your associate degree or the 60 credit hours, and any ParaPro assessment score near the top. Then show results in the language schools use: reading levels gained, attendance in a small group, fewer removals from class, IEP goal progress documented on time.
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