SUPPORT TEACHERS - Roles and Responsibilities of Support Teachers
Support teachers in BC fill many roles and carry a variety of titles: LAT, LSS, Support Teacher, Resource teacher... there are more!
LA/IS - Roles and Responsibilities of Support Teachers (Learning Assistance, Resource, Learning Support, Inclusion Support)
Our workshop will discuss the different roles and responsibilities of support teachers based on our work with teachers around the province. We will discuss key components of developing IEPs, school-based teams and team teaching models. Our hope is that this will be a chance to share ideas, questions, and resources with others who are either in this role or who are interested in this role within their school or school district.
Target Audience
K-12
Sessions
Presenters
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School District 23 - DRK Middle School
Michelle Redman
Michelle is a Learning Assistance teacher in the Central Okanagan School District (SD23). She is currently the secretary of the Learning Assistance Teachers' Association (LATA), a Provincial Specialist Association (PSA) of BCTF.
As a veteran teacher, Michelle has taught grades K - 12. She holds a B.Ed., a Post-Grad. Dipl. in Inclusive Education, and an M.Ed. in Inclusive Education studies. Michelle is an active Executive member of LATA, the Learning Assistance Teachers' Association of British Columbia, as well as an active participant on provincial inquiry boards. Currently, Michelle is teaching Learning Assistance at Ecole Dr. Knox Middle School, grades 7-9 with a focus on raising literacy levels through intensive structured literacy intervention programming. #iteach #educate #bekind
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Viji Shanmugha
Viji Shanmugha is a district consultant in Richmond (SD38). She is currently a member at large of the Learning Assistance Teachers' Association (LATA), a Provincial Specialist Association (PSA) of BCTF.