Teacher's Aide

PURPOSE
The Teaching Professional credential documents the essential competencies for the K-12 teacher in terms of understanding how education at the K-12 level is changing, how to become an excellent professional educator, and how various views of education and educational philosophies shape school reform proposals.

AUDIENCE
This credential is appropriate for teachers, administrators, counselors, librarians, school board members in the public or private K-12 education sectors as well as interested and involved community members. 

JOB/CAREER REQUIREMENTS
The credentials in education and teaching document knowledge of the complex world of education in terms of its challenges and proposed solutions, its evolution and lessons learned from the past, and steps for becoming an effective education professional. 

TEACHING WORKPLACE TASKS:

• Teachers participate in developing curriculum goals and materials and plan lessons in the subjects they teach. 
• Teachers teach and assess students individually and in classroom groups.  
• Teachers develop and enforce classroom rules and manage individual students and classroom groups.
• Teachers interact with parents, students, school counselors, administrators, social workers, and others in the community to develop and implement plans to meet individual student needs.  
• Principals and assistant principals manage school activities and staff, including scheduling, evaluating teacher performance, and supporting teachers and support personnel.  
• Principals and assistant principals meet with parents, teachers, counselors, and others to discuss individual student issues and design and implement solutions.  
• Principals and assistant principals organize professional development programs and training events for teachers as well as mentor teachers.  
• Principals and assistant principals manage the school’s budget and ensure the school has the resources needed to fulfill its responsibilities.  
• Principals and assistant principals counsel and discipline students.  
• Principals serve as the public face of the school, meet with school board members at the local and state level, superintendents, legislators, and community members to establish policies, solve problems, and plan for the future.  
• Instructional coordinators develop and coordinate curriculum and manage curriculum implementation and revisions.  
• Instructional coordinators plan, coordinate, implement, conduct, and evaluate professional development events and strategies for teachers.  
• Instructional coordinators observe, gather data on, and evaluate teachers in the classroom.  
• Instructional coordinators review and recommend textbooks, resources, online resources, and other materials for teaching and managing teacher activities.  
• Instructional coordinators research and recommend teaching and classroom management techniques to teachers.  
• School librarians research for, acquire, review, organize, manage, and make available a variety of resources for students and teachers.  
• School and career counselors help students understand and overcome social and behavioral problems through individual and group counseling.  
• School and career counselors help students develop skills, make decisions, and complete required tasks involved in acquiring post-graduation employment or in going to college. 
• School and career counselors participate in determining and solving school, teacher, and student issues.

EXAM STRUCTURE OVERVIEW
Number of Questions in Exam: 110
Total Time: 90 minutes
Overall Passing Score: 70%
(All sections require an individual passing score of 70%)