Teacher aides/paraprofessionals/teaching assistants can be invaluable in the classroom and it’s possible that with COVID-19 funding, many more will be hired.

Here are some resources that might be helpful – let me know what I’m missing:

DO’S & DON’TS OF WORKING WITH AN AIDE IN AN ELL CLASSROOM – PLEASE ADD YOUR OWN SUGGESTIONS

‘TEACHERS & AIDES NEED TO WORK AS A TEAM’

“TIPS FOR WORKING WITH CLASSROOM AIDES”

MY LATEST BAM! RADIO SHOW IS ON EFFECTIVE WAYS TO WORK WITH AIDES/PARAPROFESSIONALS

“A ‘COMMUNICATION, ACTION, REFLECTION’ CYCLE MAKES A TEACHER-PARAPROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP WORK”

Supporting Students and Teachers as a Paraprofessional ESL Educator: 6 Things You Can Try Now is by Valentina Gonzalez.

Making Best Use of Teaching Assistants is from The Educational Endowment Foundation.

Who Are Paraprofessionals and What Do They Do? is from Ed Week.

Paraprofessionals: As the ‘Backbones’ of the Classroom, They Get Low Pay, Little Support is from Ed Week.