Classroom Support Aide
Earn a Micro-Credential in Classroom Support and Start Making a Difference
The Classroom Support Aide micro-credential is a six-month program focused on providing meaningful support for teachers and learners within the classroom. If you're looking to upskill or reskill into education or looking to work towards completing your Educational Assistant program, this is the program for you.
This micro-credential will help you as a Classroom Support Aide to start working in the school sooner. You'll learn to assist teachers with implementing curriculum, addressing learning loss factors and helping with key literacy and numeracy skills with learners.
After completing this program you can ladder directly into Red Deer Polytechnic’s comprehensive Educational Assistant (EA) Certificate Program. Get the education you need while also addressing the emerging expectation that school divisions have for EAs to be credentialed.
Program Delivery
This program is delivered asynchronously online.
Related Careers
For entry into a position as an Educational Assistant
Admission Requirements
There are no formal admissions requirements for this program.
Technology Requirements
This course takes place entirely online. You will need your own personal computer/laptop with reliable wifi.
Graduation Requirements
You must receive a minimum 65% average in all courses in order to graduate.
Program Costs
Financial Aid Options
Student life can be very expensive, and few individuals have enough money to pay up-front for their post-secondary education.
Students enrolled in continuing education programs may qualify for program-dependent funding opportunities.
Courses
Introduction to Educational Assistant
- Introduction to the role of a classroom assistant, including their roles, responsibilities, ethical and professional expectations.
Social and Emotional Development - Part A
- This course is designed to provide educational assistants with a comprehensive understanding of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and its significance in promoting academic achievement and overall well-being. Participants will explore the core components and principles of SEL, gaining insights into its impact on students' personal development and academic success. Through reflective exercises, interactive discussions, and practical applications, participants will acquire essential skills and strategies to support students' social-emotional growth in diverse educational settings.
Social and Emotional Development - Part B
- This course is designed to equip educational assistants with a deeper understanding of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL). Participants will gain the necessary skills and knowledge to help students develop responsible decision-making while exploring trauma and its impacts on learning. Throughout this comprehensive course, participants will explore various strategies, resources, and reflective exercises to effectively support student well-being and academic success.
Literacy Intervention
- Effective teaching strategies for literacy. Topics include learning theory; early literacy intervention; comprehension and decoding strategies; the writing process and writing analysis with an emphasis on assisting students in improving their reading and writing skills.
Numeracy Intervention
- Topics include understanding the meaning of numeracy and mathematics, learning theory and its application, effective instructional strategies and how to support diverse groups of learners.
Classroom Support Aide Field Experience
- Working as an educational assistant for 135 hours.