|
The WorkKeys® Proficiency Certificate for Teacher Assistants provides a valid, field proven way to boost elementary education in the United States, in accordance with the No Child Left Behind Act. Based on ACT's WorkKeys system, the certificate program takes a four-pronged approach. It enables paraprofessional teacher assistants in Title I-funded schools to demonstrate their proficiency in three content areas—reading, writing, and mathematics—as well as their skills in assisting teachers in the classroom. Through testing and on-the-job observation, teacher assistants can demonstrate knowledge and skill levels in line with what is achieved in two years of postsecondary study. The following states use WorkKeys testing for their paraprofessionals—Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Texas.
A Proven Solution:
Affordable and easy to administer, the WorkKeys Proficiency Certificate for Teacher
Assistants system is built around our WorkKeys job skills assessments, which have been used by schools, businesses, and organizations for more than a decade to hire, assess, and train a qualified workforce. Three validated WorkKeys assessments form the core of the program:
- Reading for Information
- Writing or Business Writing
- Applied Mathematics
Instructional Support Inventory
In addition, ACT offers a unique, structured observation component not found with other teacher assistant assessments. The Instructional Support Inventory is to be filled out by a knowledgeable observer who assesses the teacher assistant's classroom teaching skills. This observation component is similar to teacher evaluation processes used in schools nationwide. Examinees who successfully complete all program components earn a Teacher Assistant certificate of performance.
Performance levels have been established by individual schools, districts, and NC’s state education agencies.
Additional Information
The cost is $40 (checks or credit card only). Assessments are given in paper-and-pencil formats. If one section or assessment of the test is not passed, you may retake the individual assessment at $10 per assessment. Practice tests are available at www.TestPrepReview.com click on Parapro Practice. Please call Mary Moore at 919-536-7222 ext. 4014 to reserve a space.
|
