Im doing a research about SHADOW TEACHER in special educ.. but i cant find its definition and its origin.?

Question

What are the roles of a shadow teacher and why are they called as such? what are their qualifications? i cant find any in the internet.Are shadow teachers similar to teacher aides?

Answer 1

from the previous description given by the last person I'd say yes they are simalar if not the same as a teacher aide.

Are you sure they don't mean where you are shadowing a teacher like when your on placement to gain a degree?

Are you doing this for a course? If so ask your teacher to explain the term, as they cannot expect you to research something which has not at least been touched on in class or in course materials

Answer 2

a shadow -basically is a back up for teh student-

teh sahdow should stay in the shadow-not be prominant

should not hover over the student and just be ready to 'catch' him when he falters-with attention, behavior, academics

should be in the background-blending in with the class--

keep one eye on assigned student and 1 eye on the rest of class--

can be involved wit other students so as not to make teh special needs student stand out-

it is basically a specialized form of aid -

a standard teacher aid doesn't blend into the background-and generally shoudl remain active -in direct assistance-

teh shadow is moe indirect and passive