Online Teaching Assistant Degree Programs

Though the job isn't new, the role of teacher aides, also called paraeducators, continues to evolve as laws like No Child Left Behind (NCLB) are passed and students' needs evolve. Per the National Education Association, paraeducators help teachers and other educators to deliver quality education. Paraeducators are known by many names:

  • Classroom assistant
  • Education paraprofessional
  • Special education assistant
  • Teacher aide
  • Teacher assistant

Paraeducators may also include tutors, interpreters, job coaches and many more job titles. Though teacher aides of the past may have monitored lunchrooms or photocopied classroom materials for teachers, today's education aides play a very important, valued role in students' learning and achievement.

How to become a teacher aide

Who are today's teacher assistants?

Teacher aide careers at a glance