Teacher Assistants
Teacher assistants play an integral role in the schools of Rhode Island.
Teacher assistants, or paraprofessionals, provide instructional and other direct services to students under the supervision and direction of the classroom teacher or other certified professional staff. Teacher assistants are required to be trained before they are employed and to engage in ongoing professional development during employment so they can support school improvement and student achievement goals.
Conferences:
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual conference for Teacher Assistants has been postponed. Additional information will be posted here when it is available.
Pre-Employment Training:
This training class is required for most people interested in working as a Teacher Assistant in RI. Please contact individual organizations for their schedule and fees.
Information about some upcoming classes may be posted here but check with specific organizations for their training schedule and fees.
Please contact the organization where you wish to attend class to find out their schedule. See the link under "Pre-Employment Training"(below).
Program |
Start Date |
End Date |
Schedule |
Format |
For More Information |
CCRI |
August 2, 2022 |
August 30, 2022 |
Tues., Wed. & Thurs. 6:00-9:00 pm |
Online |
Contact Person: Val Serpa - 401.333.7282/vserpa@ccri.edu |
CCRI |
September 13, 2022 |
October 11, 2022 |
Tues, Wed & Thurs 6:00-9:00pm |
Virtual |
Contact Person: Val Serpa -
401.333.7282/vserpa@ccri.edu |
*ILSR |
September 20, 2022 |
October 13, 2022 |
Tues & Thurs 5:30-8:30pm |
Online |
Contact Person: Gilak Alvarez - galvarez@riilsr.org |
*ILSR |
October 18, 2022 |
November 10, 2022 |
Tues & Thurs 5:30-8:30pm |
Online |
Contact Person: Gilak Alvarez - galvarez@riilsr.org |
NRIC |
September 12, 2022 |
September 21, 2022 |
Mon, Tues, Wed & 9/22 (Thurs) 4:00-6:30pm |
In-Person |
Contact Person: Lisa Berthiaume - lberthiaume@nric-ed.org |
Education Exchange |
September 14, 2022 |
November 23, 2022 |
Wednesdays 6:00-8:30pm |
Online |
Contact Person: Maria Durfee -
mdurfee@edexri.org |
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*Some individuals may be eligible to enroll at no cost.
*English Language Learners encouraged to apply.
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September NRIC Training
Education Exchange September Training
Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities:
Links to other training and workshops that may be appropriate for teacher assistants will be posted here.