classroom aide

Instructional support person

A classroom aide is a staff member who assists a teacher, handling tasks like distributing materials, supervising activities, or working with individual students who need extra attention.

Aides typically lack full teaching credentials and work under a teacher's direction.

Also called teacher's aide or paraprofessional.

Opposites
instructional authority

classroom aidelead teacher

Senior educator supervising classroom

head teacher · classroom teacher · principal · school administrator · department head

support role vs. recipient of support

classroom aidestudent

One formally enrolled somewhere

pupil · learner · tutee

support vs. leadership role

classroom aidesupervisor

One who directs workers

manager · director · boss · team leader · administrator

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