teaching assistant

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teaching assistant

noun teaching assistants

  1. A person who assists a teacher with instructional responsibilities, often by supporting students with learning disabilities or physical disabilities.

    Similar: education assistant, teacher's aide, teacher's assistant, team teacher, paraprofessional educator, para, TA

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noun individual who assists a teacher

中文助教 zhùjiào
Portuguêsprofessor assistente, professora assistente
Françaisauxiliaire d'enseignement, assistant d'enseignement, assistante d'enseignement
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@misc{teaching_assistant_2026,
  title = {teaching assistant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/teaching%20assistant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}