Will AI Replace Teaching Assistants, Special Education?

Provide assistance to students with special needs.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification or positive reinforcement.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Provide students with disabilities with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Carry out therapeutic regimens, such as behavior modification and personal development programs, under the supervision of special education instructors, psychologists, or speech-language pathologists.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Employ special educational strategies or techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, or memory.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Enforce administration policies and rules governing students.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Observe students' performance, and record relevant data to assess progress.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Present subject matter to students under the direction and guidance of teachers, using lectures, discussions, supervised role-playing methods, or by reading aloud.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Discuss assigned duties with classroom teachers to coordinate instructional efforts.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Instruct students in daily living skills required for independent maintenance and self-sufficiency, such as hygiene, safety, or food preparation.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Prepare classrooms with a variety of materials or resources for children to explore, manipulate, or use in learning activities or imaginative play.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Distribute teaching materials, such as textbooks, workbooks, papers, and pencils, to students.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Clean classrooms.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Organize and label materials and display students' work in a manner appropriate for their eye levels and perceptual skills.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Prepare lesson materials, bulletin board displays, exhibits, equipment, and demonstrations.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Grade homework and tests, and compute and record results, using answer sheets or electronic marking devices.

Routine cognitive or manual task with high vulnerability to automation.

Assist in bus loading and unloading.

Routine cognitive or manual task with high vulnerability to automation.

Take class attendance and maintain attendance records.

Routine cognitive or manual task with high vulnerability to automation.

Maintain computers in classrooms and laboratories, and assist students with hardware and software use.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Prepare lesson outlines and plans in assigned subject areas and submit outlines to teachers for review.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Participate in teacher-parent conferences regarding students' progress or problems.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Assist librarians in school libraries.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Requisition and stock teaching materials and supplies.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Laminate teaching materials to increase their durability under repeated use.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.