First Grade Teacher
Posted 3 years ago
Position Areas
Elementary
Description
Qulifications/Job Description
- Current teaching license
- Elementary teaching experience in an urban environment preferred
- Use a variety of instructional strategies to teach reading, language arts, social studies, mathematics, and science to students in a classroom setting, utilizes the course of study adopted by the Board of Education, and other appropriate learning activities
- Utilize student data to develop lesson plans, instructional materials, and activities that are engaging and drives instruction
- Use relevant technology to support and enhance instruction
- Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests
- Establish and maintain high standards for student behavior that creates a classroom environment that is conducive to achieve academic excellence
- Evaluate students’ academic and social growth, keep accurate records, and prepares progress reports/report card
- Create an effective environment for learning through functional and attractive displays, bulletin boards, and current student work
- Communicate with parents regularly through conferences and other means to discuss student progress and interpret the school program
- Identify student needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve academic, behavioral, and health issue
- Participate in faculty committees, after hour activities that are grade level and or magnet related
- Administer standardized tests in accordance with state testing program
- Maintain professional competence through professional growth activities
- Maintain the highest level of professionalism
- Performs other duties as assigned