Duties
Essential Functions:
- Planning and Preparation
- Demonstrates knowledge of content and pedagogy
- Demonstrates knowledge of students and plans instruction for individual students’ needs
- Sets instructional outcomes as goals that can been assessed
- Demonstrates knowledge of resources
- Designs coherent instruction and differentiates with appropriate resources, groups and structure
- Designs student assessments that are aligned with the instructional outcomes
- The Classroom Environment
- Creates an environment of respect and rapport
- Establishes a culture for learning
- Manages classroom procedures
- Manages student behavior by setting clear standards of conduct
- Establishes a safe classroom that ensures the learning of all students
- Instruction
- Communication with students is appropriate and expectations for the learning of content are clearly communicated
- Uses questions that reflect high expectations
- Engages students in their learning
- Uses assessment to guide instruction
- Demonstrates flexibility and responsiveness and makes adjustment as needed to instruction
- Professional Responsibilities
- Uses reflection to improve instruction
- Maintains accurate records
- Communicates with families frequently and tries to engage families in the instructional program
- Participates in professional organizations and is involved in school and district events
- Actively pursues professional development opportunities
- Displays a high level of ethics and professionalism in dealing with students and colleagues
- Adheres to district sick leave and personal leave policies and is punctual to job assignments and meetings
Qualifications
State of Illinois Professional Educator License with appropriate endorsements required