Duties
Duties and Responsibilities
Demonstrate knowledge of content and teach approved curriculum.
- Demonstrate knowledge of child growth and development, especially of characteristics of students/children in the age group assigned.
- Design clear instruction based on district learning targets, the primary function of this position and student data.
- Assure that the students always have the appropriate supplies available to perform the tasks required in the various modules.
- Evaluates academic and social emotional growth of students, keeps appropriate records, prepares progress reports, and communicates student progress to appropriate sources (students, parents, and staff).
- Assists in diagnosing the learning disabilities of students, with the assistance of district specialists.
- Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects to communicate these objectives to students.
- Creates a classroom environment with respect and rapport that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
- Manage classroom procedures.
- Encourages students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior.
- Organize the physical environment to promote learning.
- Plans a program of study that is aligned to the common core state standards, employing a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media that differentiates instruction to meet the individual needs, interest, and abilities of the students.
- Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects to communicate these objectives to students. Communicate with students.
- Use appropriate questioning and discussion techniques.
- Demonstrate a basic understanding and knowledge of current technology that is incorporated as a natural instructional tool, in constant use.
- Engage students in learning.
- Design formative and summative assessments that measure student performance based on established learning targets.
- Use assessment information to drive instructional decision making.
- Demonstrate flexibility and responsiveness.
Professional Responsibilities
- Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulations.
- Communicate with families.
- Participate in a professional learning community.
- Grow and develop professionally.
- Demonstrate professionalism in behavior and dress.
- Attend meetings, serve on committees, and perform such other duties and assume other responsibilities as may be assigned by the Principal or his/her designee in accordance with the labor agreement and the Board of Education.
- Remain available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day, such as parent teacher conferences.
- Assists the administration in implementing all policies and rules.
- Have regular attendance and infrequent absences.
Physical Requirements
Endurance within a classroom setting; teaching students while standing, sitting, or walking throughout the classroom, building or outside activities with the ability to maneuver in tight spaces between desks, etc.
- Working with the students in an instructional setting may entail kneeling or squatting, stooping, and bending from the waist on an occasional to frequent basis on a given day.
- Use of aids such as whiteboards, posters, bulletin boards, overhead projector, television, computer, and technological equipment.
- Retrieval, use, lifting and storage of teaching material, including books, equipment, assignments,
Salary/Benefits
Minimum Salary - $41,321
Board paid single health, dental, vision and life insurance
How to Apply
https://watsekaschools.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx
Link to District/Third Party Online Application Web Page
https://watsekaschools.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx