Immediately Need Elementary Teacher in Bay City, MI
Job title: Elementary Teacher
Company: Bay City School District
Job description: SUMMARY: To create a flexible elementary grade program and a class environment favorable to learning and
personal growth; to establish effective rapport with students; to plan and facilitate learning activities appropriate to
promote intellectual development, development of social skills, and emotional health; to motivate students to
develop skills, attitudes and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation for elementary grade education, in
accordance with each student?s ability; to establish good relationships with parents and with other staff members.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned.
- Teaches district approved curriculum.
- Instruct pupils in citizenship and basic subject matter specified in state law and administrative regulations and procedures of the school district.
- Develops lesson plans and instructional material and provides individualized and small group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student.
- Translates lesson plans into developmentally appropriate learning experiences.
- Communicates regularly with parents outside normal classroom day by means of newsletters, notes, phone calls, conferences, etc.
- Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior to achieve an effective learning atmosphere.
- Evaluates students? academic and social growth, keeps appropriate records and prepares progress reports.
- Identifies student needs and makes appropriate referrals and develops strategies for individual education plans.
- Is available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day.
- Plans and coordinates the work of learning assistants, parents, and volunteers in the classroom and on field trips.
- Provides individualized and small group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of the student.
- Creates an environment for learning through functional and attractive displays, interest centers and exhibits of student?s work.
- Exhibits necessary stamina for the day-to-day demands of teaching.
- Ability to assume responsibility with a minimum of direct supervision.
- Displays a genuine love of teaching students.
- Conveys research and practices that promote successful learning environments.
- Demonstrates cultural sensitivity.
- Demonstrates knowledge of brain theory and its implications for learning.
- Ability to clearly express thoughts in writing, exhibits acceptable standards of grammatical usage, spelling, and structure.
- Exhibits the need to collaborate with other educators, parents, and community members to create learning opportunities, which ensures success for all students.
- Create and manage a learning environment that emphasizes scope and sequence of the District?s curriculum learning goals.
- Work collaboratively with other educators in planning and facilitating classroom activities.
- Organize instruction into meaningful units and make connections to other content areas.
- Reflects on teaching and devises ways of improving on an ongoing basis.
- Plan and implement learning environments to include management of time, space, and materials; the physical and social environments; and adjustments for student?s age and needs.
- Participate in self-evaluations of teaching results, teaching techniques, practices and procedures, and revise accordingly.
- Keep informed of new technology, new teaching methods, new knowledge, and current social conditions.
- Participate in conferences, inservices, and workshops to facilitate on-going professional growth/development.
- Knows and appreciates the diversity of a global society.
- Implements full inclusion techniques for special education students.
- Utilizes technology available in the teaching and learning process.
- Adjusts instruction, the environment or activities to accommodate a variety of learning styles.
- Interpret student achievement data to inform instruction.
- Personalizes learning of students.
- Abide by the policies of the Board of Education, the terms of the Master Agreement, and directives issued by the school administration within the provisions of the Master Agreement.
- Other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor.