3rd Grade Teacher-26/27 School Year

Academy of Arts & Knowledge•Fort Collins, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The 3rd Grade Teacher at AAK is responsible for creating a flexible elementary grade program and a class environment favorable to learning and personal growth. This role involves establishing effective rapport with students, motivating them to develop skills, attitudes, and knowledge for future success, and establishing positive relationships with parents and staff. The teacher will teach a comprehensive curriculum, differentiate instruction, manage classroom behavior, and communicate effectively with parents and colleagues. This position also requires active participation in school improvement initiatives and professional development.

Requirements

Ability to create a flexible elementary grade program and a class environment favorable to learning and personal growth.
Ability to establish effective rapport with students.
Ability to motivate students to develop skills, attitudes, and knowledge needed for future success.
Ability to establish positive relationships with parents and other staff members.
Proficiency in teaching reading, language arts, social studies, mathematics, science, art, health, and music.
Skill in integrating movement, music, and art into the curriculum.
Ability to instruct students in citizenship, social-emotional skills, and basic subject matter.
Ability to develop lesson plans and instructional materials.
Skill in providing individualized and small group instruction.
Ability to adapt curriculum to the needs of each student.
Ability to translate lesson plans into learning experiences.
Ability to explain learning objectives and student expectations.
Ability to differentiate instruction and curriculum.
Ability to provide opportunities for student goal setting, reflection, and self-assessment.
Ability to use assessment to improve learning and instruction.
Ability to set and consistently enforce behavior expectations and consequences.
Ability to participate in functional behavior assessments and develop intervention and support plans.
Ability to assume responsibility for instruction, duties, and student supervision.
Knowledge of standards-based grading patterns.
Ability to evaluate students' academic and social growth.
Ability to keep appropriate records and prepare progress reports.
Ability to maintain and submit accurate and complete records.
Ability to comply with school-set expectations for submissions.
Ability to communicate with parents about student progress.
Ability to interact with students, staff, and parents positively and professionally.
Ability to identify student needs and cooperate with other staff.
Ability to establish rapport with students and provide a positive, safe, and orderly learning climate.
Ability to participate in the School Unified Improvement Plan.
Commitment to maintaining professional competence through in-service education and professional growth activities.
Ability to supervise students in and out of classroom activities.
Willingness to participate in after-school or off-campus activities and events.

Responsibilities

Teaches reading, language arts, social studies, mathematics, science, art, health, and music to students using school-approved curriculum.
Integrates movement, music, and art into the curriculum.
Instructs students in citizenship, social-emotional skills, and basic subject matter.
Develops lesson plans and instructional materials and provides individualized and small group instruction.
Translates lesson plans into learning experiences to best utilize available time for instruction.
Explains learning objectives and student expectations.
Provides opportunities for individualized and small-group instruction.
Differentiates instruction and curriculum to meet individual student needs.
Provides opportunities for student goal setting, reflection, and self-assessment.
Uses assessment to improve learning and instruction.
Sets behavior expectations and consequences that are clear and consistently enforced.
Participates in functional behavior assessments and the development of intervention and support plans.
Assumes responsibility for instruction, duties, supervision of students, and required meetings.
Utilizes standards-based grading patterns.
Evaluates students' academic and social growth, keeps appropriate records, and prepares progress reports.
Maintains and submits accurate and complete records as required.
Complies with school-set expectations for lesson plans, instructional reviews, evaluations, report cards, and other required submissions.
Communicates with parents through conferences and other means to discuss student progress and interpret the school program.
Interacts with students, staff, and parents in a positive and professional manner.
Identifies student needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve problems.
Establishes rapport with students and provides a positive, safe, and orderly climate conducive to learning.
Actively participates in the full implementation of the School Unified Improvement Plan.
Maintains professional competence through in-service education and self-selected professional growth activities.
Supervises students in and out of classroom activities during the assigned working day.
Participates in after-school or off-campus activities and events as assigned.