Art Teacher

Mount Vernon City School District•Mount Vernon, NY

23h

About The Position

Art teachers in Mount Vernon City School District (MVCSD) work with a diverse range of students in a dynamic, intensive, and supportive environment that nurtures students’ talents as artists, performers, songwriters, and art industry entrepreneurs. MVCSD guides students through exploration and analysis of different art forms and uses hands-on instruction to foster discovery and critical thinking. The teacher provides challenging, rigorous arts instruction aligned with the New York State P-12 Learning Standards for the Arts, recognizing the arts as essential to a well-rounded education and as a contributor to student achievement. The role connects the arts with other disciplines and gives students opportunities to access, develop, express, and integrate meaning across content areas. Through creating, performing, responding, and connecting in the arts, students develop meaningful experiences, knowledge about the world, and a more integrated understanding of themselves and their community. The teacher engages students in complex choices and critical decisions that call for independent and collaborative goal-setting, persistence in overcoming creative and technical obstacles, and consideration of multiple solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Valid New York State Subject Area Certification.
Proven record of planning lessons with clear learning objectives and a means of assessing whether those objectives have been met.
Strong organizational and communication skills.
Demonstrated content knowledge and familiarity with the New York State P-12 Learning Standards for the Arts, including Artistic Processes, Anchor Standards, and discipline-specific performance indicators.
Demonstrated success tailoring instruction to the needs of diverse learners.
Ability to work collaboratively with others to achieve common goals.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.

Responsibilities

Provide challenging and rigorous units of study in the arts that meet the New York State P-12 Learning Standards for the Arts.
Connect arts instruction with other disciplines and provide opportunities for students to access, develop, express, and integrate meaning across content areas.
Engage students in creating, performing, responding, and connecting in the arts.
Support students in making independent and collaborative goals, persisting through creative and technical obstacles, and exploring multiple solutions.
Plan lessons with clear learning objectives and assess whether those objectives have been met.
Use formal and informal assessment tools and knowledge of human development to select appropriate learning activities.
Tailor instruction to the needs of diverse learners.
Manage classroom routines and procedures.
Work collaboratively with others to achieve common goals.
Incorporate appropriate educational technology and media.
Communicate regularly with parents outside report cards and scheduled conferences.
Attend faculty meetings, workshops, faculty/staff retreats, assemblies, and celebrations.
Maintain teacher web pages and provide weekly updates of assignments and grades on the web portal.
Produce interim, quarterly, and semester grades.
Reflect critically on teaching, identify areas for professional development, and be receptive to suggestions for growth.