Exceptional Children's Teacher

New Dimensions A Public Charter School•Morganton, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Exceptional Children's Teacher (EC Teacher) is responsible for planning, organizing, and presenting instruction to guide and encourage students in developing and fulfilling their academic potential, and contributing to their educational and social development. This role involves differentiating instruction, managing classroom behavior, consulting with various stakeholders, and performing non-instructional duties as assigned. The teacher is expected to demonstrate leadership in the classroom and school, establish a respectful environment for a diverse student population, know and align instruction with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study, facilitate learning through various methods, and reflect on their practice for continuous improvement.

Requirements

Minimum Bachelor’s degree from an approved education program in subject area.
NC Teaching License or have qualifications to obtain a NC teaching license.
Strong background in North Carolina Course of Study/Common Core and Essential Standards.
Ability to perform each essential function satisfactorily.
Knowledge of diverse cultures.
Ability to collaborate with specialists.
Ability to improve communication and collaboration between the school and the home and community.
Knowledge of how students think and learn.
Ability to collaborate with colleagues and use a variety of data sources for planning.
Ability to choose methods and techniques that are most effective in meeting the needs of students.
Knowledge of when and how to use technology to maximize student learning.
Ability to encourage students to ask questions, think creatively, and draw conclusions.
Ability to teach the importance of cooperation and collaboration.
Ability to use multiple indicators to evaluate student progress.
Ability to think systematically and critically about student learning.
Ability to participate in continued, high quality professional development that reflects a global view of educational practices.
Understanding that change is constant.

Nice To Haves

May coordinate and direct the activities of teacher assistants.

Responsibilities

Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all learners.
Plan, coordinate, and continuously improve instruction that facilitates active learning.
Analyze situations, determine possible options, and make appropriate decisions based on the data.
Instruct and monitor students in the use of learning materials and equipment.
Manage instructional time and student behavior by establishing rules and procedures.
Motivate students and provide appropriate feedback on work.
Consult with parents, teachers, administrators, and the community to enhance the learning of students.
Encourage and monitor student performance and use information to adjust teaching strategies.
Perform non-instructional duties as assigned.
Lead in the classroom by taking responsibility for all students’ learning.
Demonstrate leadership in the school by working collaboratively with all school personnel to create a professional learning community.
Lead the teaching profession by striving to improve the profession.
Advocate for schools and students by promoting positive change in policies and practices affecting student learning.
Demonstrate high ethical standards by upholding the Code of Ethics and Standards for Professional Conduct.
Provide an environment in which each child has a positive, nurturing relationship with caring adults by encouraging a climate that is inviting, respectful, supportive, inclusive, and flexible.
Embrace diversity in the school community and in the world by demonstrating knowledge of diverse cultures.
Treat students as individuals by maintaining high expectations for all students; and by appreciating differences and valuing contributions.
Adapt teaching for the benefit of students with special needs by collaborating with specialists.
Work collaboratively with the families and significant adults in the lives of their students by improving communication and collaboration between the school and the home and community.
Align instruction with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study.
Know the content appropriate to teaching specialty by bringing a richness and depth of understanding to the classroom.
Recognize the interconnectedness of content areas/discipline by knowing the links and vertical alignment of grade or subject taught.
Make instruction relevant to students by incorporating 21st century life skills into teaching deliberately, strategically, and broadly.
Know the ways in which learning takes place and the appropriate levels of intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of students by knowing how students think and learn.
Plan instruction appropriate for students by collaborating with colleagues and using a variety of data sources for planning.
Use a variety of instructional methods by choosing methods and techniques that are most effective in meeting the needs of students.
Integrate and utilize technology in instruction by knowing when and how to use technology to maximize student learning.
Help students develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills by encouraging students to ask questions, think creatively, and draw conclusions.
Help students work in teams and develop leadership qualities by teaching the importance of cooperation and collaboration.
Communicate effectively in ways that are clearly understood by students.
Use a variety of methods to assess what each student has learned by using multiple indicators to evaluate student progress.
Analyze student learning by thinking systematically and critically about student learning.
Link professional growth to professional goals by participating in continued, high quality professional development that reflects a global view of educational practices.
Function effectively in a complex, dynamic environment by understanding that change is constant.