TK - 2nd Grade Teacher Pool

HCSDK8•Hillsborough, CA

15h

About The Position

The responsibility of the teacher is to carry out a program of instruction which enables students to utilize skills taught to discover, to problem solve, to predict and be motivated to learn more. The program is based on the School Board and State of California Goals and Objectives. Under the direction of the principal, the teacher is responsible to plan and implement the educational program for their students, teach skills, and provide intellectual growth.

Responsibilities

Reflects an understanding of learning theory, curriculum guidelines, and state requirements in planning and instruction.
Identifies the learning needs of students(style, modality).
Develop/utilize instructional material and techniques to meet diagnosed needs.
Evaluate and record children's academic and social growth on a continual basis, including completing progress reports. Adjusts teaching based on these results.
Establish and maintain standards of student behavior to facilitate learning in an optimum environment.
Conduct formal and informal parent conferences to discuss student progress, describe the school program, and answer questions. Communicates informally with parents in meetings, phone conversations, and through email.
Provides for the well-being and safety of all students.
Collaborates as an effective school team member and district team member.
Provides leadership through work on committees, action teams, and by thoroughly engaging in school and district initiatives.
Maintains professional competence through in-service, classes, and dialogue and willingly engages in meaningful professional growth activities.
Provides a functional and attractive learning environment.
Serves as a guide, resource, model, facilitator, and motivator for student learning.
Utilizes and embeds technology in the learning environment to enhance learning, to find and assimilate information, create content, demonstrate learning, practice skills, express ideas, and build solutions.
Engages students to create, explore, research, curate, publish, write, present, edit, and film while effectively utilizing a myriad of different tools and exhibiting digital citizenship.
Utilizes district resources, infrastructure, training, and support to adapt to new technologies that can contribute to effective learning and teaching.
Stays current on new instructional techniques and technologies and their use in the classroom and is willing to learn additional instructional strategies and technologies.
Demonstrates excellent attendance and punctuality.