5th Grade Teacher

• Position Type:
  Elementary School Teaching/ Intermediate - Grades 4, 5
• Date Posted:
  7/22/2026
• Location:
  
  Worth Elementary School
• Date Available:
  
  August 2026

5th Grade Teacher

• Appropriate licensure as required by Illinois law.
• Knowledge of and demonstrated ability to incorporate Illinois professional teaching standards into classroom instruction.
• Demonstrated knowledge of best practices in the instruction of elementary students.
• An interest and/or experience in the development of student-focused instructional environments.
• A strong commitment to professional excellence.
• The ability to work collaboratively with others to optimize student achievement.
• A willingness to participate in staff development and professional learning opportunities.

1. Understands the central concepts, methods of inquiry, and structures of disciplines and creates learning experiences that make the content meaningful to all students.

2. Evaluates teaching resources and curriculum materials for their comprehensiveness, accuracy, and usefulness for representing particular ideas and concepts.

3. Facilitates learning experiences that make connections to other content areas and to life and career experiences.

4. Analyzes individual and group performance in order to design instruction that meets learners' current needs in the cognitive, social, emotional, ethical, and physical domains at the appropriate level of development.

5. Understands principles of and strategies for effective classroom management.

12. Maximizes the amount of class time spent in learning by creating expectations and processes for communication and behavior along with a physical setting conducive to achieving classroom goals.

13. Uses strategies to create a smoothly functioning learning community in which students assume responsibility for themselves and one another, participate in decision‑making, work collaboratively and independently, use appropriate technology, and engage in purposeful learning activities.

14. Uses multiple teaching and learning strategies to engage students in active learning opportunities that promote the development of critical thinking, problem‑solving, and performance capabilities and that help students assume responsibility for identifying and using learning resources.

15. Models accurate, effective communication when conveying ideas and information and when asking questions and responding to students.

16. Understands assessment as a means of evaluating how students learn, what they know and are able to do in meeting the Illinois Learning Standards, and what kinds of experiences will support their further growth and development.

17. Uses assessment results to diagnose students' learning needs, align and modify instruction, and design teaching strategies.

18. Appropriately uses a variety of formal and informal assessments to evaluate the understanding, progress, and performance of the individual student and the class as a whole.

19. Maintains useful and accurate records of students' work and performance and communicates students' progress knowledgeably and responsibly to students, parents, and colleagues.

20. Initiates collaboration with others and creates situations where collaboration with others will enhance students' learning.

21. Works with colleagues to develop an effective learning climate within the school.

22. Develops relationships with parents and guardians to acquire an understanding of the students' lives outside of the school in a professional manner that is fair and equitable.

23. Coordinates and/or collaborates in directing the activities of a classroom paraprofessional.

24. Acts as a reflective practitioner who continually evaluates how choices and actions affect students, parents, and other professionals in the learning community and actively seeks opportunities to grow professionally.

25. Uses classroom observation, information about students, pedagogical knowledge, and research as sources for active reflection, evaluation, and revision of practice.

26. Participates in professional dialogue and continuous learning to support his/her own development as a learner and a teacher.

27. Understands education as a profession, maintains standards of…