Elementary School - 2nd Grade

2nd Grade Teacher in Deerfield 109

Under general supervision, the employee will:

• Guide pupil progress toward established district standards; implement best-practice instructional techniques and strategies; adhere to curricular objectives; sustain an engaging and supportive learning environment; and demonstrate professional responsibilities.

Major duties and performance responsibilities include:

• Planning, preparation, and instruction
• Aligns content of lessons to common curriculum goals, content standards, and benchmark standards.
• Lessons include authentic, real world applications of knowledge and understanding.
• Works in collaboration with all staff to problem solve and to identify innovative, practical, and effective differentiation and remediation strategies to meet student learning needs.
• Plans for assessment of student learning, both formative and summative and communicates results via written and oral methods.
• Utilizes student data to inform instruction.
• Honors and ensures that legal mandates are integrated effectively into the classroom setting wherever applicable as laid forth by both 504 and IEP plans.
• Maintains accurate records of critical student information such as allergies, behaviors, and medical conditions and is aware of the care required.
• Prepares clear, detailed, and organized lesson plans for substitute teachers including student emergency medical information.
• Classroom environment/management
• Maintains a safe, student centered classroom, which supports students' learning, collaboration and choice.
• Develops a positive classroom culture that emphasizes respect for individual differences and expects all students to achieve at high levels.
• Develops effective classroom procedures and routines.
• Establishes classroom standards of conduct and clear consequences.
• Communication
• Timely and informative communication with parents regarding curriculum and classroom expectations.
• Responds to parent inquiries that come in a variety of formats in a timely manner in line with district expectations.
• Establishes age appropriate, respectful dialogue with students which includes, but is not limited to, various forms of both written and oral communication.
• Effectively and collaboratively communicates with colleagues and engages in respectful discourse.
• Where applicable, ensures community stakeholder access to general information regarding classroom events, performance, and progress via appropriate traditional and social media formats.
• Responsible for maintaining dialogue with specialty and special education staff to address a variety student needs including but not limited to behavior, academic, and social/emotional learning.
• Technology
• Appropriately integrates prescribed technology/instructional media to enhance instruction and learning.
• Understands legal, ethical and social issues as they apply to responsible and acceptable use of the Internet and other digital resources.
• Provides for safe storage and proper use of technology materials, equipment and tools.
• Keeping current and up-to-date as technology evolves.
• Use of resources for adaptive/assistive devices that provide access for all students.
• Accountability
• Involved in ongoing self-assessment and refinement of practice in the classroom as well as collaborative professional growth.
• Attends staff, department, mentor/mentee and inservice meetings as required by contract.
• Communicates and works collaboratively to support and create partnerships with colleagues.
• Maintain organized data of students' growth including academic and social/emotional development.

Mental demands include:

• Knowledge
• The teacher possesses a working knowledge of curriculum, subject content and the developmental needs of students.
• Ability
• The employee shall engage in collaborative dialogue with peers; maintain records and prepares applicable reports; communicate effectively both orally and in written form; read, interpret, apply, and explain policies and procedures; meet the requirements of schedules and time lines; take professional initiative; plan, and organize work independently; read a variety of materials, engage in ongoing professional development; implement a student centered approach to problem-solving and conflict-resolution;
  
  demonstrate the ability to work cooperatively and effectively with other certified, classified, and administrative personnel, parents, and community members.
• Education/Preparation
• The employee shall possess the equivalent of a Bachelor's Degree in the field of Elementary Education; completion of teacher preparation program through an accredited university or college; successful completion of State proficiency exam(s) or equivalent; and at all times possess and maintain appropriate licensure through the State of Illinois.
• Reasoning
• The employee shall possess the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. The employee shall possess the ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables in situations where only limited…