Elementary - 2nd Grade Teacher LONG TERM Substitute

Elementary School - 2nd Grade Grade Teacher - Long-Term Substitute

The role of the 2nd grade teacher in Deerfield 109 involves guiding pupil progress toward established district standards; implementing best-practice instructional techniques and strategies; adhering to curricular objectives; sustaining an engaging and supportive learning environment; and demonstrating professional responsibilities.

Major duties and performance responsibilities include:

• Aligning content of lessons to common curriculum goals, content standards, and benchmark standards.
• Lessons include authentic, real world applications of knowledge and understanding.
• Working in collaboration with all staff to problem solve and to identify innovative, practical, and effective differentiation and remediation strategies to meet student learning needs.
• Planning for assessment of student learning, both formative and summative and communicating results via written and oral methods.
• Utilizing student data to inform instruction.
• Honoring and ensuring that legal mandates are integrated effectively into the classroom setting wherever applicable as laid forth by both 504 and IEP plans.
• Maintaining accurate records of critical student information such as allergies, behaviors, and medical conditions and being aware of the care required.
• Preparing clear, detailed, and organized lesson plans for substitute teachers including student emergency medical information.
• Maintaining a safe, student centered classroom, which supports students' learning, collaboration and choice.
• Developing a positive classroom culture that emphasizes respect for individual differences and expects all students to achieve at high levels.
• Developing effective classroom procedures and routines.
• Establishing classroom standards of conduct and clear consequences.
• Timely and informative communication with parents regarding curriculum and classroom expectations.
• Responding to parent inquiries that come in a variety of formats in a timely manner in line with district expectations.
• Establishing age appropriate, respectful dialogue with students which includes, but is not limited to, various forms of both written and oral communication.
• Effectively and collaboratively communicating with colleagues and engaging in respectful discourse.
• Ensuring 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.
• Appropriately integrating prescribed technology/instructional media to enhance instruction and learning.
• Understanding legal, ethical and social issues as they apply to responsible and acceptable use of the Internet and other digital resources.
• Providing 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.
• Involved in ongoing self-assessment and refinement of practice in the classroom as well as collaborative professional growth.
• Attending staff, department, mentor/mentee and inservice meetings as required by contract.
• Communicating and working collaboratively to support and create partnerships with colleagues.
• Maintaining organized data of students' growth including academic and social/emotional development.

The teacher possesses a working knowledge of curriculum, subject content and the developmental needs of students. 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…