Language Arts Teacher

The position starts with the  school year.

Reports to:

Building Principal.

The teacher creates a positive learning environment to facilitate the intellectual, personal, and social development of all students. The teacher works collaboratively with all educators, uses data to determine learning priorities, monitor progress, and assess instruction and student achievement, and addresses the needs of students who are not achieving.

• Demonstrates knowledge of content and pedagogy
• Demonstrates knowledge of students and plans instruction for individual students' needs
• Sets instructional outcomes as goals that can be assessed
• Demonstrates knowledge of resources
• Designs coherent instruction and differentiates with appropriate resources, groups, and structure
• Designs student assessments that are aligned with the instructional outcomes

• Creates an environment of respect and rapport
• Establishes a culture for learning
• Manages classroom procedures
• Manages student behavior by setting clear standards of conduct
• Establishes a safe classroom that ensures the learning of all students

• Communicates with students appropriately and clearly conveys expectations for content learning
• Uses questions that reflect high expectations
• Engages students in their learning
• Uses assessment to guide instruction
• Demonstrates flexibility and responsiveness and makes adjustments as needed to instruction

• Uses reflection to improve instruction
• Maintains accurate records
• Communicates with families frequently and attempts to engage families in the instructional program
• Participates in professional organizations and is involved in school and district events
• Actively pursues professional development opportunities
• Displays a high level of ethics and professionalism in dealing with students and colleagues
• Adheres to district sick leave and personal leave policies and is punctual to job assignments and meetings

• Other duties as assigned

• State of Illinois Professional Educator License with appropriate endorsements required