MSD Special Education Teacher - Wayland Alexander Job Hartford Kentucky USA,Education / Teaching

This position is foran MSD Certified Special Education Teacher at Wayland Alexander Elementary School

Qualifications

1. Kentucky certificate, license, or other legal credentials required.

2. Experience and other qualifications as specified by the Superintendent.

3. Ability to work effectively with students

4. Ability to communicate effectively with students, parents, and colleagues.

Reports to

Principal

Supervises

1. Students and assigned Assistants

Job Goal

To plan, organize and deliver programs of instruction that support the premise that all students can learn and implements activities that promote the learning goals and "academic expectations" of school improvement in Kentucky.

Performance Responsibilities

1.0 Demonstrates Professional Leadership

1.1 Builds positive relationships within and between school and community.

1.2 Promotes leadership potential in colleagues.

1.3 Participates in professional organizations and activities.

1.4 Writes and speaks effectively.

1.5 Contributes to the professional knowledge and expertise about teaching and learning.

1.6 Guides the development of curriculum and instructional materials.

1.7 Participates in policy design and development at the local school, within professional organizations, and/or within community organizations with educationally related activities.

1.8 Initiates and develops educational projects and programs.

1.9 Practices effective listening, conflict resolution, and group-facilitation skills as a team member.

1.10 Adheres to school board policies and administrative procedures

1.11 Adheres to the state Professional Code of Ethics

1.12 Demonstrates punctuality and good attendance for all duties

2.1 Communicates a breadth of content knowledge across the discipline(s) to be taught.

2.2 Communicates a current knowledge of discipline(s) to be taught.

2.3 Demonstrates a general knowledge that allows for integration of ideas and information across disciplines.

2.4 Demonstrates an overall knowledge of one's discipline(s) that allows the teacher to teach to the students's ability levels and learning styles.

2.5 Connects content knowledge to real-world applications.

2.6 Plans lessons and develops instructional material that reflect knowledge of current constructs and principles of the discipline(s) being taught.

2.7 Analyzes sources of factual information for accuracy.

2.8 Presents content in a manner that reflects sensitivity to multicultural and global perspective.

2.9 Collaborates with teachers in other disciplines to analyze and structure cross-disciplinary approaches to instruction.

3.1 Focuses instruction on one or more of Kentucky's learning goals and academic expectations.

3.2 Develops instruction that requires students to apply knowledge, skills, and thinking processes.

3.3 Integrates skills, thinking processes, and content across discipline.

3.4 Creates and utilizes learning experiences that challenge, motivate, and actively involve the learner.

3.5 Creates and uses learning experiences that are developmentally appropriate for learners.

3.6 Develops and incorporates strategies that address physical, social, and cultural diversity and that show sensitivity to differences.

3.7 Arranges the physical classroom to support the types of teaching and learning that are to occur.

3.8 Includes creative and appropriate use of technologies (e.g., audiovisual equipment, computers, lab equipment, etc.) to improve student learning.

3.9 Develops and implements appropriate assessment processes.

3.10 Secures and uses a variety of appropriate school and community resources to support learning.

3.11 Develops and incorporates learning experiences that encourage students to be adaptable, flexible, resourceful, and creative.

3.12 Uses knowledge acquired from past teaching experiences to…