Teacher Social Studies - Grade 6

Location

Lilburn Middle

Minimum: $60,146.00/annually — Maximum: $/annually

190 days

• Meets Georgia certification requirements in appropriate field of education.

• Bachelor's Degree in applicable field of education from a Professional Standards Commission (PSC) approved college or university.

• Previous teaching experience (preferred).

• Knowledge of Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS) curriculum and in‑depth content knowledge in the certification field.
• Knowledge of techniques for integrating curriculum, GCPS policies, and effective instructional practices.
• Ability to understand the teaching/learning process.
• Ability to infuse technology into instruction to increase student learning.
• Ability to work effectively with administrators, colleagues, central office, school‑based staff, students, parents, and community.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Effective human relations skills.

• Demonstrate command of the subject being taught.
• Develop and prioritize short‑ and long‑term instructional objectives based on district AKS curriculum,
  • Identify prerequisite skills and/or knowledge needed for student mastery.
  • Plan instruction to promote mastery of prerequisites.
  • Analyze student work and assessments to determine instructional needs.
  • Prepare written lesson plans supporting AKS objectives for all students.
  • Plan appropriate assessment of student learning.
• Evaluate, select, and modify resources and activities,
  • Review district core materials.
  • Select core materials and other resources matching the AKS.
  • Select resources that match learner needs.
  • Select resources that reflect scientifically based research on effective instruction.
• Provide initial focus for lessons,
  • Communicate specific learning objectives to students.
  • Link lesson content to students’ prior knowledge, background experience, or real‑world application.
  • Capture student attention through active involvement.
• Organize content for presentation,
  • Present information in a logical sequence.
  • Organize presentation of content into blocks or steps based on student needs and material complexity.
  • Follow research‑based organizational plans such as anticipatory set, acquisition lesson, guided practice, independent practice, and summarizing.
• Utilize scientifically researched instructional strategies,
  • Assess students’ learning of the AKS and provide specific feedback to students and parents.
  • Provide collaborative learning opportunities to enhance achievement.
  • Provide multiple opportunities for distributed guided practice followed by independent practice.
  • Teach essential content‑related vocabulary.
  • Utilize a variety of non‑verbal/visual representations of content and skills.
  • Teach students to summarize their learning.
  • Teach skills for improving reading and writing proficiency/literacy across content areas.
  • Access and/or build students’ background knowledge and experience.
  • Utilize and teach questioning and cuing/prompting techniques.
  • Utilize technology effectively to plan, teach, and assess.
  • Utilize inquiry‑based problem‑solving learning strategies in all content areas.
  • Teach and require students to set personal goals for improving academic achievement.
  • Teach students to compare and contrast knowledge, concepts, and content.
• Provide formative assessment that measures student progress toward AKS objectives,
  • Monitor students’ progress with various techniques.
  • Adjust instructional plans based on formative assessment results.
  • Provide criteria for students to measure their own progress.
• Provide summative assessment that measures student achievement,
  • Assess students’ learning of the AKS.
  • Provide assessments appropriate for the learner.
  • Maintain assessment records for each student.
  • Communicate assessment results to the student.
  • Use assessment results to plan subsequent instruction.
• Organize learning environment to maximize student time on task,
  • Arrange classroom to facilitate learning.
  • Ensure smooth transitions between activities.
  • Maintain orderly system for housekeeping duties including attendance, passes, announcements, and homework.
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