Instruct Tech and InnovCoach - Technology

Gwinnett County Public Schools Walnut Grove Elementary
- Suwanee, Georgia Open in Google Maps

This job is also posted in Georgia Department of Education

License and Certification

Qualifications:

• Meets Georgia certification requirements in appropriate field of education Required

Education

Qualifications:

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

Experience

Qualifications:

• Previous teaching experience Preferred

Skills

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS) curriculum with in-depth knowledge of content in field of certification
• 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, and school based staff, students, parents, and community
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Effective human relations skills

Primary Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate command of school subject being taught.
• Develop and prioritize short and long-term instructional objectives based on district AKS curriculum.
  • Identify specific prerequisite skills and/or knowledge necessary for students to learn the AKS.
  • Plan instruction as needed to promote student mastery of prerequisite skills and knowledge.
  • Analyze student work and assessments to determine instructional needs.
  • Prepare written lesson plans to support instructional objectives of the AKS for all students.
  • Plan appropriate assessment of student learning.
• Evaluate, select, and modify resources and activities.
  • Review resources including district core materials.
  • Select core materials and other resources that match the AKS.
  • Select resources that match the learner(s) needs.
  • Select resources that reflect scientifically-based research on effective instruction.
• Provide initial focus for the lesson.
  • Communicate specific learning objectives to students.
  • Link lesson content to students' prior knowledge, background experience, and/or real-world application of content.
  • Capture student attention through active involvement.
• Organize content for presentation of the lesson.
  • Present information in a logical sequence.
  • Organize the presentation of content into blocks or steps based on the students' needs and the complexity of the material.
  • Follow research-based organizational plan for content organization, such as anticipatory set, acquisition lesson, guided practice, independent practice, and summarizing.
• Utilize scientifically researched effective instructional strategies and methods of providing information for students to acquire the learning.
  • Assess students' learning of the AKS and provide specific feedback to students and parents.
  • Provide collaborative learning opportunities to enhance student achievement.
  • Provide multiple opportunities for distributed guided practice followed by independent practice.
  • Teach essential content-related vocabulary.
  • Utilize a variety of nonverbal/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 with students in all content areas.
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