Head Teacher, CDL

College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

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Provide leadership to daily functioning of one classroom within the Child Development Laboratory (CDL) program, by coordinating, planning and implementing programming for a preschool or childcare classroom at the facility.

• Collaborate with CDL administrators and other staff members in the development and implementation of a coherent school philosophy and program for young children.
• Provide leadership in planning for classroom programming by designing training and leading discussion at bi-weekly developmental meetings with assistant teachers, with a focus on child development, informal assessments, observation and documentation methods, and how this informs planning and implementation.
• Plan and develop curricula based on developmental assessments, and direct the implementation of programming in an early childhood classroom. Program must include appropriate activities promoting the intellectual, socio-emotional, and physical development of enrolled children.
• Conduct developmental assessments, both formal and informal, of each child in an early childhood classroom.
• Communicate developmental progress and problems of individual children and the class as a whole to the Associate Director on a regular basis.
• Develop objectives and goals for individual children and communicate these to other staff members, student interns, volunteers and parents.
• Ensure daily communication and cooperation with parents of enrolled children; counsel parents on an as needed basis regarding progress and problems.
• Report developmental progress and concerns to children’s parents twice per year through parent-teacher conferences and written documentation.
• Prepare and publish weekly lesson plans specifying activities for children based on developmental needs and established goals.
• Maintain records of children's developmental progress and problems, based on classroom observations, formal and informal assessments, and interactions.

• Work collaboratively with the Associate Director and Director to facilitate research, demonstration and training projects within the classroom.
• Monitor interactions between researchers and children to support child participation in activities and ensure opportunities for collection of valid research data.
• Ensure adherence to proscribed research protocols to safeguard well-being of children.
• Participate in all teacher-focused research projects.
• Provide information and insight to researchers developing protocols and procedures during the development of research proposals.
• Facilitate undergraduate and graduate student intern placements.
• Work with instructors to provide classroom experiences for student interns that are appropriate for course requirements and in keeping with program philosophy and implementation practices.
• Via daily training and weekly group meetings, communicate to student interns a) program goals and objectives, b) operational and planning procedures, c) appropriate expectations and guidance techniques, d) classroom schedules and emergency procedures, e) their classroom responsibilities; and provide a forum for them to discuss…