Elementary 3rd Grade Teacher

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Uses classroom procedures that support effective teaching and learning to promote high student achievement.
• Develops a climate and culture of openness, fairness, mutual respect, support, and inquiry.
• Engages every student in grade level appropriate learning experiences that promote performance.
• Designs lessons to promote student engagement through active learning, hands-on application, and teacher-student and student-student conversations regarding the learning.
• Uses formal and informal assessment strategies to maximize student achievement and modify instructional strategies as needed.
• Collects and utilizes data for continual improvement.
• Submits collaborative lesson plans timely
• Regularly updates digital gradebook and communicates with parents regarding student progress
• Promotes independent and collaborative work ethic.
• Participates in professional learning communities and attends professional development opportunities to fully meet each child’s needs.
• Uses various assessment tools / strategies such as observations, continuums of development, portfolios, and daily assessments to help make instructional decisions for individual students.
• Maintains accurate records as required by law and administrative regulation.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Arts/Science in Education or field instruction required
• Florida Teaching Certification in the Subject Area