Teacher Preschool - Pre-Kindergarten - Joyful Learning Academy

License and Certification Qualifications:

• Meets Georgia PSC birth to five or P-5 teacher certification requirements. Required

Education Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in related field Required

Experience Qualifications:

• 3 years Previous teaching experience Preferred

Skills Qualifications:

• In-depth knowledge of early learning content, 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:

Plan for appropriate learning experiences for students based on the district curriculum and provide an atmosphere and environment conducive to the intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of students.

 

• Demonstrate command of content being taught.
• Develop and prioritize short and long-term instructional objectives based on early learning standards.
  • Identify specific prerequisite skills and/or knowledge necessary for students to learn the early learning standards.
  • 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 early learning standards for all students.
  • Use appropriate formative assessment strategies to evaluate student learning.
• Evaluate, select, and modify early learning resources and activities.
  • Review resources including district core early learning materials.
  • Select core early learning materials and other resources that match the early learning standards.
  • Select early learning resources that match the learner(s) needs.
  • Select early learning 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 early learning instructional strategies and methods of providing information for students to acquire the learning.
  • Assess students' learning of the early learning standards and provide specific feedback to students and parents.
  • Provide cooperative and collaborative learning opportunities to enhance student achievement.
  • Provide opportunities for guided practice and independent practice of Early Learning standards and skills.
  • 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 early reading and writing skills across content areas.
  • Access and/or build students' background knowledge and experience.
  • Utilize and teach questioning and cueing/prompting techniques.
  • Utilize technology effectively to plan, teach, and assess.
  • Utilize inquiry-based problem-solving learning strategies with students in all content areas.
  • Teach and require students to set personal goals for improving their academic achievement.
  • Teach students to compare and contrast knowledge, concepts, and content.
• Provide formative assessment that measures student progress toward early learning objectives.
  • Monitor students' progress in learning through a variety of techniques.
  • Adjust instructional plans based on formative assessment results.
  • Provide criteria that allow students to measure their own progress toward an objective.
• Utilize summative assessment that measures student achievement of early learning objectives.
  • Assess students' learning of the early learning standards.
  • Administer assessments that are appropriate for the learner(s).
  • Maintain assessment records for each student.