KINDERGARTEN TEACHER (BEAVERBROOK ES)

Griffin-Spalding County School System; Griffin (GA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Griffin-Spalding County School System in Griffin, Georgia, seeks an instructional specialist to provide specialized expertise in instructional, organization, and planning support for teachers as directed by the building principal to improve education for students.

The role focuses on professional knowledge, planning, and effective instructional delivery, including planning instruction, differentiating for diverse learners, and using data to inform planning and adapt lessons.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates accurate, deep, and current knowledge of subject matter.
• Delivers appropriate curriculum standards and integrates key content elements.
• Facilitates students' use of higher-level thinking skills in instruction.
• Analyzes and uses student learning data to inform planning.
• Plans instruction effectively for content mastery, pacing, and transitions.
• Plans for instruction to meet the needs of all students.
• Aligns lesson objectives to state and local curriculum and standards.
• Develops course, unit, and daily plans and adapts when needed.
• Modifies the general education curriculum for students with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provides constant supervision and appropriate instruction to assigned students.
• Uses a variety of research-based instructional strategies and resources to engage students in active learning.
• Effectively uses instructional technology to enhance student learning.
• Develops higher-order thinking through questioning and problem-solving activities.
• Engages students with real-life examples and interdisciplinary connections.
• Differentiates content, process, product, and environment to meet individual needs.
• Instructs students with disabilities using specialized instruction.

Job description

Job Summary

This job facilitates and provides specialized expertise in instructional, organization, and planning support for other teachers as directed by the building principal to improve education for students.

Essential Functions

(Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY, and is not a comprehensive listing of all duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this class.)

• Provides constant supervision and appropriate instruction to assigned students.

Professional Knowledge and Planning

• Demonstrates accurate, deep, and current knowledge of subject matter
• Delivers appropriate curriculum standards and integrates key content elements
• Facilitates students use of higher-level thinking skills in instruction
• Analyzes and uses student learning data to inform planning
• Plans instruction effectively for content mastery, pacing, and transitions
• Plans for instruction to meet the needs of all students
• Aligns and connects lesson objectives to state and local school district curriculum and standards, and students' learning needs
• Develops appropriate course, unit, and daily plans and is able to adapt plan when needed
• Modifies the general education curriculum for students with disabilities based upon a variety of instructional techniques

Instructional Delivery

• Uses a variety of research-based instructional strategies and resources to engage students in active learning
• Effectively uses appropriate instructional technology to enhance student learning
• Develops higher-order thinking through questioning and problem-solving activities
• Engages students in authentic learning by providing real-life examples and interdisciplinary connections
• Differentiates the instructional content, process, product, and learning environment that encourages appropriate peer interaction to meet individual developmental needs
• Develops critical and creative thinking by providing activities at the appropriate level of challenge for students and maintains interest
• Instructs students with disabilities using specialized instruction