Classroom Teacher - University City School District
Position: | Classroom Teacher |
Subject Area: | Activities |
Job Title: | GATE Teacher |
Job Location: | Jackson Park Elementary |
Beginning: | Aug 01, 2020 |
Deadline: | Open until filled ** |
Certificate: | Gifted Education |
Certificate: | Gifted Education |
Certificate: | Gifted Education |
District: | University City School District |
University City, MO 63130 | |
Telephone: |
314-290-4028 |
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Job Description:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS The qualifications noted below are required/preferred to enable the employee to perform the essential duties/responsibilities of this position.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES
- Implements a challenging differentiated curriculum that meets the needs of gifted students
- Provides academically challenging and engaging content and feedback and assessment during instruction
- Identifies, selects, and modifies instructional resources to meet the needs of the gifted students with varying backgrounds, learning styles, and special needs
- Uses Board-approved GATE eligibility assessments and GATE procedures to determine the appropriate placement of all applicants
- Serves as a resource person for the classroom teachers, providing materials, methods, and ideas to ensure appropriate educational experiences for gifted students in mainstream classrooms
- Facilitates and coordinates professional development for building staff to promote building-wide differentiation and enrichment during instruction
- Collaborates with gifted education teachers District-wide to assess changing curricular needs and to offer suggested improvements to develop curriculum, review assessment data, etc.
- Has knowledge and understanding of the cognitive, social, and emotional characteristics found in gifted students as a result of their a-typical mental development K – 12 GIFTED & TALENTED EDUCATION (GATE) TEACHER
- Creates an environment in which the gifted can use their strengths, explore their personal and interpersonal development, risk new areas of thought and action and feel a challenged
- Nurtures creativity in all its aspects of thinking, feeling, intuiting, and expressing talent through projects.
- Models professional and ethical standards when dealing with students, parents, peers, and community
- Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships with students, parents, and schools, as prescribed by the school's Professional Learning Community values and beliefs.
- Demonstrates the ability to reduce the academic achievement gap.
- Participates in District and building professional development activities
- Meets professional obligations through efficient work habits such as meeting deadlines, honoring schedules, coordinating parent conferences, Open House, grading deadlines, etc.
- Knowledge and appropriate use of District textual, curricular and assessment materials.
- Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision
- Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing
- Knowledge of effective multi-tasking and organizational skills
- Ability to utilize information/communication technology to enhance instructional methodology.
- Ability to diffuse and avoid non-productive conflict with parents, students, staff and administration.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS The qualifications noted below are required/preferred to enable the employee to perform the essential duties/responsibilities of this position.
- Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree preferred
- Missouri GATE certification
- Teaching experience or equivalent in a diverse educational environment
- Pre-service student teaching or equivalent in an elementary or secondary school? Superior interpersonal relationship skills required
** District reserves the right to close any Job Posting when a suitable applicant has been found before the deadline date.