Skills, Knowledge and/or Abilities
- Provide a variety of classroom techniques and methods.
– Promote high levels of achievement in relation to individual student abilities.
– Use techniques and methodologies appropriate to student abilities.
– Utilize current and relevant subject matter.
- Demonstrate knowledge of and abilities to use research-based principles of effective instruction.
– Organize instruction using learning objectives with clearly defined student outcomes.
– Employ teaching strategies congruent with planned student outcomes.
– Select teaching strategies emphasizing student involvement.
– Monitor student learning and pace instruction accordingly.
- Develop and maintain an environment conducive to effective student learning.
– Develop written rules of classroom behavior and communicate those rules to all students.
– Enforce written rules for classroom behavior.
– Communicate course goals and academic expectations to students.
– Provide for the health and safety of student in all instructional settings.
- Prepare effectively for class
– Prepare daily lesson plans.
– Provide instruction predicated on course goals objectives, aligned with district adopted standards.
- Develop and communicate appropriate grading standards to students.
– Establish written grading standards that are clear and incorporate a variety of graded activities.
– Assure that grading standards are explained and available to parents.
- Develop and maintain positive interpersonal relationships
– Model personal behaviors of honesty, fairness, courtesy consideration, respect, and cultural awareness and responsibility.
– Maintain a cooperative relationship with administration, staff, students and parents.
– Share appropriate information with parents and with other staff members.
- Provide documentation of students’ progress
– Provide timely and accurate feedback/documentation to students, parents, and appropriate staff members.
– Assign and check homework and provide feedback to students.
– Maintain appropriate records of student performance.
- Build motivation and interest in learning
– Exhibit personal interest and encourage student interest in the subject area.
– Maintain a current awareness of literature/activities in subject area.
- Maintain an ongoing personal program of professional growth and development.
– Develop and implement annually an approved plan for professional growth and development.
– Identify and request to attend professional workshop activities intended to increase the teacher’s
instructional effectiveness.
– Participate in District sponsored in service offerings appropriate to assignment.
- Maintain an ongoing personal program of professional growth and development.
– Develop and implement annually an approved plan for professional growth and development.
– Identify and request to attend professional workshop activities.
– Participate in District sponsored in-service offerings appropriate to assignment.
- Maintain an attitude of helping in the total school atmosphere.
