Es Grade 2 Classroom Teacher

**Specific Responsibilities**
- Plan and prepare throughout the year for effective instruction within the classroom
- Provide a classroom environment that is conducive to learning
- Effectively teach the curriculum
- Effectively manage each group of students while providing for a variety of learning styles, ability levels, and educational backgrounds
- Individualize the content when necessary to meet each student’s learning needs.
- Maintain rigorous and appropriate learning expectations of all students at all times.
- Accurately and regularly assess student progress
- Continuously monitor student learning and make appropriate modifications of goals and strategies to meet students’ needs
- Maintain up-to-date and accurate records of student progress and attendance and classroom supplies and materials
- Engage parents and students in the learning process through frequent and meaningful communications about student progress
- Be available to parents and students during the outside of school hours
- Engage in department/team planning, curriculum review, budgeting and other activities.
- Interact cooperatively with other staff members in the development of cohesive curriculum materials and the establishment of instructional goals
- Co-operate with and participate in the planning and evaluation of the school program.
- Keep current in education through coursework, in-service programs, and by attending professional meetings and conferences
- Employ technology (computer, video, internet, etc) as appropriate to enhance instruction.
- Remain proficient in school related technologies
- Engage with students in meaningful activities beyond the classroom which extend learning experiences for students (coaching, organizing field trips, sponsorship of clubs, events, or community service projects, etc)

**Other Responsibilities**
- Engage with the administration in a committed effort to improve one’s own instructional skills
- Openly support and abide by all school policies and procedures
- Model the ‘Core Values’ in your interactions with the school community
- Liaise with the Principal, taking on tasks as assigned, including all school goals

In addition to the above school-wide expectations, SAS has developed division faculty profiles to provide the greatest opportunity for the best match between our classroom needs and faculty strengths in order to be able to deliver an exemplary educational program for all students at each division. We encourage your thoughtful reflection on the following faculty profile for the High School Social Studies Position in determining whether your strengths provide a good match with the SAS division programs and expectations.
- Eagerly remains current on best practices in teaching field, especially the C3 framework and/or explicitly teaching and leading via the inquiry process
- Experience teaching world history, US history, philosophy and the humanities through an inquiry approach
- Collaborates with other teachers in Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) that are focused on building clarity, consistency and coherence among team members for improved learning for ALL students
- Differentiates instruction and assessment based on student abilities, interests, and learning styles
- Passionate about learning
- Enjoys collaboration with colleagues and is an excellent team member
- Communicates effectively and efficiently with students, parents and colleagues
- Experience in teaching students from a wide range of abilities and cultural backgrounds
- Positively contributes to school culture through support and sponsorship of school activities
- Integrates technology in innovative ways in daily instruction
- Plans and delivers engaging and purposeful classroom units that bring social studies to life for students, and that promote creating a more just, equitable and inclusive world
- Understands the Advanced Placement program, Advanced Topic program, and interdisciplinary approaches
- Actively strives for self improvement as a life-long learner

**Preferred Position Qualifications**
- Bachelors degree with a valid teaching credential
- Experience with current best practices, current teaching materials, and current instructional strategies as well as recent professional growth activities (Preschool through Grade 12)
- Focused instruction and assessment on student learning
- Experience with the C3 framework, AERO standards and explicitly teaching and assessing via the inquiry process is highly desired for this position