Gifted Teacher
Pike Road, Alabama
Employer: Alabama State Department of Education
Industry: Certified Teacher - Gifted
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time
System Mission: To create a culture of intellectual curiosity where all students have ownership over their learning and are inspired to think, innovate, and create.
System Vision: Our students are lifelong learners who use their knowledge, skills, and influence to make the world a better place.
LOCATION: Local School as Assigned REPORTS TO: Principal FLSA STATUS: Exempt TERMS: 187-day position paid following the board-approved salary schedule
Job Goal:
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
Teacher as Learner:
Teacher as Relationship Builder
Teacher as Designer and Facilitator:
Teacher as Role Model and Leader:
EVALUATION: Job performance will be evaluated following provisions of the State Department of Education and/or Pike Road Board of Education policy on the evaluation of certified personnel.
System Vision: Our students are lifelong learners who use their knowledge, skills, and influence to make the world a better place.
LOCATION: Local School as Assigned REPORTS TO: Principal FLSA STATUS: Exempt TERMS: 187-day position paid following the board-approved salary schedule
Job Goal:
- To create an educational environment in which students succeed academically, socially, and physically in accordance with system philosophy, goals and objectives
- To implement developmentally appropriate best practices in the designated grade level and subject area(s) aligned with the mission and vision of Pike Road Schools
- To serve as an advocate and role model for learners and a professional resource for parents, the community, and the school system
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
Teacher as Learner:
- Possess current content knowledge in the area of instructional responsibility.
- Continue as a life-long learner.
- Participate in professional learning activities.
- Collaborate with colleagues.
- Learn new strategies and technologies to engage students in challenging, authentic, and meaningful learning experiences.
- Model lifelong learning and curiosity to students
Teacher as Relationship Builder
- Create a positive culture of learning.
- Value and respect each student.
- Recognize the potential in each student.
- Consistently encourage and support each student to reach his/her fullest potential.
Teacher as Designer and Facilitator:
- Value and collaborate with parents as partners in their children's education.
- Embrace the teacher's role as facilitator, navigator, mentor, and encourager.
- Encourage students' curiosity, self-discipline, and ownership of learning.
- Solicit and incorporate the voices of students concerning their learning.
- Value and collaborate with community and global experts to create challenging, authentic, and meaningful student learning experiences and projects-- using mentors, internships, apprenticeships, field trips, etc.
- Design, redesign, and facilitate challenging, authentic, and meaningful work that appeals to students' motives, interests, and learning styles.
- Value and encourage students to learn at any time and any place.
- Understand that failure is a valuable part of the learning process that occurs when students challenge themselves.
- Value students' time by not teaching what students already know and support students in exceeding grade level content (no limits on learning).
- Use a variety of tools to measure students' engagement and assess students' learning.
Teacher as Role Model and Leader:
- Embrace and promote the system's mission, vision, beliefs, and goals.
- Model appropriate personal characteristics and work habits.
- Abide by and promote high ethical standards and adhere to the Alabama Code of Ethics for Educators.
- Lead professional learning, mentor aspiring teachers, conduct action research, share expertise, and contribute to the field of education.
- Fulfill professional responsibilities beyond those exhibited in the classroom, including participation in school programs, school and system program improvement efforts, and community and parent groups.
- Performs other duties as required by school and system leadership.
EVALUATION: Job performance will be evaluated following provisions of the State Department of Education and/or Pike Road Board of Education policy on the evaluation of certified personnel.
Created: 2024-09-08
Reference: 130221
Country: United States
State: Alabama
City: Pike Road
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