Long Term Substitute - 4th Grade Teacher

Qualifications

Required:

• Valid NYS teaching certificate in 1-6 certification areas

Desired:

• Experience, knowledge, and background related to N.Y.S. learning standards and multiple assessments including formative and benchmark assessments in unit designs
• Desire and knowledge to balance students' social/emotional and academic/intellectual needs
• Evidence of strong communication and interpersonal skills with parents, staff, and students
• Desire and ability to work collaboratively with an academic team including an interdisciplinary approach to lesson design
• Knowledge of strategies in the areas of literacy and writing
• Knowledge and evidence of unit planning and lesson design using Understanding by Design, differentiated instruction, curriculum mapping, and multiple assessment
• Uses varied instructional methods and assessments to support:
  • Engaged learning
  • Higher order thinking skills
  • Meaningful, authentic use of knowledge
  • Integration of 21st century skills
  • Multiple Intelligences
• Evidence of strong classroom management with an emphasis on student engagement and student success in the classroom
• Commitment to curriculum development, professional development, flexible teamwork, and instructional technology
• Ability to integrate technology into the classroom