Teacher: Dance

About the role

This posting creates a pool of candidates for future positions that may become available.

Responsibilities

• Plans, prepares, and presents lessons according to the Anne Arundel County Public Schools high school dance curriculum.
• Uses curricular texts and assessments, instructional materials, and instructional technology in an appropriate fashion.
• Provides and maintains a professional studio and performance atmosphere for dance education.
• Modifies instructional plans to meet the needs of all dance students.
• Provides input regarding the dance education instructional process.
• Keeps attendance and grade records as required by Board Policy/Administrative Regulation.
• Maintains use and care of instructional equipment, materials and facilities.
• Prepares, administers and adjudicates student assessments and portfolios.
• Counsels students when academic and other dance education issues arise.
• Communicates with parents and students regarding progress or problems.
• Participates in parent-teacher or teacher-student conferences as necessary.
• Participates in school and staff activities and in networking with other Magnet Program teachers for planning and instructional purposes.
• Keeps current on dance trends, research, and pedagogy.
• Participates in dance education professional development.
• Edits oneself on the teaching of the learners through transdisciplinary project and problem-based learning and inquiry learning.
• Aligns classroom instruction with and based on the Magnet Program pedagogical philosophies.
• Regularly supports or leads Magnet Program-related co-curricular activities.
• Engages in cross-curricular planning and teaching with colleagues within the school.
• Provides teacher professional development for colleagues related to Magnet philosophies, program, and goals.
• Prepares budget plans for the implementation of magnet program elements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Dance Education, Dance Education and Performance, or Dance Performance from a regionally accredited college or university required.
• Knowledge of school organization, goals and objectives with emphasis on dance education techniques.
• Knowledge of state and national dance standards.
• Demonstrated technical dance training with ability to teach curricular dance genres.
• Knowledge of current trends, research and pedagogy in dance.
• Ability to speak and write effectively.
• Ability to positively communicate with and relate to students, parents, and staff.
• Ability to effectively communicate with diverse communities and develop outreach strategies to encourage parental involvement in student learning.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and engage diverse parents/guardians with varied communication styles, levels of skill and experience to support their child’s education experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency with business technology applications (e.g. Video/Web Conferencing, Microsoft Office Suite -Word, Excel, Outlook, and/or PowerPoint preferred).
• Hold or be eligible for educator certificate/license issued by Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) required.

Qualifications

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Skills

• Knowledge of school organization, goals and objectives with emphasis on dance education techniques.
• Knowledge of state and national dance standards.
• Demonstrated technical dance training with ability to teach curricular dance genres.
• Knowledge of current trends, research and pedagogy in dance.
• Ability to speak and write effectively.
• Ability to positively communicate with and relate to students, parents, and staff.
• Ability to effectively communicate with diverse communities and develop outreach strategies to encourage parental involvement in student learning.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and engage diverse parents/guardians with varied communication styles, levels of skill and experience to support their child’s education experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency with business technology applications (e.g. Video/Web Conferencing, Microsoft Office Suite -Word, Excel, Outlook, and/or PowerPoint preferred).

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