Classroom Teacher - Liberty Elementary (Primary Building)

Job Summary Under the direction of district administrators, the Classroom Teacher is responsible for developing lesson plans to present district curriculum in assigned instructional subjects; instructing students using lesson plans and instructional material; and evaluating and assessing student progress against instructional outcomes and objectives. Responsibilities Creates community and builds relationships with students, families, and peers. Establishes positive and supportive relationships with students. Develops a plan to sustain, repair, and improve relationships with students. Promotes the development of relationships among students. Creates and sustains a classroom culture that fosters collaboration, inclusion, and focuses on student engagement, learning, and achievement. Develops professional and collaborative relationships among peers. Establishes procedures and practices to communicate effectively and frequently with families (generally and for specific students). Establishes routines, rituals, and procedures. Identifies, models, and reinforces procedures that build and sustain a collaborative community. Identifies, models, and reinforces procedures that support effective classroom management. Identifies and communicates procedures that promote student engagement, learning, and achievement. Models and reinforces procedures, routines, rituals, and expected behaviors through direct instruction, individual coaching, and feedback. Plans for and responds appropriately to behaviors disruptive to teaching and learning. Integrates routines, rituals, and procedures to promote effective transitions and maximize teaching and learning time. Organizes for engagement. Structures a learning environment that facilitates collaborative learning opportunities. Structures a learning environment that responds to learning preferences and needs. Displays and uses culturally inclusive resources and materials aligned to curricular concepts. Arranges the learning environment to support effective behavior management. Proactively addresses behaviors and maintains an orderly learning environment. Facilitates instructional strategies that promote student agency. Utilizes and responds to data/information, including the development and use of assessments. Identifies, analyzes, and responds to a variety of student data to address learner variability. Applies understanding of student needs and characteristics into instructional planning and assessment development. Uses metacognitive strategies by utilizing self‑ and peer‑assessment. Develops, communicates, and engages students in understanding success criteria for lesson‑sized learning targets, formative assessments, and summative assessments. Plans and delivers effective instruction. Applies understanding of learner variability to inform instructional planning. Accesses and utilizes curricular resources and materials aligned to essential learning outcomes (ELOs) and lesson‑sized learning targets. Demonstrates the effective use of instructional planning components: Launch, Explore, Summarize. Reflects on instruction, demonstrating use of metacognitive practices. Consistently employs teacher-as‑facilitator strategies and promotes student agency. #J-18808-Ljbffr Big Lake Schools