Lower School Classroom Teacher
Location
Shreveport, LA | United States
Job description
Primary Responsibilities:
- Demonstrate a deep understanding of child development.
- Incorporate best practices effectively into lessons that will empower students to recognize strategies to improve learning outcomes.
- Support the school’s mission and culture in encouraging each child’s lifelong love of learning.
- Create a classroom culture that fosters a secure, student-centered environment, promotes a challenging rigor, and develops each student’s self-confidence and integrity.
- Use a variety of formative and summative assessments, provide timely feedback to monitor student growth, and provide students opportunities to self-assess.
- Have a willingness to share your knowledge, expertise, and experiences with others, helping both colleagues and students reach their goals while honoring differences of perspectives, values, and opinions.
- Actively create networks with colleagues, other schools, and professional organizations to grow your knowledge continuously and demonstrate your commitment to lifelong learning.
- Responsive to families in a timely manner and share important details and information throughout the year.
- Be committed to self-reflection to evaluate your instruction, assessment, and professional responsibilities, and explore new ideas, research, and pedagogical practices that enhance the student experience.
- Adhere to the school's expectations regarding punctuality, timeliness, dress code, and confidentiality while also embracing and contributing to the school's life beyond your instructional role.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education
- Lead teacher experience
- Certification in Elementary Education
- Proficient in advanced technology skills
About Southfield School
Southfield School is an independent, day school for students ages 2 through 8th grade. The school is accredited by ISAS and is a member of NAIS. The school was founded in 1934. Experience Southfield School, a priceless investment in a child’s future. At Southfield, our talented and experienced faculty cultivate curiosity, character, kindness and a lifelong love of learning. Our secure environment surrounds the whole child on a journey through a challenging curriculum that results in exceptional young scholars with self-confidence and integrity.
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