24/25 Tk-8th Art Teacher - Oakland, United States - Education for Change

Description

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Position Summary

Education for Change is looking for dynamic and visionary teachers who will engage students, families, and other members of our learning community to ensure high student achievement.

The teacher provides instructional leadership to students and actively participates in and contributes to a collaborative, results-oriented professional learning community.

S/he engages community partners and families in serving the whole child and ensuring ALL children achieve at high levels prepared to succeed in any setting.

S/he will know how to successfully work in an urban elementary school with a high English Learner and low-income population.

Responsibilities:

EFC believes that high quality instruction, and its continuous refinement, will lead to success for our students.

We are looking for teachers who are highly effective in each of the following areas:

Data Driven Planning & Assessment

• Develop and implement effective daily and longterm instructional plans and classroom activities aligned with student needs, California Common Core standards, and EFC and school instructions, goals, and objectives
• Assess students regularly and analyze student results, both individually and in collaborative cycle of inquiry with colleagues and administrators.
• Use assessment results and student needs to inform and differentiate instruction

Classroom Learning Environment

• Establish a culture of high expectations that includes the shared belief that ALL children can achieve at high levels prepared to succeed in any setting
• Provide a classroom climate and learning experiences that further our students' social, emotional, physical and academic development
• Establish and maintain a positive, safe, and supportive classroom and school environment that values learning and achievement
• Demonstrate respect and understanding of students and families from diverse backgrounds

Instruction

• Facilitate a wellpaced, scaffolded lesson cycle based on clear, wellcommunicated objectives and criteria for success.
• Use formative and summative assessments to adjust instruction
• Create multiple opportunities for students to engage critically with content in multiple modalities and levels of complexity

Professional Responsibilities

• Engage in critical reflection aimed at refining practice to increase effectiveness
• Collaborate with colleagues and work as a team to achieve shared goals
• Identify unique student needs and collaborate with team members to effectively address those needs; when necessary, refer to appropriate resources, such as health and psychological services
• Actively participate in professional development opportunities and work closely with lead teachers, principal, administrators, and coaches
• Utilize EFC professional development and personal initiative to stay abreast of best practices in the field.
• Maintain accurate student records, including attendance
• Attend mandatory new hire professional development
• Support the mission, vision, and core values of Education for Change

Partnerships, Family, and Community

• Communicate regularly with students and families about classroom activities and student progress
• Involve students' families as partners in their children's education, providing resources and strategies for families to support their student's success.
• Actively participate in key student events

Technology

• Promote student learning and creativity using digital tools and resources in facetoface and virtual environments.
• Create technologyenriched learning environments that utilize digital tools, resources, and diverse formative and summative assessments to differentiate learning for students and provide opportunities for students to monitor and assess their own progress.
• Utilize digital tools and resources collaboratively to support student success and analyze progress towards success

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• CLAD, BCLAD, or English Language Learner Authorization
• Must possess a growth mindset and be able to use feedback to refine practice
• Experience with Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports, a plus

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience accelerating student learning and achievement in lowincome communities
• Spanish language proficiency
• Experience and desire to use data and technology as levers to drive instruction

EFC Core Values
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Connected- We continually work to build trusting relationships among students, families, staff, and the Oakland community at large. We are an all-hands-on-deck network driven by empathy. We value our collective identity and the individual identities of our community members and scholars such that we have a sense of collective ownership and responsibility for each other and for our scholars.
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Inclusive- We proactively disrupt predictable patterns of opportunity, power, privilege, and performance. We create an inclusive environment where mul