Pre-K Special Education Teacher

Summary: The Woonsocket Learning Community provides all learners a safe and rigorous learning experience that embraces diversity, culture, and individuality to create productive members of our global community—an individual who supports interdependent student-centered classrooms that promote discourse and collaboration. Essential Duties & Responsibilities: Plans Curriculum, and Instruction Draws on content standards of the relevant curriculum frameworks to plan sequential units of study, individual lessons, and learning activities that make learning cumulative and advance students' level of content knowledge. Draws on results of formal and informal assessments as well as knowledge of human development to identify teaching strategies and learning activities appropriate to the specific discipline, age, level of English language proficiency, and range of cognitive levels being taught. Uses information in Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) to plan strategies for integrating students with disabilities into general education classrooms. Provides differentiated learning experiences that enable all students to make progress. Designs units of instructions that include the criteria established by the district. Develops well-structured lessons with challenging, measurable objectives and appropriate student engagement strategies. Designs and administers a variety of informal and formal assessments to measure each student’s growth toward local/state standards. Organizes and analyzes results from a variety of assessments to determine progress, adjust practice and implement appropriate interventions. Provides regular, specific feedback to students and families on student performance, including how it can be improved. Welcomes and encourages every family to become active participants in the classroom and school community. Uses two way communication with families about student performance and responds promptly and carefully to communication from families. Collaborates with colleagues to support improved student learning. Clearly communicates and consistently enforces specific standards for student work, effort, and behavior. Uses rituals and routines that create and maintain a safe learning environment. Consistently uses practices that are likely to enable students to demonstrate respect for differences. Regularly reflects on his/her practice, individually and with colleagues. Selects and requests books, supplies, and technologies to support instruction. Consistently applies ideas for improving practice from supervisors, colleagues, and professional developmental activities to gain expertise. Individually and with colleagues, develops strategies that contribute to the learning and productive behavior of all students. Required Qualifications: RIDE Certification Special Education Grades Pre K-3 or the ability to apply for an emergency certification Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with members of the special needs staff in a team approach. Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with students, teachers, parents, and administration.