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POSITION SUMMARY:
Instructs Gifted students. May be designated according to subject matter/content specialty. Utilizes current strategies and theories to plan and implement lessons. This position reports to the Principal.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Teaching and facilitating gifted units that are rigorous and relevant to students.
Incorporating talent development for those students that continue to exceed expectations across subject lines and settings.
Providing gifted students opportunities for critical, creative, and complex problem-solving.
Executing a gifted program that encompasses learning outside of the gifted classroom, including school-wide projects.
Supporting general education teachers in working with gifted learners in the general ed classroom.
Providing instruction based on guidelines for differentiating curriculum, and best practices.
Analyzing data to determine individual students' areas of strength and areas in need of improvement.
Monitoring student progress through formal and informal assessments.
Implementing a pro-active, consistent classroom management system.
Administering gifted assessments and maintaining all gifted documentation as required by CCPS Division of Teaching and Learning & Strategic Improvement.
Participating in Professional Development workshops and opportunities.
All other duties, as assigned and required, in order to perform the above services.
KEY JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s degree or higher required.
Minimum of one (1) year of teaching experience preferred.
Knowledge of and experience implementing various gifted instructional and teaching methodologies.
Makes recommendations and/or decisions which usually affect the entire school.
Certification by the State of Georgia in Early Childhood Education T-4 to T-7 as required by the GaPSC.
Field(s)/Endosement(s):
- GIFTED IN-FIELD ENDORSEMENT
Knowledge of and experience implementing various instructional and teaching methodologies.
Experience in creating standards-based lessons, units, and assessments.
Excellent organizational, planning, and implementation skills.
Effective written and oral communication skills.
Normal classroom/school setting.
Must be able to stand and walk approximately seven (7) to seven and one-half (7½) hours per day. Light duty - On most occasions sitting at a desk or table; intermittently sitting, standing, or stooping. Light lifting or carrying; twenty (20) lbs. or less.
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