T24-65 Temporary, Part Time - British Columbia, Canada - York Region District School Board

Description

The Curriculum Support Teacher – Middle/Secondary Literacy - will work directly with teachers and students throughout the school district.

The scope of this work will include, but is not limited to, the implementation, interpretation, and impact of supporting a comprehensive approach to literacy instruction in the classroom.

The successful applicant will be planning and delivering this support as push-in, in-service – working closely with other members of the curriculum department team as well as school based teams of teachers.

• extensive academic training, professional preparation, and qualifications in all areas of this teaching assignment
• knowledge of, and demonstrated application of the Ministry of Education's current philosophy, teaching practices, and evaluation/assessment/reporting procedures as applied to all areas of this assignment
• minimum of 5 years of recent successful classroom teaching experience at the elementary and/or middle levels
• demonstrated success in as curriculum support teacher and mentoring other teachers
• demonstrated ability to link content, assessment practices and learning that aligns with a comprehensive literacy program
• demonstrated understanding of competency-based instruction and assessment
• demonstrated knowledge of and experience in using the First Peoples' Principles of Learning in lesson planning and design
• demonstrated willingness to team teach in classrooms throughout the district
• demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with educators at multiple grade levels
• demonstrated experience in supporting professional learning at the school or district levels.
• demonstrated ability and experience in using sound lesson design and differentiating instructional strategies
• demonstrated effective use of ACT in planning for instruction of reading comprehension and thinking
• demonstrated ability and experience in assessing student learning and using assessment to drive practice
• demonstrated knowledge of and experience with District and/or provincial literacy assessments (PM Benchmarks, Lit 10 exam, FSA)
• demonstrated ability and experience in using technology to support student and teacher learning
• demonstrated ability to participate as an effective member of a team and to provide service to others
• demonstrated evidence of effective interpersonal skills
• demonstrated ability to organize, plan and complete multiple tasks
• demonstrated knowledge of and experience in meeting the goals of the Aboriginal Enhancement Agreement