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Foreign Language Immersion, IB,
Other Magnet, Signature |
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Position Description – Gifted
and Talented Teacher – Title I Schools
This .5 position focuses on providing
challenging instruction and support early and consistently
to students who demonstrate the potential for above
grade level performance. The priority focus for this position will be on instruction for primary students in Grades K-2 and consultative services for staff in Grades 3-5.
Title I GT teachers will:
- provide acceleration/enrichment
through challenging content instruction to students
with potential or strengths in specific content areas;
- provide instructional support
to enable other classroom teachers to accelerate students
through use of appropriate curriculum components and
differentiation strategies;
- implement an early identification
process to find students’ emerging strengths
in a variety of academic and talent areas; and
- develop an innovative parent outreach
and information plan to acquaint parents with programming
opportunities.
Background and experience should consist of:
- two years outstanding classroom
teaching experience that may include experience in
working with diverse gifted and talented students
at both the primary and/or upper elementary levels
- interest or experience in designing
effective parent outreach and student support projects.
Familiarity using data to plan instruction
- experience with some of the following
program models: Junior Great Books, William and Mary
Reading/Language Arts Program, Program of Assessment,
Diagnosis, and Instruction (PADI), Hands-on Equations,
a talent development model, Destination Imagination
(formerly Odyssey of the Mind), William and Mary Problem-based
Learning Science Program or Math Olympiad
Roles and Responsibilities are to:
- provide direct services to students needing
more challenging instruction and support;
- analyze student data to identify
emerging strengths and programming recommendations;
- collaborate with staff development
teacher to model instructional strategies and curriculum
components with staff;
- implement an early identification
through instruction model to find and program for
student potential in academic, leadership, and talent
areas;
- develop a continuum of
services within each school to support the achievement
of gifted and talented students;
- provide on-going monitoring of student
performance within this continuum of services; and
- develop a comprehensive
parent communication program about services for gifted
and talented students and student/parent support in
applying for academic and extracurricular opportunities.
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