Responsibilities:
• Teach and instruct developmentally appropriate curriculum to students.
• Utilize an adopted course of study, instructional program guidelines, and
other materials in planning and developing lesson plans and teaching
outlines.
• Pursue a variety of methodology in teaching and instructing pupils, including
lectures, demonstrations, discussions, and laboratory experiences.
• Conduct teaching and instructional activities, using educational equipment,
materials, books, and other learning aids.
• Plan, develop, and utilize a variety of instructional materials and aids
appropriate to the intellectual and instructional level of pupils who possess a
range of mental and emotional maturity.
• Review, analyze and evaluate the history, background and assessment of
pupils in designing instructional programs to meet individual educational
needs.
• Individualize and adapt educational processes and procedures to enhance
pupil educational opportunities.
• Provide group and individual instruction to motivate pupils, and effectively
utilize the time available for instructional activities.
• Maintain appropriate standards of pupil behavior, using behavioral
management strategies and techniques, including positive reinforcement and
behavior shaping procedures.
• Review, analyze, evaluate, and report pupil academic, social, and emotional
growth.
• Prepare, administer, score, record, and report the results of criterion￾referenced tests, and administer scores, records and reports the results of
group-standardized tests in evaluating pupil growth and progress.
• Counsel, confer with and communicate with parents, school and school
personnel regarding pupil progress, and in the interpretation of the
educational program.
• Cooperatively pursue alternative solutions to alleviate pupil learning
problems, and to enhance expanded academic, social and emotional growth
opportunities.
• Maintain an effective learning environment.
• Select and requisition appropriate educational supplies, materials, books,
equipment, and learning aids.
• Perform a variety of non-instructional duties, including curriculum and
instructional development activities, student supervision, and consultation
activities.