Kindergarten Teacher

**Qualifications Required** * Valid NYS teaching certificate in Birth\-2 certification areas **Qualifications Desired** * Experience, knowledge, and background related to N.Y.S. learning standards and multiple assessments including formative and benchmark assessments in unit designs. * Desire and knowledge to balance students' social/emotional and academic/intellectual needs. * Evidence of strong communication and interpersonal skills with * parents, staff, and students. * Desire and ability to work collaboratively with an academic team including an interdisciplinary approach to lesson design. * Knowledge of strategies in the areas of literacy and writing. * Knowledge and evidence of unit planning and lesson design using Understanding by Design, differentiated instruction, curriculum mapping and multiple assessment. * Uses varied instructional methods and assessments to support: + Engaged learning + Higher order thinking skills + Meaningful, authentic use of knowledge + Integration of 21st century skills + Multiple Intelligences * Evidence of strong classroom management with an emphasis on student engagement and student success in the classroom. * Commitment to curriculum development, professional development, flexible teamwork, and instructional technology. * Ability to integrate technology into the classroom. * Willingness to be a coach or activity advisor.