Teachers:

Your completed application packet will be screened based on the evidence provided of your experience and demonstrated ability in the following:

STANDARDS FOR THE TEACHING PROFESSION

Edmonds School District teachers are committed to engaging and supporting all students in learning. This is exemplified daily by their efforts to create learning environments that promote student autonomy, interaction, competence and choice. They are aware of the diverse needs of Edmonds students and use all possible resources to meet this diversity including making reasonable accommodations for individual cognitive, physical, emotional and social needs. Edmonds teachers believe that every student has the capacity to learn. They support this belief by promoting high standards of learning for all and communicating these standards to all their students.

1. Creating and maintaining effective environments for student learning.

• Establishing a climate that promotes caring and positive relationships, fairness and respect, social development and responsibility.
• Establishing a climate that affirms individuality and diversity.
• Establishing a climate that promotes responsibility.
• Establishing and maintaining standards for student behaviors.
• Planning and implementing classroom procedures and routines that support student learning.
• Creating and maintaining a physical environment that engages all students and is conducive to learning.

2. Demonstrating knowledge of the content they teach and knowledge of best teaching practices for student learning.

• Demonstrating knowledge of subject matter content in designing effective learning experiences.
• Demonstrating knowledge of student development in designing effective learning experiences.
• Interrelating ideas and information across subject matter areas and applying them to real-world settings when possible.

3. Planning and designing appropriate learning experiences for all students.

• Selecting learning goals based on standards from District Curriculum Frameworks.
• Choosing, adapting or developing challenging curriculum and materials that are based on district frameworks.
• Planning, developing and sequencing instructional activities for optimal student learning.
• Creating and using resources to meet learner goals.
• Using personnel resources to meet learner goals and optimize learning.

4. Implementing best teaching practices that engage all students and optimize learning.

• Communicating purpose, expectations and procedures clearly and effectively to all students.
• Facilitating opportunities that promote learning.
• Facilitating opportunities for multiple modality learning.
• Facilitating learning experiences that promote interaction, independent learning and community/team responsibility.
• Facilitate learning experiences that promote autonomy.
• Being flexible and responsive to individual students’ needs by monitoring and adjusting.

5. Assessing student learning and communicate results.

• Implementing a variety of assessment tools.
• Communicating assessment criteria and standards to all students.
• Teaching and guiding student self-evaluation, reflection and goal setting.
• Communicating student progress with students.
• Communicating student progress with families and others.

6. Developing as professional educators.

• Engaging in reflection on teaching practices, establishing professional goals, planning professional development and working with colleagues to improve practice.
• Engaging in continuous improvement through professional development.
• Applying and refining a philosophy of education in alignment with district mission and goals as embraced by the Trust Agreement.

7. Being members of the learning communities.

• Participating in shared decision making.
• Working collaboratively with communities, families and colleagues to improve student learning and professional practices.
• Involvement in school and community.

Certificated Support Staff:

Your completed application packet will be screened based on the evidence provided of your experience and demonstrated ability to provide services and support to students and staff members in the above seven areas.