Teacher

• Provide a caring, safe, and well-managed environment for children’s learning activities and imaginative play.
• Teach basic skills including colors, shapes, numbers, letters, and social skills.
• Establish lesson objectives and prepare, organize, and lead instruction and activities.
• Evaluate children’s academic performance and social development.
• Communicate with parents and guardians about children’s progress.
• Enforce district preschool policies and rules.
• Ensure meals and snacks follow nutritional guidelines.
• Attend staff meetings and professional development.
• Prepare student progress reports.
• Supervise and evaluate teacher assistants.
• Conduct inventory of equipment, materials, and supplies.
• Plan, develop, and implement age-appropriate curriculum.
• Devise and deliver daily lesson plans.
• Assist students individually or in small groups with lesson assignments and learning concepts.
• Adapt classroom activities, assignments, and materials to support classroom goals.
• Assist students during lunchtime, toileting, and washing activities.
• Model appropriate cleanup behavior after lunchtime.
• Maintain classroom equipment, work areas, files, records, and safety logs.
• Prepare instructional materials, posters, copies, bulletin boards, files, and newsletters.
• Provide nurturing comfort and security for young students.
• Report student observations, incidents, safety conditions, and behavioral changes.
• Maintain open communication with parents and caregivers and encourage parent participation.
• Liaise with families during transitions between home, school, classrooms, toddler programs, preschool, and kindergarten.
• Monitor students in classrooms, playgrounds, and other settings.
• Keep Teacher Assistants updated on classroom and program matters.
• Provide functional training and guidance to staff, interns, substitutes, and volunteers.

Teacher jobs in Arizona

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