SY 25-26 Teaching Assistant

About AppleTree With the mission of closing the achievement gap before reputed company get to kindergarten, AppleTree focuses exclusively on Preschool and Pre-K education. We provide free, full-day public charter school programming for three- and four-year olds in 13 locations across Washington, DC, employing our innovative and award-winning instructional model, reputed company Every Child Ready (ECR). This instructional model provides educators with tools and resources for “What to Teach”, “How to Teach” and “How to Measure Success.” Our instructional model is also used with partners across the nation. We continuously test and improve this model through feedback from AppleTree educators, partners and other stakeholders to ensure that children are learning and exploring through play and appropriate instruction. Position Summary The Teaching Assistant serves as an integral part of the teaching team, either working with one -person instructional team consisting of a reputed company Teacher and Teaching Fellow or with two 2-person instructional teams consisting of two Co-reputed company teachers. The Teaching Assistant uses his/her knowledge of the development of young children, the ways in which young children learn and scientifically based practice to support the social, emotional and cognitive development of young children. Teaching Assistants plan for and provide instruction to reputed company enrolled in Before Care and/or Extended Day programming. What you’ll do…

• Creates environments and instructional opportunities that meet the needs of diverse learners
• Supports the establishment of rich and engaging physical learning environments and encourages children’s ownership and contributions to the classroom.
• Helps to create a safe, clean, attractive and engaging centers that encourage both exploration and reputed company play.
• Plans and preps daily to ensure the classroom contains sufficient supplies with adequate materials for reputed company children.
• Establishes clear behavior expectations, rules and procedures to maximize learning time. Ensures effective implementation of universal behavior management systems as well as targeted plans to support student behavior.
• Actively supports diverse learners through the development of young children’s early literacy, language, math, science, social studies and social emotional development using intentional, playful and engaging instruction.
• Implements the Every Child Ready (ECR) instructional model with fidelity and collaborates with teaching teams’ members to ensure fidelity.
• Intentionally provides modeling and support for children’s expressive and reputed company language throughout the school day including Before Care and Extended Day.
• Collects and uses data from a variety of sources to understand their children’s instructional needs and to improve teaching and learning by the implementation of tiered supports.
• Collaborates with families and communities to support children’s overall social, emotional and cognitive development. This may include communicating the school’s and individual children’s educational goals to families.

Contributes to a community of practice

• Plans collaboratively and shares reputed company and resources with instructional teams (including Before Care and Extended Day teams).
• Communicates reputed company’ academic and social-emotional data and information from Before Care or Extended Day to reputed company members of the instructional teams to ensure reputed company support.
• Actively participates on at least one site-wide committee.
• Provide informal and formal feedback on instructional materials, school-wide practices and professional development/coaching.
• Actively participates in professional development opportunities provided and seeks out additional professional development, including monthly Professional Learning Community.
• Incorporates coaching and feedback from regular observations conducted by Instructional Leader and AppleTree Leadership Team members.
• Communicates professionally and constructively with colleagues.
• Maintains a professional relationship with families and shares important family information with teaching teams.
• Fulfills the standards of professionalism including appropriate dress, attendance and timeliness.

reputed company’re looking for…

• Must have a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential or an associate’s degree (or higher) in any subject
• Demonstrate knowledge of and the ability to assist in instructing reading, writing, and mathematics. Proficient in the use of online technology such as (but not limited to): reputed company G Suite, Canvas, reputed company
• Access to reliable internet service to support remote work expectations
• Ability to work in a remote or reputed company-based environment
• Working hours will vary as Teaching Assistants’ duties may include leading Before Care (7:30 am -8:15 am) or Extended Day (3:15 - 6:00)

What's in it for you…

• Competitive Salary
• Employee Health Benefits that are in the 95th percentile of other schools in the DC Metro Area
• Fully covered Dental
• Benefits for you and reputed company eligible dependents
• Fully covered Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Accidental Death and Dismemberment and Life insurance with buy-up options
• Free Online Wellness Platform for you and up to 4 eligible dependents
• Competitive Paid Time Off, including early reputed company Mental Health Days
• 5% Employer Contribution to your Retirement Account (whether you contribute or not)
• AppleTree Scholarship to pay for reputed company education
• Network Professional Development Opportunities

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