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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Teach students basic academic, social, and other formative skills in public or private schools at the elementary level. | Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom they are responsible. | |||
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Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health. | ||||
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Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities. | ||||
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Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests. | ||||
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Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate. | ||||
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Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations. | ||||
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Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students. | ||||
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Assign and grade class work and homework. | ||||
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Read books to entire classes or small groups. | ||||
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Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress. | ||||
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Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems. | ||||
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Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs. | ||||
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Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations. | ||||
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Prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks. | ||||
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Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems, or special academic interests. | ||||
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Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help. | ||||
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Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools. | ||||
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Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play. | ||||
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Enforce administration policies and rules governing students. | ||||
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Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula. | ||||
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Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress. | ||||
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Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations. | ||||
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Prepare for assigned classes and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors. | ||||
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Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of elementary school programs. | ||||
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Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration. | ||||
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Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage. | ||||
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Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, and storytelling. | ||||
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Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence. | ||||
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Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities. | ||||
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Organize and label materials and display students' work. | ||||
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Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required. | ||||
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Administer standardized ability and achievement tests and interpret results to determine student strengths and areas of need. | ||||
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Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers. | ||||
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Involve parent volunteers and older students in children's activities to facilitate involvement in focused, complex play. | ||||
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Perform administrative duties such as assisting in school libraries, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading. | ||||
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Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies. | ||||
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Provide disabled students with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms. | ||||
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Sponsor extracurricular activities such as clubs, student organizations, and academic contests. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Teachers, Elementary School
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
- Knowledges
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- Abilites
- Tools and Technology
- Education and Experience
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. | |||
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English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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Psychology | Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. | |||
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Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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Sociology and Anthropology | Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins. | |||
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Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. | |||
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Geography | Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. | |||
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Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. | |||
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Philosophy and Theology | Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture. | |||
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Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. | |||
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History and Archeology | Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. | |||
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Therapy and Counseling | Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance. | |||
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Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. | |||
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Clerical | Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. | |||
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Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. | |||
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Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. | |||
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Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. | |||
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Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. | |||
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Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. | |||
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Negotiation | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. | |||
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Management of Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). | |||
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Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. | |||
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Memorization | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. | |||
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Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
Children's educational software | Computer based training software | |||
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Email software | Electronic mail software | |||
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Graphics software | Graphics or photo imaging software | |||
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Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | |||
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Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | |||
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Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | |||
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Microsoft Word | Word processing software | |||
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Web browser software | Internet browser software | |||
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Audiotape players | Cassette players or recorders | |||
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Calculators | Calculators or accessories | |||
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Compact digital cameras | Digital cameras | |||
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Compact disk CD players | Compact disk players or recorders | |||
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Computer laser printers | Laser printers | |||
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Desktop computers | Desktop computers | |||
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Educational board games | Board games | |||
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Intercom systems | Intercom systems | |||
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Laminating machines | Laminators | |||
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Laptop computers | Notebook computers | |||
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Optical compound microscopes | Binocular light compound microscopes | |||
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Overhead display projectors | Overhead projectors | |||
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Pegboards | Tactile toys | |||
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Pencil compasses | Compasses | |||
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Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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Photocopying equipment | Photocopiers | |||
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Precision balances | Laboratory balances | |||
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Prisms | Prisms | |||
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Science activity kits | Childrens science kits | |||
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Television monitors | Televisions | |||
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Toy block sets | Building blocks | |||
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Video cassette recorders VCR | Video cassette players or recorders | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | Bachelor's Degree | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | None | |||
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Related Work Experience | None | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
1st Grade Teacher | |||
2nd Grade Teacher | |||
3rd Grade Reading Teacher | |||
3rd Grade Teacher | |||
4th Grade Math Teacher | |||
4th Grade Teacher | |||
5th Grade Teacher | |||
6th Grade Teacher | |||
Art Educator | |||
Art Instructor | |||
Art Teacher | |||
Band Director | |||
Band Teacher | |||
Bilingual Instructor | |||
Bilingual Teacher | |||
Choir Teacher | |||
Classroom Teacher | |||
ESL Instructor (English as a Second Language Instructor) | |||
ESL Teacher (English as a Second Language Teacher) | |||
Educator | |||
Elementary Art Teacher | |||
Elementary Education Teacher | |||
Elementary Educator | |||
Elementary School Band Director | |||
Elementary School Teacher | |||
Elementary Teacher | |||
Fifth Grade Teacher | |||
First Grade Teacher | |||
Grade School Teacher | |||
Grades 1 Through 5 Teacher | |||
Grades 1 Through 6 Teacher | |||
Grades 1 Thru 5 Teacher | |||
Grades 1 Thru 6 Home Teacher | |||
Grades 1 Thru 6 Visiting Teacher | |||
Gym Teacher | |||
Gymnastic Teacher | |||
Kindergarten Teacher | |||
Language Arts Teacher | |||
Language Instructor | |||
Literacy Coordinator | |||
Media Specialist | |||
Montessori Teacher | |||
Music Director | |||
Music Educator | |||
Music Instructor | |||
Music Supervisor | |||
Music Teacher | |||
Orchestra Teacher | |||
Physical Education Teacher (PE Teacher) | |||
Physical Fitness Teacher | |||
Practice or Student Teacher | |||
Primary Teacher | |||
Reading Recovery Teacher | |||
Reading Teacher | |||
Resource Teacher | |||
Second Grade Teacher | |||
Sixth Grade Teacher | |||
Substitute Teacher | |||
Teacher | |||
Title I Teacher | |||
Title One Reading Teacher | |||
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