AA Employment Application - Ability Grouping Teachers

Ability Grouping Teachers General Questions

Please complete the questions on this page and the next in order to apply for employment at American Academy. Thank you!

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* 1. Name

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* 2. Email Address

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* 3. Have you submitted your resume and cover letter to jobs@americanacademyk8.org (the subject of your email should say "Ability Grouping Teacher Opening")?

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* 4. Do you have a campus preference?

Castle Pines

Motsenbocker

Lincoln Meadows

No preference

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* 5. How did you hear about the current opening at American Academy?

AA Website (www.americanacademyk8.org)

AA Employee

AA Parent/Family

Teachers-Teachers.org

Colorado League of Charter Schools

Facebook

Twitter

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What teaching license do you have?

Initial Teaching License (Colorado)

Professional Teaching License (Colorado)

Alternative Licensure Program

Out of State

Other

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* 7. What (if any) additional endorsements do you have?

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* 8. How many years of elementary teaching experience do you have (excluding substitute teaching experience)?

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* 9. What is your experience with the Core Knowledge Scope and Sequence?

No experience

I am familiar with Core Knowledge but I have not taught it

I have taught Core Knowledge for a year or less in a classroom

I have been teaching Core Knowledge for more than one year in a classroom

I have contributed lessons to the Core Knowledge website

I have trained other teachers on Core Knowledge

I have attended or participated in a Core Knowledge conference or roundtable

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* 10. What is your experience with the Spalding curriculum?

No experience

I am familiar with Spalding but I have not taught it

I have taught Spalding for a year or less in a classroom

I have taught Spalding for more than a year in a classroom

I completed Spalding 1 and have taught Saplding in the last two years

I completed Spalding 1 but two years have lasped since I taught Spalding

I completed Spalding 2

I have mentored other teachers on Spalding

I have taught a similiar program

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* 11. What is your experience with GoMath?

No experience

I am familiar with GoMath! but I have not taught it

I have taught GoMath! for a year or less in a classroom

I have taught GoMath! for more than a year in a classroom

I have attended GoMath! training

I have mentored other teachers on GoMath!

I have taught a similar program

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* 12. What is your experience with Shurley English?

No experience

I am familiar with Shurley English but I have not taught it

I have taught Shurley English for a year or less in a classroom

I have taught Shurley English for more than a year in a classroom

I have taught a similiar program

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* 13. How much experience do you have teaching with technology?

Very little

I occasionally use technology in my lessons

I frequently use technology in my lessons

I often help other teachers plan lessons with technology

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* 14. What are some extracurricular activities you have led or may be interested in leading?

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* 15. Why do you want to work at American Academy?

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* 16. What is your teaching philosophy and how will that fit with American Academy's mission?

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* 17. What are your beliefs about classroom management and student discipline?

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* 18. Describe how you would ensure that students achieve high academic standards while at the same time honoring the developmental needs of every child.

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* 1. Name

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* 2. Email Address

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* 3. Have you submitted your resume and cover letter to jobs@americanacademyk8.org (the subject of your email should say "Ability Grouping Teacher Opening")?

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* 4. Do you have a campus preference?

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* 5. How did you hear about the current opening at American Academy?

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* 6. What teaching license do you have?

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* 7. What (if any) additional endorsements do you have?

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* 8. How many years of elementary teaching experience do you have (excluding substitute teaching experience)?

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* 9. What is your experience with the Core Knowledge Scope and Sequence?

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* 10. What is your experience with the Spalding curriculum?

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* 11. What is your experience with GoMath?

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* 12. What is your experience with Shurley English?

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* 13. How much experience do you have teaching with technology?

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* 14. What are some extracurricular activities you have led or may be interested in leading?

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* 15. Why do you want to work at American Academy?

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* 16. What is your teaching philosophy and how will that fit with American Academy's mission?

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* 17. What are your beliefs about classroom management and student discipline?

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* 18. Describe how you would ensure that students achieve high academic standards while at the same time honoring the developmental needs of every child.

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* 19. What is your instructional philosophy for teaching reading to kindergarten through second grade students?

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* 20. What is your instructional philosophy for developing reading skills to third through fifth grade students?

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* 21. What is the best methodology for teaching writing to kindergarten through second grade students?

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* 22. What is the best methodology for teaching writing to third through fifth grade students?

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* 23. What is your process for documenting and communicating student progress?