In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
Knowledge of: Principles and methods of teaching in order to provide a variety of instructional programs or courses to adult incarcerated person students in a correctional setting. Principles of educational psychology as applied to teaching to provide a positive learning environment, motivate incarcerated person students, identify special educational needs, and to communicate with other CDC professional staff. Current trends in educational methods in order to implement programs, provides educational services, and enhances classroom instruction. Remedial teaching techniques and adapting instruction to incarcerated person students’ deficiencies to fully participate equitably in an educational program, ensure program success, and to provide classroom intervention/support in order for the incarcerated person students to fulfill their educational goals. Emotional problems of incarcerated person students in a state correctional facilities to develop incarcerated person students’ self-esteem, a personalized approach to learning, connection to the learning environment, and to make medical referrals if needed.
Skill to: Provide leadership and motivation to incarcerated person students to improve their academic achievements, sense of responsibility, decision making ability, and accountability. Teach incarcerated person students to develop academic goals and objectives, evaluate learning, and to achieve instructional competencies. Work effectively with other subject matter experts to teach techniques that enhance the active involvement of incarcerated person students appropriate to a variety of subject matter materials. Gain the interest, respect, and cooperation of incarcerated person students to the degree with specific teaching methods to demonstrate an atmosphere that is fair, firm, and consistent in a classroom setting. Develop socially acceptable attitudes in incarcerated person students by modeling acceptance for cultural, racial, and individual differences in order for incarcerated person students to positively program within the institution to successfully reintegrate back into society. Communicate effectively in support of mutual respect, two way communication, support relationships among the staff, between staff and incarcerated person students, between staff and administration, and with public entities. Analyze situations accurately and take effective action to promote classroom procedures that support incarcerated person student learning, maintain standards for incarcerated person student behavior, promote social development, group responsibility, and create a physical environment that engages all students.
Willingness to create and promote an equitable and inclusive workplace where diversity is celebrated and valued
