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Executive Office of Early Learning - (12-Month) State Office Teacher, 606437 (2025-04324)

Honolulu, HI 96826

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$62K/yr - $87K/yr

6+ years exp

The Hawaii State Department of Education is seeking a State Office Teacher to provide support to pre-kindergarten classrooms across the state. The role involves developing professional learning experiences for teachers and educational assistants to enhance the quality of learning opportunities for children and families.

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Responsibilities

Develop and provide professional learning experiences within a specific area of inquiry and related to the areas of teacher role, child development and learning, quality interactions, curriculum, instruction, assessment, and family engagement:

Using evidence based practices

Consistent with the principles of adult learning

Structured to promote connections between research, theory and practice

Responsive to each learner's background, experiences, strengths and needs and within the context of his/her role, professional goals and school's and community culture and to facilitate the development of relationship based learning and support communities among teachers (professional learning communities)

Provide or facilitate access to early childhood professional resources and information for teaching staff based on professional growth plans and teacher's inquiry

Provide or facilitate access to early childhood resources and information for administrators upon request

Facilitate communication and coordination between schools and prekindergarten program's office and act as a liaison as needed

Work collaboratively with the team to establish goals for the pre kindergarten professional learning support program; develop plans for implementation of the program; and evaluate the program

Coordinate work with colleagues

Prepare reports as required

Engage in professional learning related to early childhood education and adult learning in order to increase one's own knowledge base and skill set

Participate in a professional learning community, engaging in collective inquiry and cooperative learning with peers

Participate in action research

Participate in work groups or activities/projects with administrators or other early childhood professionals to advance the work of the prekindergarten program, early childhood state strategic plan, and/or contribute to the early childhood profession

Qualification

Child development principlesCurriculum designCoachingMentoringData analysisFamily engagementTeam buildingOral communicationWritten communicationActive listening