Description
Specialist - Fine Arts Educator - (Visual Art, Music, Dance or Drama)
Certification
Hourly Position - No Certification Required. Art form and teaching experience encouraged.
Position Purpose
Fine Arts Specialists have the responsibility to teach to Utah state core standards in a given art form. Their focus should be to build student capacity to learn deeply in the arts. Under the direction of the school principal, the specialist will develop a positive learning environment where students develop learning skills such as creativity, problem solving, critical thinking, and meaning making through arts-rich instruction. The specialist may also collaborate when possible with teachers in the school to coordinate for integrated learning.
Essential Functions
A Fine Arts Educator works in 1-2 schools to accomplish the following:
Build confidence in students to create and connect within a given art form
Develop and teach arts-rich lessons that engage in the four strands of the Utah state core: Create, Present, Connect and Respond.
Actively participate as a member of collaborative learning team (PLC) to develop self and others
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge of art form pedagogy and concepts, curriculum mapping and scaffolding
Basic understanding of elementary grade-level curriculum
Proficiency with computers and educational technology
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others
Skilled in leading rehearsals and/or art creation processes
Driven to engage in self-reflection and professional improvement, collaborate with students and teachers for best results, and lead efforts for improved arts experiences for all