Teachers are responsible for communicating knowledge to students in an interesting, stimulating, and effective manner. He or she will understand and implement the integrated projects based curriculum and the Core Knowledge Sequence using a variety of instructional strategies, curricular and scaffolding resources to guide learning. The teacher works as a team member, sharing common planning, professional development, curriculum design, and teaching responsibilities.  Teachers will administer different forms of student assessments, communicate with parents and other team members about student progress, and plan for further instruction. They will be reflective about their own practice and act as a coach for their team members when necessary. Teachers will work to integrate technology into their teaching and professional activities.

The teacher will:

►  Implement school and district policies and procedures

►  Implement the integrated projects based curriculum

►  Implement the Core Knowledge Sequence across all core academic content areas in Grades 6-8;

►  Implement school’s performance standards

►  Collaborate with team on curriculum and student needs

►  Create and work toward ongoing communication with parents

►  Work on curriculum development, in addition to implementation

►  Integrate technology into instructional program and demonstrate professional use

►  Serve on at least one building-level committee

►  Act as a coach to other teachers on the team in areas of personal expertise

►  Mentor younger teachers, as needed

Requirements:

►  Appropriate bachelor level degree, preferably in a subject area (i.e., mathematics, chemistry, literature, history, etc.)

►  Appropriate Indiana State teacher certification (or eligibility for certification)

►  At least two years of classroom experience with a satisfactory rating

►  Willingness to specialize in a subject area

►  Positive professional recommendations from no less than three (3) individuals who thoroughly know the candidate

►  A coherent, high-quality essay written in response to the question, “How do quality educators define success in education in 21^st Century inner-city schools?”

Additional school specific qualifications:

►  Positive ratings by three prior employers, with one being a direct supervisor

►  Successful demonstration (descriptive narrative) of teaching strategies and classroom management skills (e.g., creative instructional strategies, articulate communication of information, positive interactions with students, and overall organization of learning environment), as seen during a classroom observation by a partnership mentor or school director

Middle school science teachers should demonstrate the qualities expected of the general middle level teacher in the areas of curriculum, instruction, assessment, classroom management, professional responsibilities, professional relationships, family involvement, and school community. In addition, science teachers should:

Curriculum:

►  Possess proficient understanding of integrated projects based instruction

►  Possess proficient understanding and use of the Core Knowledge Sequence

►  Possess a strong understanding of the scientific process, particularly hypothesis formation and testing

►  Possess a strong understanding of the life, physical, earth, and space sciences and how to integrate them

►  Demonstrate an interest in and understanding of the science program

►  Keep current with issues, events, problems, or topics of importance in science

Instruction:

►  Possess a strong background in and have practical experience with cooperative-learning and hands-on classroom investigations

►  Use the 5Es constructivist method (engage, explore, explain, elaborate, evaluate) as the curriculum’s pedagogical foundation

►  Model science thinking for students, especially the skills of scientific inquiry, curiosity, openness to new ideas and data, and skepticism that characterize science

►  Pursue the integration of the mathematics and science curricula on a team-wide and school-wide basis

►  Participate in regular, purposeful science pedagogy meetings

►  Use technology effectively, including but not limited to computers, in science instruction

►  Participate in school-wide activities such as a science fair, science museum, nature center, etc.

►  Integrate writing with the science curriculum

►  Help identify and arrange for the use of resources outside the school

►  Be cognizant of the ethics of science and address this in instruction

►  Support school’s standards and objectives through effective instruction

 Assessment:

►  Administer local, state, and school’s interim assessments

►  Monitor student progress through regular classroom assessment

►  Maintain records of student progress from all assessments

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