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Job Title : Math Teacher

Reports to : Principal

Primary Role and Purpose :

The teacher is responsible for working with administration and colleagues to foster a culture with high expectations for learning and behavior and is founded on the core values of the school. The teacher is responsible for the assessment planning and delivery of instruction to an assigned group of students. The teacher is also responsible for creating ownership and collaboration among students parents and community to ensure the academic and emotional success of all students. The teacher serves as a model of professional behavior and integrity demonstrating respect for students families and colleagues.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities :

• Learning Environment
• Foster a culture of high expectations for learning and behavior founded on Quest Charter Academys core values.
• Maximize the amount of class time spent in learning by establishing clear expectations and processes for communication learning and behavior.
• Use strategies to create a learning community in which students assume responsibility for themselves and one another participate in decision-making work collaboratively and independently and engage in purposeful learning activities.
• Makes decisions that enhance social relationships motivation and engagement of students.
• Manage time materials and physical space to provide active and equitable engagement of students.
• Demonstrate effective behavior management techniques appropriate to the needs of students including those with special needs.
• Instructional Planning
• Establish clear expectations for learning.
• Create and select learning materials and experiences appropriate for the discipline and curriculum goals relevant to the students and based on students prior knowledge and principles of effective instruction.
• Create multiple learning activities that provide for all learning styles.
• Incorporate experiences into instructional practices that relate to the students current life experiences.
• Create approaches to learning that are interdisciplinary integrating multiple content area.
• Use individualized education program (IEP) goals and objectives to plan instruction for students with special needs
• Instructional Delivery
• Choose alternative teaching strategies and materials to achieve different instructional purposes and to meet individual student needs.
• Engage students in active learning opportunities that promote the development of critical thinking and problem-solving.
• Monitor and adjust strategies in response to performance and feedback.
• Use strategies and techniques to facilitate meaningful inclusion of individuals with special needs.
• Use technology to enhance learning and achieve instructional objectives.
• Assessment
• Analyze individual and group assessment data to diagnose learning needs align and modify instruction and design teaching strategies.
• Involve students in self-assessment activities to help them become aware of their strengths and needs and encourage them to establish goals for learning.
• Maintain useful and accurate records of students work and performance and communicate students progress knowledgeably and responsibly to students parents and colleagues.
• Use technology to effectively monitor progress.
• Content Knowledge
• Evaluate teaching resources and curriculum materials for comprehensiveness accuracy and usefulness.
• Use differing viewpoints theories and methods of inquiry in teaching subject matter concepts.
• Facilitate learning experiences that make connections to other content areas and to life and career experiences.
• Human Development and Learning
• Stimulate student reflection on prior knowledge and link new ideas to already familiar ideas and experiences.
• Introduce concepts and principles at different levels of complexity that are meaningful to students at varying levels of development and to students with diverse learning needs.
• Diversity
• Demonstrate positive regard for individual students and their families regardless of culture religion gender sexual orientation and varying abilities.
• Facilitate a learning community in which individual differences are respected.
• Use information about families cultures and communities as a basis for connecting instruction to experiences.
• Use cultural diversity and individual student experiences to enrich instruction.
• Communication
• Use effective questioning techniques to stimulate discussion in a variety of ways.
• Create opportunities for all students to develop effective written verbal non-verbal and visual communication.
• Communicate with and challenge students in a supportive manner and provide students with constructive feedback.
• Practice effective listening conflict resolution and group-facilitation skills.
• Ensure effective and timely communication with parents.
• Collaborative Relationships
• Work with colleagues to develop a culture and climate for effective learning.
• Participate in collaborative decision-making and problem-solving with other professionals to achieve success for students.
• Develop relationships with parents and guardians to acquire an understanding of the students lives outside of the school.
• Work effectively with parents / guardians and community resources to promote students learning explore career opportunities and promote students well-being.
• Professional Growth
• Use classroom observation information about students pedagogical knowledge and research as sources for active reflection evaluation and revision of teaching practices.
• Collaborate with other professionals for problem-solving generating new ideas sharing experiences and seeking and giving feedback.
• Actively seek opportunities for professional growth.
• Professional Conduct and Leadership
• Follow a code of professional conduct and maintain a high level of integrity.
• Follow school policy and procedures respecting the boundaries of professional responsibilities when working with students colleagues and families.
• Actively participate and lead such activities as curriculum development staff development and student clubs and extracurricular activities.

Minimum Qualifications :

Desirable Qualifications :

Responsibilities :

Key Skills

Experience Working With Students,Classroom Management,Algebra,Behavior Management,Classroom Experience,Lesson Planning,Math,Special Education,Calculus,Teaching,Geometry,Cordova

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1