Math Teacher (9-12)

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Math Teacher (9-12)

Location:

Dorchester, MA

Description:

Job Title : Math Teacher Supervisor: Instructional Coach Hours: Monday through Friday 8:30am-5:00pm Duration: 11 months Salary: Is commensurate with the candidate's years of relevant experience Description : The Lead Teacher is responsible for planning, organizing and implementing an appropriate instructional program in a learning environment that guides and encourages students to meet and exceed standards for the grade level/course. Responsibilities include (but not limited to): Planning and Preparation for Learning Knowledge - Demonstrates subject area expertise and a cutting-edge grasp of child development and how students learn. Standards - Develops a well-honed game plan for the year that is tightly aligned with state standards and assessments. Units - Plans all expeditions backwards, aligned with high standards, state assessments, and all Bloom’s levels; documents and shares all lessons with supervisor at a minimum of two (2) weeks in advance. Assessments - Plans diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments to closely monitor student learning. Anticipation - Anticipates students’ misconceptions and confusions and develops multiple strategies to overcome them. Lessons - Designs lessons with clear, measurable goals closely aligned with standards and expedition outcomes. Engagement - Designs highly relevant lessons that will motivate all students and engage them in active learning Materials - Designs lessons that use an effective mix of high-quality, multicultural learning materials and technology. Differentiation - Designs lessons that break down complex tasks and address all learning needs, styles, and interests. Environment - Artfully uses room arrangement, materials, and displays to maximize student learning of all material, focusing on learning targets and student work. Classroom Management Expectations - Is direct, specific, consistent, and tenacious in communicating and enforcing high expectations. Relationships - Shows warmth, caring, respect, and fairness for all students and builds strong relationships. Respect - Wins all students’ respect and creates a climate in which disruption of learning is unthinkable. Social-emotional - Implements a program that successfully develops positive interactions and social-emotional skills. Routines - Successfully inculcates class routines up front so that students maintain them throughout the year. Responsibility - Successfully develops students’ self-discipline, self-confidence, and a sense of responsibility. Repertoire - Has a highly effective discipline repertoire and can capture and hold students’ attention any time. Efficiency - Skillfully uses coherence, momentum, and transitions so that every minute of the classroom time produces learning. Prevention - Is alert, poised, dynamic, and self-assured and nips virtually all discipline problems in the bud. Incentives - Gets students to buy into a highly effective system of incentives linked to intrinsic rewards. Delivery of Instruction Expectations - Exudes high expectations and determination and convinces all students that they will master the material. Mindset - Actively inculcates a “growth” mindset: take risks, learn from mistakes, through effective effort you can and will achieve at high levels. Goals - Shows students exactly what’s expected by posting learning targets, essential questions, rubrics, and examples. Connections - Hooks all students’ interest and makes connections into prior knowledge, experience, and reading. Clarity - Always presents material clearly and explicitly, with well-chosen examples and vivid and appropriate language. Repertoire - Orchestrates highly effective strategies, materials, and groupings to involve and motivate all students. Engagement - Engages all students in focused work in which they are active learners and problem solvers. Differentiation - Successfully reaches all students by skillfully differentiating and scaffolding. Nimbleness - Deftly adapts lessons and units to exploit teachable moments and correct misunderstandings. Application - Consistently has all students summarize and internalize what they learn and apply it to real-life situations. Monitoring, Assessment and Follow-Up Criteria - Posts and reviews clear criteria for proficient work, including rubrics and examples, and all students internalize them. Diagnosis - Gives students a well-constructed diagnostic assessment up front, and uses the information to fine-tune instruction. On-the-Spot - Continuously uses a variety of effective methods to check for understanding; immediately unscrambles confusion and clarifies. Self-Assessment - Sets ambitious goals with students, continually self-assesses, and takes responsibility for improving performance. Recognition - Frequently posts students’ work with rubrics and commentary to celebrate progress and motivate direct effort. Interims - Works with colleagues to use interim assessment data, fine-tune teaching, re-teach, and help struggling students. Tenacity - Relentlessly follows up with struggling students with personal attention (time and support) so they all reach proficiency. Support - Makes sure that students who need specialized diagnosis and help receive appropriate services immediately. Analysis - Works with colleagues to analyze chart data, draw action conclusions, and leverage student growth. Reflection - Constantly reflects on what worked and what didn’t to continuously improve instruction. Family and Community Outreach Respect - Shows great sensitivity and respect for family and community culture, values, and beliefs. Belief - Shows each parent/guardian an in-depth knowledge of their child and a strong belief they will meet or exceed standards. Expectations - Gives parents/guardians clear, user-friendly learning and behavior expectations and examples of proficient work. Communication - Makes sure that parents/guardians hear positive news about their children first and immediately flags any problems. Involving - Frequently involves parents/guardians in supporting and enriching the curriculum for their children as it unfolds. Assignments - Assigns highly-engaging assignments, gets close to 100% return, and provides rich feedback. Responsiveness - Deals immediately and successfully with parent/guardian concerns and makes the parent/guardian feel welcome at any time. Reporting - In conferences, report cards, and informal talks, gives parents/guardians detailed feedback on their children’s progress. Outreach - Is successful in contacting and working with all parent/guardians, including those who are hard to reach. Resources - Successfully enlists classroom volunteers and extra resources from homes and the community to enrich the curriculum. Professional Responsibilities Attendance & Punctuality - Has perfect or near-perfect attendance and punctuality Language - In professional contexts, speaks and writes appropriately, succinctly, and eloquently. Reliability - Carries out assignments conscientiously and punctually, keeps meticulous records, and is never late. Professionalism - Presents as a consummate professional and always observes appropriate boundaries. Judgment - Is invariably ethical, honest, and forthright, uses impeccable judgment, and respects confidentiality. Above-and-beyond - Is an important member of teacher teams and committees and frequently attends after-school activities. Leadership - Frequently contributes valuable ideas and expertise and instills in others a desire to improve students' results. Openness - Actively seeks out feedback and suggestions and uses them to improve performance. Collaboration - Meets at least weekly with colleagues to plan units, share ideas, and analyze interim assessments. Growth - Actively reaches out for new ideas and engages in professional development with colleagues to figure out what works best. Administrative Feedback - Informs the administration of any concerns and reaches out for help and suggestions when needed. Powered by JazzHR

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Codman Academy Charter Public School

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February 8 on The Resumator

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