Middle School Social Studies Teacher

**$5,000 Signing Bonus!

Classification** 

Exempt, 10-Month Employee 

Reports to 

Middle School Principal

Overview

Dr. Richard Izquierdo Health & Science Charter School is seeking a certified, or on the pathway to, and experienced Social Studies teacher to provide instruction to our middle students. Under the general supervision of the Principal, Social Studies teachers work collaboratively with other teachers within their department and across other content areas.

Responsibilities

Content Knowledge and Planning

• Exhibit an understanding of and skills relevant to the subject area(s) taught
• Demonstrate an ability to make topics and activities meaningful and relevant to each student
• Integrate available technology resources compatible with students’ needs and abilities
• Develop lesson plans that are clear, logical, and sequential 
• Plan with appropriate specialist(s) to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students

Instructional Strategies

• Link present content/skills with past and future learning experiences
• Effectively use various instructional strategies (e.g., modeling, cooperative learning, collaboration, and reading and writing in the content areas) to differentiate learning for all students
• Effectively use questioning strategies to engage students and promote learning
• Monitor students’ understanding of the lesson and adjusts teaching when appropriate
• Maximize student learning by providing opportunities for all learners to participate actively and successfully
• Explain content and demonstrates skills in a variety of ways to meet the needs of all students
• Hold each learner individually responsible for learning

Assessment

• Use results of a variety of assessments to monitor and modify instruction as needed
• Effectively use both teacher-made and standardized tests, as appropriate, to measure student performance
• Use oral, non-verbal, and written forms of student assessment
• Organize, maintain, and use records of student progress to make effective instructional decisions
• Continuously monitor students’ progress before, during, and after instruction, and provides meaningful feedback
• Demonstrate competence in the use of acceptable grading/ranking/scoring practices in recording and reporting student achievement