8th Grade Science Teacher

• Prepare materials and set up classrooms for effective learning experiences.
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive student records in compliance with legal and school policies.
• Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students.
• Build a positive classroom community and culture containing structures to support student-centered collaborative learning, high expectations, and accountability.

• Deliver engaging science lessons through lectures, discussions, and hands-on demonstrations.
• Adapts teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
• Develop course objectives and outlines in alignment with state and school curriculum standards.
• Monitors student progress toward lesson objectives and provides support to move students toward or beyond objectives.
• Will be fully committed to the implementation of the Leader in Me program and 7 Habits.
• Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities. This may include overnight field trips.
• Engage in school and community events as directed.
• Design, administer, and evaluate tests and assignments to monitor student progress.
• Observe and assess students' academic performance, behavior, social development, and physical well-being.
• Provide additional support to students through tutoring and remedial programs.
• Monitor student progress toward lesson objectives. Provides support to move students toward or beyond objectives.

• Clearly communicate lesson objectives and expectations to students.
• Communicate in a proactive and positive manner with all stakeholders.
• Confers with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students’ behavioral and academic needs.
• Fully participate in building directed professional learning, committees, and staff meetings, collaborate with colleagues and seek continuous improvement.

• Manage classroom resources by selecting, storing, ordering, and inventorying equipment and supplies, including proper student usage.
• Assist with other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, or related field required.
• A valid 6-12 Colorado state teaching license with an endorsement in Science required.
• Master’s degree or higher preferred.
• Alternative licensure candidates will be considered.

• 1 + semester of student teaching at a middle school in the science department preferred.
• 1 + years of teaching experience preferred.

• Advanced understanding of educational theories, teaching strategies, and instructional methods tailored for students in 6th- 8th grade.
• Advanced knowledge in child psychology and the developmental stages—physical, social, and cognitive.
• Intermediate skills with technology including Google Suite and online teaching experience.
• Intermediate familiarity with Chromebooks and ability to manage student use with a 1:1 technology program.
• Advanced skills in Understanding By Design and familiarity with the Colorado 2020 Academic Standards to aid in course development.
• Intermediate knowledge of state and national curriculum standards, with the ability to align classroom activities to these benchmarks effectively.
• Advanced ability to communicate effectively with students, parents, guardians, colleagues, and administrators, both orally and in writing.
• Advanced ability to assess student learning, providing constructive feedback, and adjusting instruction based on performance data.

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