High School Teacher - Agriculture

Position Overview

The mission of Davidson Academy is to prepare students for college, life, and eternity. Davidson Academy is a 1:1 school with a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) focus. Our curriculum emphasizes critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and communication.

The purpose of this position is to instruct students about the planning, implementation, production, management, processing, and/or marketing of agricultural commodities and services. The teacher must also supervise investigations and experiments, develop rapport, and maintain good relationships with students and parents. To be successful, the agriculture teacher should demonstrate sound knowledge of agriculture, be able to apply scientific principles to real-life situations, and successfully teach students with different interests and aptitudes.

Davidson Academy is an Infant-12th grade Christian private school located in Nashville, TN. Serving a diverse student population from Davidson, Sumner, Robertson, and other surrounding counties, we believe in the Biblical-based instruction of preparing our students for college, life, and eternity. All Davidson Academy personnel must adhere to our statements of faith.

Key Responsibilities

• Identifies and adopts the most effective, active, creative teaching approaches for all students in line with current best practice and the ethos of Davidson Academy.
• Understands the curriculum, designs effective lesson plans, and use powerful instructional strategies to help students master the required content.
• Works with other members of the faculty to apply consistent standards in the following: curriculum planning and delivery; formative and summative assessment through classwork, homework, and formal examination; standardization and moderation.
• Displays a strong commitment to integrating faith in to the curriculum.
• Creates a stimulating learning environment, including displays of student work.
• Establishes classroom rules and ensures all students understand and follow them.
• Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated.
• Plans a program of study that, as much as possible, meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students.
• Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
• Prepares for all classes assigned and shows written evidence of preparation.
• Establishes clear outcomes for all lessons, class work, and projects. These outcomes are communicated to students.
• Assesses the progress of students on a regular basis and provides progress reports and report cards as required.
• Supports the program of study, using a variety of instructional techniques, instructional media and technology.
• Takes all necessary precautions to protect students, materials, and facilities.
• Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by Davidson Academy.

Additional Requirements and Preferred Skills

• Ethical, exhibits high morals, and maintains confidentiality of information.
• Able to work independently and in a group environment.
• Strong classroom management skills.
• Problem solving - strong data collecting, analyzing, and recommendation skills.
• Influencing - solid listening, hearing, and verbal/written communicating skills.
• Executing - excellent planning, organizing, and reviewing skills.
• Ability to meet expectations across organization.
• Give full, willing, and helpful cooperation in carrying out all reasonable instructions or extra assignments which are given by the principal or headmaster before, after, and during the school day.

Requirements

All Faculty are required to adhere to the below principles for the position:

Statements of Faith

• We believe God has revealed Himself, His purposes, and His ways in the Bible, which is therefore absolute in its truth and authority over daily living. (II Timothy 3:15-17; II Peter 1:20-21)
• We believe God is one, absolute in power and authority over all people. He has revealed Himself as Heavenly Father and is the first person of the Trinity. (Genesis 1:1; Matthew 28:19, John 10:30)
• We believe Jesus Christ is the second person of the Trinity, the physical embodiment of God; He is fully God and fully man, a mystery that calls us to worship. (John 1:14, John 3:16, Luke 3:22, Galatians 4:4, Hebrews 4:15)
• We believe the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity. He is the invisible and contemporary presence of God. (Genesis 1:2; Matthew 28:19, John 14:26)
• We believe all humankind are separated from God by sin and are in need of a Savior. (Romans 3:23, Romans 5:12, Ephesians 2:12, Hebrews 7:25)
• We believe salvation comes only through belief (faith) in Jesus Christ as revealed in Scripture, His virgin birth, His sinless life, His sacrificial death upon the cross and His resurrection from the dead. (John 3:16, Ephesians 2:8-9, Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23)
• We believe Christians should live their lives in community, as members of a body of believers, and in subjection to the will of God, holding one another accountable for their decisions and choices and offering encouragement and prayer support in all things. (Matthew 18:20, Hebrews 10: 24-25)
• We agree that the unique roles of male and female are clearly defined in Scripture, and we're called uphold these Biblical commands (Romans 1:24-32; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8; 1 Timothy 4:12; 2 Timothy 2:19-22; 1 Peter 1:15-16; 2:15-17: 1 John 3: 1-3; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10)

Organizational Philosophy

Davidson Academy is a place where...

• All persons are given a variety of opportunities to discover and develop their individual intellectual, physical, social, spiritual gifts and abilities to the fullest.
• All persons can become responsible, self-reliant, self-motivated, life-long learners.
• All persons are treated with courtesy, fairness, dignity, and respect.
• Students, parents, teachers, and staff cooperate as a team. Active communications among all the school's constituents allow everyone to know what is taking place within the organization.
• Everyone understands the results expected from his or her work, how his or her work relates to the work of others, and why it is important to the fulfillment of the school's mission.