Middle School Science Teacher - Indiana Connections Academy

Job Details

Description

School Summary

Indiana Connections Academy (INCA) is a tuition-free, virtual public school for students in grades K-12 throughout Indiana. INCA’s academic programming focuses on career readiness and offers students programs of study in various career pathways.

INCA is authorized by Ball State University and governed by an independent Board of Directors. The school is operated by Indiana Online Learning Options, a nonprofit corporation, through a contract with Connections Academy of Indiana, LLC, to provide its educational program and other services. Connections Academy, a division of Connections Education, is accredited by Cognia.

Indiana Connections Academy strives to create an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the diversity of the people we serve. We foster fairness, equity, and inclusion to create a workplace environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity.

Position Summary And Responsibilities

Working from a home office in Indiana, the Middle School Science Teacher will support the mission of the school, teach students, and virtually manage instructional programs. Through use of the phone calls, Class for Zoom sessions, and various curriculum and communication tools, they will consult regularly with students and caretakers/learning coaches to ensure that each student gains proficiency and demonstrates essential skills and standards for the course(s) taught.

The Teacher will be responsible for the successful completion of the following tasks:

• Effectively guide all homeroom students and families through academic programming requirements:
  
  

○ Maintain regular communication with students and parents/learning coaches;

○ Advise students and families related to academics and high school readiness;

○ Understand the requirements for and assist the facilitation of all required school testing, including ILEARN Checkpoints (remote) and the summative ILEARN (in person);

• Provide quality instruction and promote student achievement
  
  

○ Plan data-driven instruction;

○ Create and deliver standards-based, objective-driven instruction via web conferencing (Class for Zoom);

○ Design and provide asynchronous instructional resources;

○ Provide assessment feedback and complete all grading in a timely manner;

○ Work collaboratively with other teachers as an active member of the Professional Learning Community;

○ Support students and parents with learning strategies and provide additional assistance with daily assignments and projects;

○ Consult with other teachers and staff learning specialists to develop alternate enrichment activities and modifications to assignments to increase student understanding;

○ Provide targeted support to students through small group and individual instruction.

• Contribute to school culture and overall school operations:
  
  

○ Participate in regional field trips and school events;

○ Devise and implement virtual methods of creating and maintaining a “school community”;

○ Collaborate with Special Populations teachers and School Counselors to ensure students and families are receiving appropriate communications, students are making adequate progress, and established goals are being met;

○ Attend and participate in in-person and remote staff meetings;

○ Participate in state testing events (may require overnight travel);

○ Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Highly qualified and certified to teach Middle School Science in Indiana
• Strong technology skills (especially in Google Suite)
• Interpersonal Skills: oral and written communication, organization, timeliness, flexibility, collaboration, student-centered practices, problem-solving
• Ability to work remotely and travel within the state of Indiana as needed
• Ability to utilize a person cell phone device for multi-factor authentication