Middle School Social Studies Teacher

General Expectations and Key Responsibilities:

Commitment to inquiry and deeper learning that spans long periods of time

• Thoroughly plan and implement schoolwide curriculum that is built for inquiry, complexity, rigor, and real-world application
• Explicitly teach reading skills everyday and monitor student progress regularly, as reading is the conduit for deeper learning through inquiry
• Engage in the learning process with the student as a partner and facilitator

Commitment to developing authentic products for authentic audiences with their students

• Effectively plan and execute lessons that build daily work into long term, student products of professional quality
• Understand and leverage the power of audience
• Commit to teaching English language arts through the lens of science and social studies

Commitment to developing students who can self-manage and become self-sufficient

• Use learning targets built around State standards and schoolwide language for every lesson
• Use data regularly with students to guide students toward understanding their own progress
• Create a safe and organized classroom environment that reflects student work and growth

Commitment to being a contributor to a collaborative culture

• Continuously improve teaching practice through reflection and collaboration with colleagues and coaches
• Attend and participate in professional development, open houses, family meetings, and other school functions

A role model in school and out of school, committed to living by the values we teach

• Demonstrate a growth mindset and commitment to one’s own learning and improvement
• Display professionalism at all times as a role model and guardian of school mission, core values, and culture
• Deliver reports and paperwork critical to tracking student performance and school compliance in a timely manner with high levels of organization
• Demonstrate a strong work ethic and commitment to living out our habits of scholarship

Committed to working from an asset-based view of children, families, and communities

• Use differentiated strategies to meet the individual needs of all learners.
• Treat parents as equals and co-workers as educators of their own children
• Communicate regularly and respectfully with students and parents to build rapport and relationship
• Daily teach learning targets for our schoolwide habits and emphasize habits of character with equal urgency to academics
• Demonstrate sensitivity to the socioeconomic & cultural backgrounds of students and their families