The ideal candidate believes in collaboration with other colleagues and promotes understanding and communication in a diverse learning and cultural environment. You must have a solid understanding of the national curriculum standards and have experience closing the achievement gap, and you must also develop engaging and innovative lessons that allow our students to grow academically, socially, and emotionally. Finally, you are someone who incorporates technology and hands-on learning experiences into the classroom with enthusiasm. 

Your Primary Responsibilities

• Teach higher-level content than grade standards in an interactive learning environment to deliver exceptional results for all students.

• Has deep knowledge of subject taught.

• Instruct students in content-specific knowledge and skills to heighten the trajectory of their academic and career success.

• Implement the Legends Curriculum by designing effective and creative lessons and assessments to display your passion for the subject and educate students at an internationally competitive level.

• Collaborate with other Legends Curriculum Teachers to form a community of smart, talented, and interesting people who are passionate about their work and readily willing to work in a professional and academic environment.

• Guide student behavior to foster academic achievement, personal responsibility, intellect, and individuality in all students.

• Maintain a high level of professionalism, commitment to supporting our local school community, and high academic student performance. 

Essential Teacher Qualifications

• Able to differentiate instruction

• Able to create a positive classroom community and build relationships with students

• Able to engage students in rigorous content and well-planned, well-paced lessons

• Skilled in classroom management (high warm and high firm)

• Has excitement, joy, and passion for teaching kids and personal development/learning

• Has strong verbal and written communication skills with kids, employees, and parents

• Open to feedback and continuous growth

• Creative in instructional and classroom management strategies

• Cooperative, supportive, flexible

• Well organized

• Has a strong work ethic and "do whatever it takes" mindset

Skills Certifications & Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree required in applicable field of education from a regionally accredited college or university.

• Holds or is eligible for a Professional Certificate appropriate to the area of assignment issued by the Maryland State Department of Education.

• Ability to work with diverse populations;

• Knowledge of school organization, goals and objectives, curriculum, teaching techniques, current trends, research, and materials of instruction in the field of specialization;

• Excellent knowledge and understanding of the teaching and learning process;

• Ability to provide instruction that reflects multiple perspectives and multicultural education;

• Ability to infuse technology into the curriculum;

• Ability to work effectively with students, parents, administrators, colleagues, community, and other school system staff; and

• Excellent oral and communication skills.

Preferred

• Experience in Math instruction

• Comfort in a team environment

The Maryland Public Charter School Act of 2015 defines employees of a public charter school as public-school employees of the local school district in which the charter school is located. All charter school educational employees are subject to the terms of the negotiated agreements and shall receive the same rights and protections afforded educational staff employees in the traditional schools of the Prince George’s County School System (PGCPS). All qualified applicants must apply through the PGCPS iRecruitment Website