Job Title: Middle School Language Arts Teacher
Duties:
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Teaches middle school language arts students according to State and School standards.
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Creates a positive & engaging classroom environment of mutual respect that supports school-wide behavior expectations.
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Communicates with parents and guardians consistently and positively.
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Utilizes a range of research-based classroom and instructional best practices that support scholar independence, collaboration, & choice.
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Provides scholars specific, actionable feedback that promotes mastery of self and gradelevel standards.
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Asks questions that promote critical thinking, activate prior knowledge & experiences, and support scholars with reaching the daily content objective.
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Provides scholars with warranted & appropriate accommodations.
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Utilizes technology & media to appropriately build scholars’ content knowledge & enhance learning experiences.
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Maintains a professional appearance and demonstrates behavior that is conscientious, responsible, and aligned to Odyssey’s Vision, Mission, & Core Values.
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Establishes and maintains appropriate relationships with all Odyssey stakeholders.
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Attends and participates in staff meetings, professional learning, and extracurricular/school related activities.
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Participates in ongoing professional learning opportunities & works with school administrators to identify relevant professional learning opportunities. Demonstrates mastery of related content knowledge, instructional practices, and materials for course(s) taught.
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Utilizes lesson plans that are aligned to current state and district standards, adopted curricular materials, and learning objectives that support scholars with building gradelevel content knowledge and skills.
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Engages scholars with a variety of formative and summative assessments and uses data to prepare for upcoming lessons.
Performs other job-related duties as assigned by the site administrator.
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Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Education or related.
- Possess Arizona Department of Public Safety IVP fingerprint clearance card.
