High School Science Teacher

YouthBuild Brownsville, Brownsville Texas.

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1 . P u r po s e f u l Pr og r e ss i o n G r ou n d e d i n Re a d in e ss an d M a stery; 2 . I n t e g r a t e d Ac a d e m i c an d C o n s t r u c t i o n T ra d e s Pa t h w a ys;
3 . D ig n i t y -Ce n t e r ed Systems w i t h Hi g h Exp e c t a t i o ns;
4 . P a r t ne rs h i p s t h a t Exp a n d P o stsec o n d a ry O pp o r t un i t y a n d W o rk f o rce S u cc e ss; 5 . E q u i ty Eq u a l s O w n ersh i p; a n d
6 . A C o mm i tme n t t o Co n t in u o u s I mpr o v e m en t .

High School Science Teacher

Position Overview

The Sc i e n ce T e a c h e r i s r e s p o ns i b l e f o r de l iv e r i n g r i g o r ou s, eng a g i n g, an d s t u d en t -c en ter e d i n s t r u c t io n a cr o ss f ou r l e v e l s o f h i g h s c ho o l s c i e n c e i n a d d i ti o n t o GED M a th a n d G ED Science pr e par a tio n .

This ro l e r e q u i r e s a h i gh l y e ff ective e d u c a tor c a pa b l e o f ma n a g i n g m u l t i p l e c o u rse p r e p a r a t io n s, d i f f e r e n t i a t in g i ns t r u c t i o n a cr o ss v ar i e d a c a d e m i c l ev e l s, a n d a cc e l er a t i n g stude n t l e a r n i n g f o r bo th d ip l om a - b o u n d a n d G E D - t r a ck s t u d e n t s. I nstructi o n s h o u l d in te g r a te s c i e n t i f i c r e a s on i n g , a pp l ied ma the m a tic s , and r e a l - w o r l d w o rk for c e c on n e c t i o n s , pr e p a r i n g s t ude n t s f o r p o stsec o n d a ry s u cc e ss in b o t h c o ll e ge a n d sk il l ed trades p a t hw a ys. W i l l re p o rt t o an d w o rk w i t h t h e Ass i sta n t Pri n c i p a l d a i l y .

Key Responsibiliti es

1. I nst r uc t ion & P l a n n i ng

M u l ti- L e v e l Cur r i c ul u m De l i ve r y

• P l a n a n d de l i v er i n s t r u c t i o n a cr o ss:

• F o u r l e v e l s o f h i g h sc ho o l s c ience ( e . g . , I n t eg r a ted P h ys i cs & Ch e m i stry, B io l o g y, Env i r on m en tal Sc i en ce , e t c . )
• GED S c i e n c e
• GED M a th

• D e s i g n vertic a l l y a l i g ne d l ess o n s t ha t b u il d fo u n da ti o n a l k n o w le d ge w h il e a d v a n c in g h i gh e r - l e v e l sk il l s
• M a n a g e mu l t ip l e co u rse p r ep s e ff e c t i v e l y w h i l e m a in ta i n i n g i n structi o n al q u a li ty

C u rr icu l u m P l an n i n g

• D e v e l op a n d i m p l e m e n t T E KS - ali g n ed s c i e n c e i n s t r u c t i o n a n d GED- a li g n ed m a th / sc ience c u rr icu l u m
• S u b m i t t im e l y, h i g h - q u a l i t y l e ss o n p l a ns t ha t r e f le ct in t e n t ion a l de s i gn a n d a l i g n m e n t

Lesson Des i g n & Structure

De l i v e r s t ructur e d l e ss o n s t h a t i n c l u d e :

• D o N o w
• I Do ( D i r e ct I n s t r u c t io n )
• W e D o ( G u i d e d Pr a c t i c e )
• Y o u D o ( I nd e p en d e n t/ Ap p l i c a ti o n Pr a cti c e )
• Ex i t T i ck e t
• E n s u re a l l l e ss o n s a r e a l i gn e d t o c l ea r , m e a s u r ab l e o b j ec t i ve s
• Pr i o r i tize a p p li c a t io n , a na l y sis, a n d p r o bl e m - s ol vi n g

Ac a d em ic Ri g o r

• M a i n ta i n h i g h e x p e ctati o n s a cr o ss a l l co u rse l e v e l s
• I n c o r p o r a t e :
o Sc i e n tific i n q u i ry a n d ex p e r im e n tat i o n

o D a ta a n a l ys i s a n d i n t e r p r e t a t i on
o M a them a tic a l r ea s o n in g w ith i n sc i en ce c o ntexts

St ud ent E n g a g em e n t

• U se h a n d s - on , re l e v a n t s t r a t eg i e s su c h a s:

o Lab - b a s e d l e a r n i ng
o Real - w o r l d a p p l i c a ti o ns t ie d to t r ad e s (c on struct i on, we l d in g , m an u f a c t u r i n g )
o V i s u a l m o d e l s a n d i n t e r a c t i v e activ i t ie s
• E n s u re a l l s t ud e n t s c a n a cc e ss c o nte n t re g a r d l e ss o f s t a r t in g l e v e l

As s e s s m e nt & Da t a - D r i v en I n s t r ucti o n

• C o n d u ct f re q u e n t c he cks f o r un d ersta n d i ng a c r oss a l l c o u r s e le v e l s
• U s e :
o GED p r a ctice tests
o I n t e r na l a ss e ssm e nts

o C l a ssr o o m da ta t o ad j u st i n s t r u c t io n a n d g r o u p s t ud e n t s s t rate g i c a l l y
• D i ff e r e n ti a t e f or:
o B e l o w - gr a d e - l e v e l le a r n e rs

o E LL s
o Stud e n ts wi t h I EPs

2. C l assro o m M a n a g eme n t

S ys t e m s & R ou t i n e s

• M a i n ta i n co n s i s t e n t cl a ss r o o m s t ructur e s, i n c l u d in g : ​​​​​​​

o “What T o D o ”

o D a i l y L ea r n i n g O b j e c t i v es
o A ge n d a
o Ex i t T ick e t

Be ha v io r & Cu l t u r e

• Es t a b li sh a structur e d , r e s p ec tf u l , an d a c a d e m i c a l l y f oc u s e d en v i r o n m e n t
• U se r e s t o r a t i v e p ra c t i c e s a n d l e a s t i n v a s i v e in t er v e n t i o n s

Ac tive M o n i t o r in g

• C o n ti n u o u s l y m o n i t o r e n ga g em e n t an d u n d e rs t a n d i ng
• Pr o v id e r e a l - t i me f ee d b a ck a n d r ed i r ec t io n

Ac c ou n t a bi l i ty

• H o l d a h i g h b a r f o r p a r t i c i p a t i o n a n d com p l e t i on
• M a i n ta i n 100% stu d e n t a c c o u n tab i l i ty

3. G ED & P o s t s e c o n d ary R e a d i ne s s

• Pr e pa re stu d e n t s f o r succ e ss f u l c o m p l eti o n o f:
o GED S c i e n c e E x a m
o GED M a t h em a t i ca l Re a s on i n g E xa m
• B u i l d c o r e com p e t en c ie s i n :
o Gr ap h a n d d a t a i nter p r e tat i o n
o Pr o b l e m - s o l v i ng a n d q ua n t i t a t i v e re a s o n i n g
• C o n n e ct in structi o n t o :
o W o rk f o rce ap p l i c a ti o n s
o P o stsec o n d a ry p ath w a ys

Qualifications

• B a c h e l or ’ s de g r ee r e q u i r e d (Sci e n c e , S T EM, or r e l a t e d f i e ld s t r on g l y p r e f e rr e d )
• T e a c h i n g certific a t io n p r e f e rr e d ( o r w il l i n g ne ss t o ob t a i n w i t h i n 24 m o nths)
• Ex p e r i e nce te a c h i ng m ul t i p l e p re ps an d / o r G E D c o n t e n t p r e f er r e d
• S t r o n g ab i li t y t o d i f f e r e n t ia te i n s t r u c t i on a cr o ss v ar i e d a c a d e m i c l ev e l s

Core Compete n cies

• M u l t i-p r e p i n s t r u c t io n al p l an n i n g a n d e x e c u t i o n
• D a t a - d r i v e n de c i s i o n - m ak i n g
• S t r o n g c la ssr o o m m ana g em en t
• D i ff e r e n ti a t i on a n d i nterv e n t i o n
• R e l a t i o n s h i p - b u il d i n g w i t h o p p ortu n i ty y ou th
• A b i l i t y t o c on n e ct a c a de m i cs t o r e a l - w o r l d a p p l i c a t ion s

What Success Looks Like

• S t u d en ts acr o ss a l l l ev e l s d em o n strate m e as u r a b l e g r o wth in s c i e n c e a nd m a th
• I n cr e a s e d GED p a s s r a t e s i n M a th a nd Sc i e n c e
• I n s t r u c t io n r e m a i ns r i g o r ou s and s t r u c t u re d d e s p i t e m u l t i p l e c o u r s e p r e p a r a t io n s
• C l a s sr o om cu l t u re i s orde r l y , re s p ec tfu l , a n d a c a d em i c a l l y f o cused
• S t u d en ts are e n g a g e d in h a nd s -o n , m e a ni n g fu l l e a r n i n g
• I n s t r u c t io n i s c on s i s t en t l y a d j u s t e d b a s e d o n d a t a

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