Physics Teacher

Position Type: Teacher/Student Services

Date Posted: 10/8/2019

Location: Various Elementary Schools

Position: Elementary Targeted Services Teacher
Work Schedule: Work schedule varies depending on the elementary school site (after school hours between 3:15 – 4:30 p.m.)
Start Date: ASAP
Pay and Benefits: $28/hour, not eligible for benefits

Required Qualifications:

Valid MN teaching license in elementary education for grades K-5.
Must demonstrate continued professional development through coursework, research and peer collaboration.
Considerable knowledge of the core curriculum areas the teacher is responsible for instructing.
Considerable knowledge of educational philosophy, teaching methods and approaches, current researched best practices and strategies.
Considerable knowledge of students’ learning styles and needs, both academic and affective.
Considerable knowledge of multicultural, gender and disability fair curriculum concepts.
Considerable knowledge of classroom management techniques.
Working knowledge of instructional technologies.
Considerable skill in classroom presentation.
Considerable skill in classroom management and organization.
Working skill in maintaining records and developing reports.
Considerable ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Considerable ability to plan and implement lessons based upon district and school goals and objectives and the needs and abilities of students to whom assigned.
Considerable ability to provide appropriate instruction in core subjects.
Considerable ability to adapt teaching styles to diverse student populations.
Considerable ability to interact effectively with students, parents, other school staff, administration and community members of diverse ethnic/racial and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Considerable ability to evaluate student performance and to present these evaluations in a manner that fosters higher student achievement.
Considerable ability to work in a cooperative learning environment.
Working ability to utilize computer and multimedia technology as appropriate.

Responsibilities:

Provide instruction in the core curriculum areas(s) for which employed; make appropriate use of instructional resources and technologies.
Implement the goals and objectives of the District and the school and/or program for which employed.
Follow the prescribed course of study, except as authorized in the curriculum outlines or by the principals or other official rules and regulations.
Evaluate student performance according to system used by school and/or District; promote student achievement; maintain required student records; make related reports to the principal as prescribed or authorized by the superintendent.
Maintain contact and communications with parents of students and work with them in the development of each student.
Perform classroom management duties; enforce District rules governing the conduct of students; take appropriate disciplinary action with students who do not follow District rules.
Enforce District guidelines in regard to health and hygienic conditions and practices in the classroom as they may affect the physical and mental health of students.

ISD 622 is an equal opportunity employer and supports an inclusive workplace environment.

WHO WE NEED ON OUR TEAM:

Agamim Classical Academy is different than other schools—by design. Our excellent teachers believe in our philosophy and are energized by Classical education. We offer our families a knowledge-intensive, virtuous Academy that is close-knit and supportive. We are highly motivated to give our beautiful and challenging program to students from all backgrounds, and our teachers are passionate about inclusion, push-in, and co-teaching. Teachers who are a great fit for Agamim’s model of public education have:

A strong liberal arts background,
Love for mastering challenging content,
Passion for reading the classics,
Virtuous habits,
Pride in American founding values,
Excellent writing, listening, and speaking skills.
Classical education is inspirational and life-changing for children, families, and staff. It requires a dynamic, curious, engaging, organized, and happy teacher who loves to learn and works hard to see all students meet and exceed their potential.

CULTURE OF THE FACULTY:

Our teaching culture is intellectual and eager to learn, virtuous, positive, and caring to all staff and students. We work hard to become classical teachers, are dedicated to our unique mission, and strive for a formal style of professionalism.

CULTURE OF THE SCHOOL:

Our school environment is academic, virtuous, joyful, refined, and humble.

LICENSURE:

Teachers at Agamim are required to have current Minnesota certification in their grade/subject levels.

OVERVIEW OF THE SCHOOL:

Agamim Classical Academy is a K-8, public charter school. We train teachers to teach the classical subjects of grammar, logic, and rhetoric along with the Core Knowledge curriculum sequence for science, history, geography, spelling, literature, and the arts. Our reading program is SRA’s Direct Instruction and our math program is Saxon Math. Students study classical languages with a specialist teacher (Latin and Greek roots, Modern Hebrew), but no knowledge of these languages is required for the general studies/special education teacher positions. Classical teachers learn to teach students to think critically and wisely through exposure to challenging literature and primary source material, Socratic style questioning, and memorization techniques. Special education teachers use current brain research, proven support curricula, and appropriate adaptations to help our students thrive in a classical setting. All of our students will study and uphold our five core virtues of Fortitude, Gratitude, Joyfulness, Temperance, and Wisdom which prepare children for a life enriched with Truth, Beauty and Goodness. We are a public school that prizes the American values of Liberty and E pluribus unum, and we see developing wise, informed, articulate adult citizens active in civic life as a high purpose of classical education.

For candidates who are new to classical education, we believe the following texts provide a good starting point to learn more:

Essays— ”The Lost Tools of Learning” by Dorothy Sayers and “What is Classical Education?” by Susan Wise Bauer

Books— The Making of Americans: Democracy and our Schools and The Schools We Need and Why We Don’t Have Them , both by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.

 

*Agamim Classical Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

*Job Type: Full-time