Middle School Science Teacher

RESPONSIBILITIES When you teach at MPS, leading effective lessons in class is just the beginning. You’ll collaborate with other passionate educators, customize your instruction to engage students of all different abilities, find ways to both challenge and encourage young minds, and create an environment where children feel safe and respected. As an MPS teacher, you will: *Conduct initial formal diagnostic and functional assessment to support bias-free special education assessment and identify need areas during reassessment *Develop Individual Education Plans for students – identify instructional priorities and write concrete objectives *Develop and deliver instruction to students in the least restrictive environment for the great majority of the student day *Determine the applicability of specialized curricula and instructional techniques endorsed by empirical research and the Citywide Autism Program *Collaborate with other classroom teachers (as appropriate) to adapt and/or modify curricula and instruction drawn from the general academic curriculum *Train special education assistants in the development and delivery of curricula; assess and intervene to ensure consistent implementation *Develop and implement continuous progress data collection procedures to assess student growth using objective measures; review student progress frequently and adjust instruction in response to trends *Implement Behavior Intervention Plans, including assessment of motivations for challenging behavior and utilization of proactive behavior management techniques * Facilitates positive interactions between students and teachers, peers, and other adults * Collaborate and communicate regularly with families * Work to help your school achieve the goals of your school improvement plan and the Minneapolis Public School District strategic plan * Assess own instructional effectiveness through the Professional Development Process (PDPLC). Participate in ongoing and regular staff, team and individual professional development.

When you teach at MPS, leading effective lessons in class is just the beginning. You’ll collaborate with other passionate educators, customize your instruction to engage students of all different abilities, find ways to both challenge and encourage young minds, and create an environment where children feel safe and respected. As an MPS teacher, you will: * Teach students standards-aligned curricula using strategies that foster thinking, reasoning and problem solving * Use a variety of assessment strategies diagnostic, formative and summative to inform instructional decisions and increase students’ ownership of their learning * Lead rigorous, inquiry-based learning tasks to engage students in deep content exploration as well as the habits of scholarship * Collaborate with peers to develop, plan and implement innovative practices based on students’ needs/abilities * Assess students’ developmental, cognitive and social needs and provide developmentally appropriate instruction to meet those needs. * Create learning environments that are safe, respectful and interesting as well as fair for students from various cultural backgrounds, gender identities, races, ability levels, and developmental needs * Collaborate and communicate regularly with families * Apply your knowledge of the Minnesota State Standards, district graduation requirements, subject matter, classroom management techniques, current researched best practices and strategies, as well as students’ learning styles and needs, both academic and affective * Work to help your school achieve the goals of your school improvement plan and the Minneapolis Public School District strategic plan * Assess own instructional effectiveness through the Professional Development Process (PDPLC). Participate in ongoing and regular staff, team and individual professional development.