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.
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Special Education 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: * Assess students’ developmental, cognitive and social needs and provide developmentally appropriate academic and social skills instruction to meet those needs. * Establish and communicate developmentally appropriate instructional and behavioral expectations for students with students and their families * Manage students’ individual education plans and maintain appropriate due process files * Use a variety of assessment strategies diagnostic, formative and summative to inform instructional decisions and increase students’ ownership of their learning * Facilitates positive interactions between students and teachers, peers, and other adults * Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to develop, plan and implement innovative practices based on students’ needs/abilities * 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.
Speech langusge Pathologist
Speech/Language Pathologist for Meeker & Wright Special Education Cooperative (MAWSECO) #938-52 1.0 FTE Full Time Position available for2016-17 School Year. Serving students for MAWSECO programs in Howard Lake and in the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted school district
Substitute Teacher
Teach students with emotional and behavior disorders within a school setting for grades K-12, operated in conjunction with a residential treatment facility for children and adolescents. Responsibilities include creating a positive and supportive classroom climate, engaging in a variety of instructional techniques and behavior management strategies that insure effective implementation of student IEP’s, administering lesson plans, providing instruction on assigned subject areas, and providing crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques as needed.
General Education Teacher
Provide high quality instruction to Middle School aged students at New Dominion School (NDS). NDS is a contracted non-public school operating in conjunction with Gerard Academy, a residential treatment facility for children and adolescents. Responsibilities include creating a positive and supportive classroom climate, engaging in a variety of instructional techniques and behavior management strategies that ensure effective implementation of student IEP’s, assess educational progress and academic needs of the students, provide instruction on assigned subject areas, and provide crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques as needed.
Teaching Assistant
Seeking a self-motivated individual to provide support to the faculty of New Dominion School. New Dominion School provides on-site education at Gerard Academy, for children in grades K-12 who are struggling with academic, emotional, and/or behavioral barriers. The school also provides an educational experience for students from surrounding communities who are not successful in their current school districts. Responsibilities will include providing educational assistance to students in the areas of instruction, preparation of classroom materials, records management, student supervision and mentorship while ensuring student safety. Candidates for this position should have strong organization and communication skills, have the ability to multi-task and be accountable to a teacher led approach in the classroom setting.