Teacher - Physical Education, Gr. K-6 Alighieri FTE​/Conley FTE; SY

Job Description

This position is paired between the following schools:
Teacher
- Health and Wellness, Gr. K‑6 [0.5

FTE] Conley / Teacher
- Physical Education [0.2

FTE] Alighieri. The position is posted online at both schools. You need to apply to only one position to be considered, but may apply to both. If you are selected for the job, you will be hired for both positions.

Boston Public Schools (BPS) seeks an exceptional Physical Education Teacher who is highly qualified and knowledgeable to join our community of teachers, learners, and leaders. This is an exciting opportunity for teachers who desire to serve where their efforts matter. BPS is a great place for those who seek to work in an environment that supports creativity, innovation, and respects teachers' skills and abilities.

Reports to:

Principal/Head of School

Teach:
Physical Education.

• Sets ambitious learning goals for all students, creates cognitively demanding tasks, and models the belief that all students can master challenging material through effective effort.
• Assesses students' understanding regularly with ambitious learning goals in mind and takes ownership of making necessary adjustments to instruction to reach goals despite setbacks.
• Passionate and optimistic about their students, their content, and the teaching profession.

• Demonstrates mastery of and enthusiasm for the content area and the pedagogy it requires.
• Demonstrates understanding of how the subject matter applies in real‑world settings and connects to other content areas and relevant standards.
• Can convey content in creative and engaging ways that align to standards.

• Scaffolds and differentiates instruction in order for all students to do complex thinking and rigorous academic work.
• Uses instructional practices that are likely to challenge, motivate, and engage all students and facilitate equitable, active student participation.
• Builds a productive learning environment where every student participates and is valued as part of the class community.

• Actively creates and maintains an environment in which students' diverse backgrounds, identities, strengths, and challenges are respected.

• Engages with families and builds collaborative, respectful relationships with them in service of student learning.

• Regularly reflects on practice, seeks and responds to feedback, and demonstrates self‑awareness and commitment to continuous learning and development.
• Seeks to participate in and contribute to a collaborative adult learning community.

• Hold a Bachelor's degree.
• Hold a Massachusetts Teaching License in Physical Education at the appropriate level.
• Meet all state and federal guidelines in order to be fully licensed and Highly Qualified.
• Ability to meet the Standards of Effective Teaching established by the BPS as outlined above.
• Current authorization to work in the United States – candidates must have such authorization by their first day of employment.

• Experience teaching in urban schools.
• Ability to speak another language with fluency in one of BPS's official languages (Spanish, Creole (Cape Verdean), Creole (Haitian), Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, or Somali).
• Preferred certification in Moderate Disabilities or English as a Second Language at the appropriate grade level(s) for core content teachers.

BTU, Group I

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