Cortez - Secondary Social Studies Teacher

MONTEZUMA CORTEZ SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-1

EVERY STUDENT. EVERY DAY.

Position:
Middle School Social Studies Teacher

Our Vision:
The district is committed to creating an environment of collaboration and accountability that ensures our students:

* Achieve personal goals and academic growth

* Are invested in success for their future

* Attain high levels of literacy and 21st century skills

* Are engaged in active citizenship

* Learn in a safe and healthy school environment

We are committed to developing a team of effective educators who are dedicated to closing the achievement gap in a high-need, diverse community of learners and this position is critical to meeting that commitment. We are privileged to serve students from the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and the Navajo Tribe, which contribute greatly to the cultural richness of our community and schools.

Position Summary:

Our teachers are the key to our students' success. The role of our teachers is to facilitate a dynamic learning environment that engages all students in a rigorous, joyful educational experience that meets individual needs while holding all students to a high standard of performance.

Our teachers collaborate with each other on an ongoing basis in their quest to continue their development and professional growth. Teachers receive regular observation, coaching, professional development, and support from the principal and other instructional coaches.

Essential Duties:

* Creates an effective and engaging learning environment that aligns to school-wide values, behavioral expectations, and positive behavioral support systems.

* Develops and teaches standard-based lessons that provide all students with rigorous instruction aligned to district curriculum.

* Actively participates in weekly teacher-led grade-level professional learning communities.

* Actively participates in the data-driven instruction cycle including regularly utilizing data from formative, interim, and benchmark assessments to evaluate student progress and adjust instruction to ensure all students are making adequate growth.

* Utilizes data to provide individualized support to students through small group instruction and to identify students in need of additional support through the school's MTSS/RtI process.

* Provides leadership and guidance to paraprofessionals and other school intervention staff working in the classroom.

* Proactively communicates with and engages parents and guardians as partners in supporting student educational goals.

* Supports the development of the whole child including providing regular opportunities for social-emotional learning and character education.

* Complies with all applicable state and federal laws and district policies.

Language

Skills:

Demonstrate an understanding of the Colorado state standards for English language arts including the foundations of literacy and how to apply those in practice to support the development of strong literacy skills in students. Ability to deepen student's literacy skills across the curriculum through exposure to fiction and non-fiction texts, opportunities to practice skills in citing evidence to text, and writing across the curriculum.

Ability to effectively present information both orally and in writing and to respond to questions from students, parents, and colleagues.

Mathematical

Skills:

Demonstrate understanding of the Colorado state standards for math including the progression of foundational math skills in elementary and the demonstration of mathematical practices. Ability to engage students in rigorous and dynamic mathematics instruction that utilizes a variety of methods (e.g. modeling, word problems, critiquing the reasoning of others) to move from concrete to conceptual to abstract, building an effective mathematical foundational knowledge to prepare students for middle school and higher math.

Growth Mindset: A commitment to continuous improvement including an ability to apply knowledge of current research and educational theory to instructional programming; an ability to receive feedback and reflect on one's own instruction; an ability to interpret and use data to drive changes in instruction; and a desire to engage in…