Middle School English Language Arts; ELA Teacher

Middle School English Language Arts (ELA) Teacher

Grades: 6-8

Status:
Full-Time, 10-month position School Year:

School Mission:
Las Américas ASPIRA Academy (LAAA) was established to educate and empower each student to realize their full potential and positively impact their communities.

Position

Description:

Las Américas ASPIRA Academy is seeking a highly qualified, enthusiastic individual to serve as its Middle School English Language Arts Teacher. The successful candidate will have excellent people skills, be self-motivated, and have demonstrated ability to deliver lessons to support the curriculum goals in both ELA and Social Studies.

Responsibilities:

• Working knowledge of the Common Core State Standards for Literacy and McGraw Hill Networks (Connect Ed).
• Develop and implement curricula to meet Common Core State Standards (CCSS), State of Delaware Social Studies Standards, and school academic standards in Literacy (Reading and Writing).
• Plan daily academic, differentiated lessons and implement specific strategies to meet the needs of all students.
• Develop and implement age appropriate, hands on teaching practices.
• Be accountable for students' academic growth and achievement.
• Design and implement summative assessments to measure progress towards academic standards and formative assessments to drive instruction.
• Use assessment data to inform curricular and instructional practices.
• Create a positive, achievement-oriented learning environment.
• Assign projects so that students learn to deal with real-world constraints, such as time and materials.
• Allow students to unravel technological problems using a hands-on, trial-and-error approach.
• Encourage creative thinking with challenging classroom projects.
• Reflect on successes and areas of growth as a teacher, seek to improve performance, and respond to feedback.
• Participate in collaborative curriculum development, grade-level activities, and school-wide functions.
• Communicate regularly with parents regarding their children's academic success.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.