Math Teacher Job Gladstone area,Oregon USA,Education / Teaching

Math Teacher Position

Kraxberger Middle School has a full time Math Teacher position beginning in the school year!

Gladstone School District #115 strives to create an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the diversity of our staff and students. We foster fairness, equity and inclusion to create a workplace environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the position, and we encourage you to apply. If you are unsure whether you meet the qualifications of this position, or how this would be determined, please feel free to contact Human Resources to discuss your application.

Salary Placement is based on relevant education and experience as per the Licensed Salary Schedule.

Applicant agrees to assume cost and arrange for FINGERPRINT-BASED CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECK upon offer of employment.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated middle-level Math educator who is passionate about fostering a safe, welcoming classroom environment so that students communicate innovative solutions and sense-making when engaged in standards-based design. The successful candidate will prioritize relationships, data, and student learning feedback to design instruction that meets the diverse needs of our learners. The successful candidate is collaborative, committed to culturally and linguistically responsive instruction of which their instruction elevates students' voices and experiences, serious about student formative assessment data, and comfortable taking risks to improve student learning.

The successful candidate exhibits a deep understanding of the Oregon Math Standards.

Key responsibilities include:

Design & Facilitate Learning Experiences aligned with the Oregon Math Standards, emphasizing student competency in:
Algebraic Reasoning:
Expressions and Equations;
Algebraic Reasoning:
Functions;
Numeric Reasoning:
Number and Quantity;
Developing understanding of and applying proportional relationships;
Developing understanding of operations with rational numbers and working with expressions and linear equations;
Solving problems involving scale drawings and informal geometric constructions, and working with two- and three-dimensional shapes to solve problems involving area, surface area, and volume;
Drawing inferences about populations based on samples;
Formulating and reasoning about expressions and equations, including modeling an association in bivariate data with a linear equation, and solving linear equations and systems of linear equations;
Grasping the concept of a function and using functions to describe quantitative relationships; and,
Analyzing two- and three-dimensional space and figures using distance, angle, similarity, and congruence, and understanding and applying the Pythagorean Theorem.

Build Meaningful Relationships with students to understand their strengths, interests, and growth areas, creating a supportive classroom culture where risk-taking and creativity are celebrated.

Use Data & Feedback to inform instructional decisions, including formative assessments, student self-reflection, and progress monitoring to continuously adjust instruction and support student success.

Create an Inclusive Learning Environment that reflects our school's commitment to safety, kindness, and responsibility—where all students feel valued and empowered to express themselves through Math practice, application, and innovation.

Facilitate Collaboration among students, encouraging peer feedback and collaborative discourse about solution-seeking, meaning-making, and application of Math learning to real-world problems.

Manage Math resources responsibly while fostering student stewardship of our creative spaces.

Why Join Our Community?

Your work will directly impact the personal growth of middle-level learners in a school committed to excellence and inclusion. We are building our school's collective efficacy and are intentional to support the whole student, including social, emotional, and academic development. You will not only facilitate the learning of Math content and skills. Learning will happen in a traditional classroom as well as during frequent…