Gillespie - Grade 8 Social Studies Teacher - FTE

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Gillespie Middle

• Minimum Annual Compensation: $52,154
• Length of
  
  Contract:
  
  192 days
• Employment Type:
  
  Exempt

The Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) is the second‑largest school district in Wisconsin. We aim to ensure every school is thriving, preparing students for college, career, and community. We welcome applicants who will actively contribute to our commitment to a welcoming, anti‑racist, culturally responsive, and inclusive environment for all students, families, and staff.

MMSD offers a strong compensation package. For more details, visit our benefits page and compensation page.

MMSD serves more than 25,000 students, with a highly diverse student population. Nearly one third are English Language Learners, and more than 100 languages are represented in our schools.

• Use standards (CCSS, SELS, Language) to identify common learning targets that represent what all students should know, do, and understand as a result of the instruction.
• Use knowledge of students’ background, interest, style, culture, language, individual needs, and assessment data to inform planning.
• Develop daily and weekly plans to support student growth toward mastery of standards.
• Develop common year‑long/course plans that identify the essential questions and resources to support student learning.
• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.
• Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations to build student engagement, collaboration, and independence with complex tasks.
• Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
• Provide daily opportunities for students to describe their reasoning, share explanations, make conjectures, justify conclusions, argue from evidence, and negotiate meaning.
• Define and plan formative assessments to show evidence of learning.
• Use multiple ways to check for student understanding and clarify, reteach, and/or make adjustments to instruction based on information gathered.
• Provide students with meaningful feedback that reinforces effort, provides recognition, and promotes student involvement and progress in the learning process.
• Provide opportunities for teacher-to-student, student-to-student and student-to-teacher feedback both orally and written.
• Analyze data and adjust instruction based on student achievement, observation, and teacher practice data.
• Establish rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom they are responsible.
• Meet with parents/guardians to discuss their student's progress and determine priorities for their children and their resource needs.
• Collaborate with all staff in support of student learning, e.g., team planning and co‑teaching.

• High Expectations For Every Student
  • Demonstrate through actions and words that every student can achieve high standards.
  • Share a commitment to excellence and equity for all students.
  • Hold a clear mission and values orientation aligned with Madison's vision.
• Quality Instructional Practice
  • Plan and execute rigorous, engaging units and lessons, including meaningful in‑class and out‑of‑class assignments, ensuring student mastery of content.
  • Provide necessary scaffolds, interventions, and extensions to meet a range of learning needs and support an inclusive learning environment.
• Cultural Competence
  • Understand and articulate systems and beliefs that may lead to inequitable outcomes for students of color and adapt instruction to meet each student's needs.
  • Make links between content and student experiences, perspectives, and personal goals.
• Data Proficiency
  • Use data beyond standardized assessments to diagnose student learning needs and differentiate instruction in the classroom.
• Team Collaboration
  • Collaborate with peers to reflect on student achievement and teacher practice data to continuously plan and improve instruction.
• Student & Family Engagement
  • Build relationships with students and understand family…