Teacher, Languages Ojibwe; Indian Education

Job Title

Teacher, World Languages - (Ojibwe) ) Indian Education

Salary Range: 55,

Benefits: Dental insurance, Health insurance, Vision insurance, Paid time off, HSA & FSA, Retirement plan

Two positions available: one full‑time (1.0 FTE) and one part‑time (0.6 FTE, 22.5 hours/week). Provide quality instruction aligned to the state and national standards. Use a variety of assessment strategies—diagnostic, formative, and summative—to inform instructional decisions and increase student self‑management of learning. Rigorous inquiry‑based learning tasks engage students in deep content of the discipline and the habits of scholarship. The teacher may be required to work as a member of the campus STEM team to ensure quality integrated instruction across disciplines.

Teach one section of Ojibwe language within an online school offered concurrent enrollment with MCTC. Provide effective student‑centered, performance‑based instruction in language and cultures and opportunities for students to use and create personal meaning with language in a wide range of contexts. Teacher must understand current language acquisition theories, use new instructional approaches for diverse learners with distinctive learning styles, and have a solid grounding in the use of technology to enhance language learning.

• Have a working knowledge of and implement the Minnesota State Standards and the District Graduation Requirements; possess knowledge of the subject matter, classroom management techniques, current researched best practices and strategies, as well as students’ learning styles and needs, both academic and affective.
• Teach students the required curricula using strategies that foster thinking, reasoning and problem‑solving.
• Collaborate with peers to develop, plan and implement best practices based on the needs and abilities of the students.
• Assess students’ developmental, cognitive and social needs and provide developmentally appropriate instruction to meet those needs.
• Create lessons and learning environments that are safe, respectful and interesting, as well as multicultural/gender and ability fair/developmentally appropriate.
• Collaborate and communicate regularly with families in making educational decisions and use family and community resources to support learning.
• Acquire knowledge of the goals of the Minneapolis Public School District Improvement Agenda and site/school goals, and work to support and achieve those goals.
• Assess own instructional effectiveness through the Professional Development Process (PDP) and participate in ongoing and regular staff, team and individual professional development.

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university.
• Prior successful experience with student teaching or teaching in an urban, multicultural education setting.
• Demonstrated continued professional development through coursework, research, peer collaboration and/or job‑embedded staff development.
• Master’s or PhD preferred.

A valid Minnesota Ojibwe teaching license; or proof of pending approved licensure.

Minneapolis Public Schools strongly encourages diverse candidates to apply. Diversity is one of Minneapolis Public Schools core values and is essential to our goal of putting children first and making them college‑ready. Minneapolis Public Schools will not deny anyone the opportunity for training or employment because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender or gender identity, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, disability, sexual orientation, age, family care leave status, or veteran status.