Teacher - Middle School Science

Science Teacher At Frontier Middle School

The Moses Lake School District is seeking applications for a Middle School Science Teacher. Submit online application with all required documentation.

• Valid Washington State teacher certificate K-8 and 4-12 Science endorsement required, must meet highly qualified teacher definition.
• Undergraduate major or graduate degree in Science.
• Willingness to work in co-curricular program
• Demonstrated understanding of research-based instructional strategies and assessment practices that support effective instruction.
• Recent successful experience working with educators in demonstrating and modeling effective instructional strategies and assessment practices.
• Demonstrated knowledge of needs of diverse learners and strategies for addressing these needs.
• Understanding of appropriate local and state standards.
• Maintain integrity of confidential information relating to students, staff and district patrons.
• Evidence/demonstration of use of technology to enhance student learning or willingness to learn.
• Demonstrated organizational skills and commitment to follow through on tasks.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain excellent working relationships with students, teachers, school administrators, support personnel, and community members.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing.

• Centering instruction on high expectations for student achievement by:
• Communicating expectations verbally and in writing for learning and achievement.
• Consistently conveying rigorous expectations to students and parents.
• Demonstrating how results impact daily instruction.
• Conducting learning activities that are aligned to lesson objectives and priority standards.
• Demonstrates effective teaching practices by:
• Effectively utilizing research-based instructional practices.
• Aligning instructional behaviors with best practices of the learning process.
• Remaining current in content-related pedagogy.
• Structuring and pacing to the appropriate level of the learners.
• Utilizing questioning that requires higher-level thinking skills.
• Clearly articulating directions and teaching necessary procedures in order for students to be successful.
• Effectively modify curriculum and differentiate instructional practices to support student learning.
• Recognizes individual student learning needs and develops strategies to address those needs by:
• Knowing and utilizing intervention strategies under the appropriate conditions.
• Differentiating the learning activities to address the developmental characteristics of his/her students.
• Demonstrating a persistent attitude that all students can learn.
• Communicating the individual needs of students.
• Communicating clear learning targets.
• Providing a student-friendly lesson and unit structure.
• Ensuring instructional materials and resources are aligned and appropriate for the learning target.
• Activating prior knowledge to support learning.
• Identifying the critical content to be taught within the time allotted.
• Fosters and manages a safe, positive learning environment by:
• Establishing positive relationships with all students.
• Consistently monitoring student behavior and rewarding and correcting frequently in a respectful manner.
• Organizing the environment and the lesson to the extent that transitions between activities do not take away from instructional time.
• Uses multiple student data elements to modify instruction and improve student learning by:
• Using data to modify instruction as appropriate.
• Assessing student learning numerous times throughout a lesson.
• Instructing students to self-assess and monitor their own progress.
• Frequently asking students to reflect on their own learning.
• Using a variety of formative assessments.
• Communicates and collaborates with parents and school community by:
• Initiating communication with parents beyond the mandatory reporting requirements.
• Communicating important aspects of the instructional program to parents to engage them with their student's education.
• Providing meaningful information to parents about individual students.
• Exhibits, collaborates, and engages in collegial practices by:
• Contributing to the PLT/Data Team…