Science Teacher

Key Responsibilities & Instructional Commitments

• Partner in a Co-Taught Classroom: Collaborate interdependently with a Special Education co-teacher in Physics-Chemistry to co-plan, co-instruct, and co-assess, utilizing flexible co-teaching models to meet diverse learning needs and maintain an inclusive classroom culture.
• Facilitate Discourse-Driven Inquiry: Design and lead classroom experiences rooted in driving phenomena and guided inquiry, fostering student-led discourse, active sense-making, and deep conceptual understanding across all student readiness levels.
• Assess & Track Transferable
  
  Skills:
  
  Align grading and assessment practices with core scientific competencies—investigation, modeling, data synthesis, and evidence-based communication—utilizing accommodations and scaffolded rubrics to support individual student growth.
• Cultivate a Safe, Iterative Classroom Culture: Normalize the scientific process by framing mistakes, model revisions, and data recalibrations as essential steps toward mastery rather than academic penalties.
• Collaborate in High-Functioning TCTs: Work productively with course-level teams to co-design units, analyze student work, refine instructional strategies, and ensure consistency of rigorous, accessible science content across sections.
• Foster Student Agency & Inclusivity: Empower every learner to engage in authentic scientific thinking, providing the necessary supports for students of all abilities to ask original questions, investigate real-world phenomena, and communicate their findings collaboratively.

This job may involve supervision of student teachers and/or teaching assistants.

In order to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform all essential duties and responsibilities. The requirements listed below are representative of the skills, physical demands, and work environment required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• read, analyze, and interpret documents including correspondence in print or electronic formats;
• establish and maintain effective working relationships with all members of the school community; and
• communicate clearly and concisely in verbal or written form.

• Valid Illinois Professional Educator’s License with Physics and Chemistry endorsement required.
• Commitment to equity and and creating a supportive and inclusive learning environment for all students.

Per Faculty Senate collective bargaining agreement, initial placement on the salary schedule between BA and MA+60 depending on the educational level, and Step 1 and 5 depending on experience.

Includes full benefits package.

We are seeking an innovative, student-centered educator to join our Science Division with a dual teaching assignment in AP Physics 1 and Physics-Chemistry . The ideal candidate embraces "the power of doing," prioritizing practice-based mastery and transferable skill development over traditional rote memorization. A key element of the Physics-Chemistry assignment involves co-teaching alongside a Special Education educator to deliver an inclusive, highly supported curriculum.

This position requires a skilled collaborator who thrives in team-oriented environments - both in a co-taught classroom and within a Teacher Collaboration Team (TCT) - to guarantee equitable, high-quality learning experiences for all students.