Teacher, Middle School English

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Position is for the  school year

Teacher, Middle English

7480 Broadway, Bldg 3, Denver, CO 80221
- Global Intermediate Academy

$63,301- $128,842 Annual Salary

190 Days

School Director/Principal

Global Intermediate Academy is an Internationally focused school on the Broadway Campus. Students have access to courses in design technology, physical education, visual arts, and performing arts. Students also participate in a variety of athletic and academic clubs, including the National Junior Honor Society. Academic success is made possible by strong parent support and community engagement. GIA staff work alongside parents in making learning meaningful for students, and helping students realize and celebrate their contributions to the world by continuing to ask the question, "How are you taking action today?".

In Mapleton, we believe you deserve every opportunity to maximize your unique potential. We offer a comprehensive benefits package focused on choice, quality, and value. To learn more about any one of the benefits and advantages of being a part of the Mapleton family, please visit our Benefits page.

• Colorado teaching license with an appropriate English endorsement required.
• Additional endorsement in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education preferred,
  * or willingness to pursue endorsement or equivalent coursework. *

• Deep understanding of Colorado Model Content Standards and the Grade Level Expectations in all grade level expectations for Reading, Writing & Communications areas.
• Desire to grow professionally, be reflective, and seek out new opportunities.
• Experience using multiple formative and summative assessments to determine students' level of proficiency provides feedback to students, and to create flexible groups for differentiated instruction.
• Experience using a wide range of effective instructional practices (active pedagogy) including inquiry-based instruction, to give students support and multiple opportunities needed to meet or exceed standards.
• Experience designing and/or collaborating on standards-based learning experiences, including identifying and preparing course materials, which supports student's skill development in science, especially related to cross content course work.
• Experience with developing problem-based instruction and project-based learning.
• Required participation in Mapleton's Secondary Constructing Institute (course options will be provided throughout the year)

• Build a safe, trusting, and collaborative community with students and their families that allows them to contribute positively to the school community.
• Mentor and serve as a student advocate on a two-year loop.
• Communicate regularly with parents regarding students' academic and social and emotional needs.
• Guide students through meaningful internship experiences and commute to facilitate meetings with internship mentors.
• Provide project planning support for students' two personal projects each year.
• Plan advisory activities with grade level teams that support social-emotional growth and community building.
• Support and monitor student's Individualized Learning Plan through weekly 1 on 1 meetings.
• Use data to direct planning and instruction.
• Collaborate extensively with specialists to provide appropriate accommodation for content practice and assessment.
• Routinely assess student goals and progress and make appropriate instructional adjustments necessary to support personal growth.
• Create opportunities for learning that simultaneously support students with 504's, IEP, GATES plans and more.
• Utilize standards to backward instruction.
• Goal set and meet regularly with Instructional Coach and/or Director to support professional growth.

• Mandatory Title IX training is required by the Colorado Department of…