8TH GRADE SCIENCE TEACHER Job at THE PAIDEIA ACADEMIES INC, Phoenix, AZ

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  • THE PAIDEIA ACADEMIES INC
  • Phoenix, AZ

Job Description

2024-2025

$50k - $60k

Signing Bonus!

$2,500 Critical Shortage Certified New Hire Bonus!

Promotes and nurtures whole-child education of Paideia scholars by working collaboratively with parents, fellow educators, and campus leaders in planning and tailoring courses of study; using relevant data in monitoring, assisting with, and correcting, academic efforts; supporting the Leader In Me character program; and providing a safe environment conducive to learning.

Duties:

  • Works collaboratively with parents, fellow educators, and campus leaders in nurturing the scholar to whole-child – body, mind, heart, spirit – excellence.
  • Utilizes the Paideia curriculum to plan and deliver excellent lessons according to the Paideia philosophy, curriculum map and guidelines, and state requirements:
  • Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum – Collaborate with fellow educators in lesson planning and following all curriculum maps
  • Excellent Lessons grounded in Didactic instruction – post learning objectives, teach embedded vocabulary, teach to the objective, use guided practice, check for understanding, give independent practice, and provide closure
  • Authentic Literacy – Unprecedented amounts of reading, writing, and discussion grounded in evidence from fiction/non-fiction texts across the disciplines to include rich amounts of scholar collaboration and intellectual dialog facilitated by open-ended questions within Bloom's taxonomy of higher order thinking skills within the methods of intellectual coaching, shared inquiry and the Paideia Seminar
  • Maintains and uses timely and relevant data to monitor, assist, correct, and grade scholar learning activities by preparing assignments and tests within the framework of the Paideia philosophy; administers academy assessments and standardized tests in accordance with school policies and state law; consults and collaborates with other professionals where there appears to be evidence of low academic achievement, learning disabilities, problems of social adjustment, or child abuse.
  • Creates and maintains healthy classroom culture through clear and consistent procedures, mindfulness practice and restorative consequences.
  • Creates and maintains a safe, secure, and healthy classroom environment by adhering to The Paideia Academy school-wide and classroom guidelines as outlined in the Curriculum Guide and Teach Like a Champion text.
  • Provides vigilant monitoring of halls, restrooms, labs, lunchroom, playground areas and any other school-related area of operation.
  • Keeps parents informed by maintaining records of academic performance, attendance, and social acclimation; reports on all elements of scholar development by holding regular parent-teacher conferences.
  • Updates job knowledge by attending faculty meetings; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
  • Enhances school's reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests by campus leaders; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Skills/Qualifications:

Bachelor degree , preferably in Education or Science; Classroom experience; Current Arizona IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card; SEI endorsement preferred

Compensation details: 50000-60000 Yearly Salary

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Job Tags

Relocation bonus,

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