Job Description: The Public Schools of Brookline seeks a Middle School Math Teacher for Grade Eight, working at the Florida Ruffin Ridley K-8 School . This is a full-time, 1 year position.
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Demonstrating appropriate long and short term preparation for classroom instruction
- Holding high expectations for all students and serving as a facilitator of student learning
- Organizing and using a variety of teaching techniques, strategies, materials, and technology to maximize the learning of each child, individually and in group settings
- Continuously assessing student progress, providing students and parents with specific feedback, and using the results to adjust instruction as needed
- Providing opportunities for academic support and challenge
- Taking responsibility for teaching the district learning expectations
- Demonstrating an understanding of how knowledge in the subject areas is created, organized, and linked to other disciplines and life experiences
- Keeping current in the fields of Math and Science, innovative teaching strategies and learning research; sharing learning with others; and applying what they learn in the classroom
- Collaborating with colleagues to examine student data, plan curriculum, and ensure appropriate learning experiences for all students
- Establishing and maintaining a functional, attractive, orderly, and safe classroom environment that is conducive to student learning and builds a sense of community
Required Qualifications:
- Knowledge about Middle School philosophy and the developmental needs of adolescents
- Strong Math content knowledge
- Ability to differentiate instruction and assess learning using a variety of methods
- A strong foundation in student-centered pedagogy
- Excellent classroom management skills
- DESE Math certification, 5-8
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