English Lang Arts (0.5 FTE)/Science (0.5 FTE) Gr 8 - Whitehorse - 1.0 FTE - 26-27 SY

Madison Metropolitan School District•Madison, WI

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) is seeking highly motivated and energetic applicants for an English Language Arts (0.5 FTE) and Science (0.5 FTE) Gr 8 teaching position. This is a 1.0 FTE role for the 26-27 school year. MMSD is committed to being anti-racist, culturally responsive, and inclusive, with a vision to ensure every student graduates high school ready for college, career, and community. The district serves a diverse student population and aims to create a thriving, welcoming environment for all. This role offers a challenging and rewarding work environment with support for career development, aiming to build a talented workforce that reflects the student population's diversity.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Official transcripts are required for formal employment.
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) teaching license in Broadfield Science or Science (1601, 1634, or 2600) or Regular Education (1777, 1088 or 2088) to cover the grade level(s) being taught.
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) teaching license in English/Language Arts or English (2300 or 1300) or Regular Education (1777, 1088 or 2088) to cover the grade level(s) being taught.
Applications are considered on a rolling basis.
MMSD will consider applicants who are fully licensed before considering applicants who are not yet licensed.
If you do not already have an active Wisconsin teaching license, you must obtain and maintain the necessary license(s) for the position.
An application must be on file within 30 days of starting your employment with MMSD. Failure to do so will result in your contract being voided.
The district does not provide financial support for the continued education that is required to achieve the certification.
The district does not select or endorse any particular certification program that leads to the required Wisconsin teaching license.
An unlicensed candidate can be considered, but they must be hired by a school district in order to apply for a One-Year License with Stipulations with DPI.

Nice To Haves

Fluency in Spanish and/or Hmong.

Responsibilities

Use standards (CCSS, SELS, Language) to identify common learning targets that represent what all students should know, do and understand as a result of the instruction.
Use knowledge of students’ background, interest, style, culture, language, individual needs, and assessment data to inform planning.
Develop daily and weekly plans to support student growth towards mastery of standards.
Develop common year-long/course plans that identify the essential questions and resources to support student learning.
Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.
Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations to build student engagement, collaboration, and independence with complex tasks.
Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
Provide daily opportunities for students to describe their reasoning, share explanations, make conjectures, justify conclusions, argue from evidence, and negotiate meaning.
Define and plan formative assessments to show evidence of learning.
Use multiple ways to check for student understanding and clarify, reteach and/or make adjustments to instruction based on information gathered.
Provide students with meaningful feedback that reinforces effort, provides recognition and promotes student involvement and progress in the learning process.
Provide opportunities for teacher–to-student, student-to-student and student-to-teacher feedback both orally and written.
Analyze data and adjust instruction based on student achievement, observation, and teacher practice data.
Establish rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom they are responsible.
Meet with parents/guardians to discuss their student's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs.
Collaborate with all staff in support of student learning, e.g., team planning and co-teaching.