Middle School Math Teacher

North Carolina Cyber Academy • Durham, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a highly qualified math educator with a demonstrated track record of strong student achievement and data-driven instructional success. The teacher will plan, organize, and present instruction and instructional environments that help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their educational and social development. Experience using assessment data to drive instruction and accelerate student growth is preferred.

Requirements

• Degree in education or in a related area that will qualify for licensure as a teacher by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
• Ability to constantly monitor the safety and well-being of students, particularly when student is participating in an inclusive activity.
• Ability to motivate students.
• Ability to maintain a clean and orderly environment.
• Ability to perform general clerical duties.
• Ability to maintain order and discipline in a classroom.
• Ability to operate common office machines.
• Ability to maintain basic files and records.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitates by work assignments.
• Must be able to use a variety of equipment and classroom tools such as computers, copiers, typewriters, calculators, pencils, scissors, and equipment for children with special needs, etc.
• Must be able to exert a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Data Conception: Ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics of data, people or things.
• Interpersonal Communication: Ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information, including receiving instructions, assignments and/or directions from superiors.
• Language Ability: Ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, handbooks, forms, lists, etc. Ability to prepare correspondence, simple reports, forms, instructional materials, etc., using prescribed format.
• Intelligence: Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; interpret extensive technical instructions; deal with abstract and concrete variables.
• Verbal Aptitude: Ability to record and deliver information, explain procedures, follow oral and written instructions; communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of technical or professional languages.
• Numerical Aptitude: Ability to utilize mathematical formulas; add, subtract, multiply, and divide; utilize decimals and percentages; apply principles of descriptive statistics, statistical inference and statistical theory.
• Form/Spatial Aptitude: Ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.
• Motor Coordination: Ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office equipment.
• Manual Dexterity: Ability to handle a variety of items such as office equipment and hand tools; minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.
• Color Discrimination: Ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.
• Interpersonal Temperament: Ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions; adaptable to performing under stress and emergency situations.
• Physical Communication: Ability to talk and hear; communicate via telephone.

Nice To Haves

• Experience using assessment data to drive instruction and accelerate student growth is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Management of Instructional Time: Ensure materials, supplies, and equipment are ready for each lesson; get the class started quickly; get students on task quickly; maintain a high level of student engagement.
• Management of Student Behavior: Establish rules and procedures for routine matters, student participation, movement, and transitions; monitor student behavior and address inappropriate behavior promptly and consistently while maintaining student dignity.
• Instructional Presentation: Begin lessons with a review of previous materials; introduce lessons and learning objectives; speak fluently and precisely; present concepts and language understandable to students; provide relevant examples and demonstrations; assign tasks with a high rate of success; ask appropriate questions; conduct lessons at a brisk pace, adjusting as needed; make efficient transitions; ensure assignments are clear; summarize main points at the end of the lesson.
• Instructional Monitoring of Student Performance: Maintain clear, firm, and reasonable work standards and due dates; circulate during class work to check performance; use oral, written, and other work products to check progress; pose questions clearly and one at a time.
• Instructional Feedback: Provide feedback on the correctness of in-class work to encourage student growth; regularly provide prompt feedback on assigned out-of-class work; affirm correct responses and move on; provide sustaining feedback after incorrect responses or no response by probing, repeating, giving clues, or allowing more time.
• Facilitating Instruction: Have an instructional plan compatible with school and system-wide curricular goals; use diagnostic information from tests and assessments to develop and revise objectives and/or tasks; maintain accurate records of student performance; align objectives, learning strategies, assessment, and student needs; use available resources to support the instructional program.
• Interacting Within the Educational Environment: Treat all students fairly and equitably; interact effectively with students, co-workers, parents, and the community.
• Performing Non-Instructional Duties: Carry out assigned non-instructional duties; adhere to established laws, policies, rules, and regulations; follow a plan for professional development and demonstrate growth.
• Performs other related work as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level