Science Teacher at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School
About The Position
Benjamin Stoddert Middle School is seeking a Science Teacher for a 10-month, exempt position. The role involves planning and providing appropriate learning experiences for students, including lectures, discussions, and experiments. The teacher will demonstrate scientific concepts, instruct students on the safe use of equipment and materials, and organize laboratory activities. This position requires adapting the curriculum to student needs, encouraging student growth, and utilizing modern technology in the classroom. The teacher will also develop instructional plans, foster a positive learning environment, and communicate effectively with students, parents, staff, and the community. Maintaining professional competence and appropriate records are also key responsibilities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher and meets Licensure requirements as established by the Maryland State Department of Education.
- Other experience as established by Maryland Law and Board of Education policy.
- Knowledge of subject matter and appropriate instructional methodologies.
- Evidence of exemplary human relation skills.
- Evidence of exemplary organizational and planning skills.
- Evidence of ability to work effectively with students, parents and staff.
Responsibilities
- Plans and provides appropriate learning experiences for students.
- Plans for a science program involving demonstrations, lectures, discussions, and student experiments.
- Demonstrates scientific concepts by using scientific apparatus, experiments, and standard or teacher-prepared charts, sketches, and other instructional aids.
- Instructs students in proper use, care, and safe handling of chemicals, science equipment and plant and animal life.
- Monitors appropriate use and care of equipment, materials and facilities.
- Planning and implementing lab-based science lessons based on school standards
- Organizes laboratory activities for optimum learning.
- Provides individual or small group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of students and to accommodate circumstances where a variety of projects and experiments are being worked on simultaneously.
- Constantly encouraging students to grow, learn, and improve.
- Teaching a level of science that is appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
- Using the latest technology in classes.
- Develops, selects and modifies instructional plans and materials to meet the needs of all students.
- Provides an atmosphere and environment conducive to the intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of children.
- Communicates and interacts with students, parents, staff and community.
- Strives to maintain and improve professional competence.
- Maintains appropriate records and follows required procedures and practices.
- Maintains regular, on-time attendance.
- Serves on special committees.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
