MJHS Secondary Math Teacher: Algebra 1

Maryville City School District•Maryville, TN

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Maryville Junior High School is one of the top public schools in the State of Tennessee. We hold high expectations for our staff and students. Our team believes that every student should be challenged in every class, every day. Students must think to learn and must be challenged to think. Our job, as educators, is to create lessons, support scenarios, and build environments that promote productive struggles that lead to dynamic student products. This work requires creativity and a culture of risk taking. To develop each of our students to excel in our ever-changing world, it takes every member of our team from support staff to teachers to administrators.

Requirements

Teaching certification in Secondary Mathematics
Teaching experience in 7-12 Math (Algebra 1 and/or above preferred)
Understanding of pedagogy and central concepts of secondary Math as defined by the Tennessee State Standards

Nice To Haves

Experience with Canvas Learning Management System

Responsibilities

Create lessons, support scenarios, and build environments that promote productive struggles that lead to dynamic student products.
Cognitively engage the adolescent learner and facilitate the instructional process, higher-order thinking, problem solving, and real-world connections for students.
Collaborate with colleagues and appropriate others.
Participate in a professional learning community structure focused on increasing student learning and achievement.
Implement formative and summative assessments, data analysis, with concrete progress monitoring to increase student ownership, goal setting, and communicating results with stakeholders.
Use data to drive instructional decisions through action-based analysis and reflection, which impacts increased student learning.
Engage in standards-based grading and create common assessments, lesson plans, and pacing guides with colleagues for both formative and summative purposes.
Utilize technology in a blended learning environment (1:1 student/device ratio) to facilitate instruction and as a means of effective two-way communication with students, parents, and other stakeholders.
Engage in high-quality professional development as defined by the Tennessee Department of Education.
Perform any physical duties associated with this position (e.g., lifting up to 50 pounds on a regular basis, sitting for long periods of time, walking, seeing, standing for extended periods of time, etc.).