Teacher - Middle School Arts and Humanities
About The Position
The middle school teacher focuses on the special needs of middle school students by actively involving them in the learning process, using a variety of teaching techniques and learning strategies appropriate to their needs. The role emphasizes displaying empathy, rapport, and personal interaction with students, providing a positive and inviting classroom atmosphere, and fulfilling the guidance and counseling role of a teacher. The position allows for a variety of learning styles and employs various teaching styles, including modeling assignments. Reinforcing good behavior over punishing poor behavior, preparing thoroughly for objective-based lessons, and giving frequent feedback are key aspects. The teacher should utilize a sense of humor, cooperate with other professionals, and communicate clearly and constructively with students, parents, and staff. A thorough knowledge of the developmental characteristics of middle school students and their effect on physical, socio-emotional, and cognitive realms is essential, as is maintaining a strong subject matter background and referring lesson application to other areas. The teacher will also perform other professional tasks as assigned by the principal or superintendent.
Requirements
- Kentucky Teaching Certificate for Middle School Secondary Certification if endorsements for subject taught, or grades 1-8 certification
- Such additional qualifications as the superintendent and/or Board may find appropriate and acceptable
Responsibilities
- Actively involving students in the learning process
- Using a variety of teaching techniques/learning strategies appropriate to the needs of students in the middle school
- Displaying teacher empathy, rapport, and personal interaction with the students
- Providing a positive and inviting classroom atmosphere
- Fulfilling the guidance and counseling role of the teacher
- Allowing for a variety of learning styles
- Employing various teaching styles (including modeling assignments)
- Reinforcing good behavior more than punishing poor behavior
- Preparing thoroughly for each objective-based lesson or activity and giving frequent feedback on progress
- Utilizing a sense of humor
- Cooperating with other professionals
- Communicating clearly and constructively with students, parents, and staff
- Displaying a thorough knowledge of the developmental characteristics of boys and girls in the middle school and its effect on physical, soci-emotional, and cognitive realms
- Maintaining a strong subject matter background and referring lesson application to other areas than his own
- Performs such other professional tasks (within reason) as may be assigned by the principal or the superintendent
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
