STEAM Lab Teacher, #1112: Ingenium Charter Middle School, Winnetka, CA
hace 3 meses
Los Angeles
Job DescriptionSalary: $70,116 starting STEAM Lab Middle School Teacher (6-8th Grades) JOB DESCRIPTION Job Title: STEAM Lab Teacher (6-8th) Schedule: 40 hrs/week min. Job Type: Full-Time, 11-Months FLSA Status: Exempt Reports to: Principal Pay: $70,116, starting (DOE), Salary Scale Special: Single Subject Science Credential REQUIRED ABOUT INGENIUM SCHOOLS At Ingenium Schools, we create communities where everyone experiences joy and meaning in learning. We do this by preparing our students to be the best learners, leaders, and collaborators by empowering them with the capacity and tools to continually improve themselves and the world around them. Since 2009, Ingenium Schools has helped students build confidence, leadership, and a lifelong love of learning through the Ingenium Learning System, an easily replicable, standards-based educational model that promotes personal mastery. Ingenium Schools currently operates several charter schools, serving students throughout Los Angeles. POSITION SUMMARY: The STEAM Lab Teacher is responsible for leading activities and projects in the STEAM Lab for 6-8th grade students. STEAM Lab activities include but are not limited to 3-D printing, circuits, robotics, basic electronics, coding, art and design. The STEAM Lab Teacher will be responsible for bringing curriculum and project ideas to the STEAM Lab in addition to using curricula that uses a STEAM approach to learning and that adheres to California NexGen Science State Standards. The STEAM Lab Teacher must provide an exceptional educational program for pupils in grades 6-8th, as outlined in the California Standards for the Teaching Profession, and assist in other school programs as assigned. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & JOB DUTIES: KEY CONTRIBUTIONS • Support the mission, vision, and core values of Ingenium Schools, • Strive to implement, by instruction and action, Ingenium Schools philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives in connection with Ingeniums Signature Practices, • Continuously maintain and improve professional competence, • Build relationships with all students that demonstrate mutual respect and compassion, • Encourage students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior, measuring progress through individual and class goal setting, • Involve students in the process of the classroom including: creating a class Code of Cooperation, creating classroom procedures, and conflict resolution strategies, • Create a safe, developmentally appropriate classroom environment conducive to learning and based on student interests and goals, • Incorporate restorative justice and PBIS practices and implement social emotional learning curriculum, • Implement and support school/organizational policies governing student life and conduct, • Effectively manage STEAM lab for 6-8th grade Students, • Engage students in fun, practical, and hands-on lessons based on established curriculum and specific classroom needs geared towards motivating 6-8th grade students towards Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics, • Design, implement, and monitor the learning experiences of each student, • Maintain an inventory of science materials and organization of STEAM Lab, • Provide assistance to teachers and staff members in planning and incorporating STEM activities into daily instruction, • Partner with the school to promote STEAM-related activities during the school day or evenings, • Assist with data collection and analysis for school STEM-related grants, if applicable, • Provide STEAM-related professional development to colleagues and share best practices in STEAM education with colleagues, • Instruct students individually and in groups using various teaching methods: lecture, discussion, demonstration, small group, student-led instruction, etc., • Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students differing needs and interests, • Prepare and implement intervention programs for students requiring extra help, • In harmony with curriculum and in connection with State Standards, establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students daily, • Prepare materials and classroom for class activities, • Consistently and accurately observe and assess students academic performance, behavior, social development, and physical health, both formally and informally, through observation, formative assessment, and written evaluation, • Provide frequent and timely feedback to students and parents on student progress, • Recommend resources to parents for additional student growth, • Timely deliver accurate and complete written and oral progress reports, • Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by law and Ingenium Schools policies, • Maintain individual and class goal folders to set learning goals and action plans and track learning process, • Confer with students and parents outside of the instructional day to resolve students behavioral and/or academic issues, as needed, • Maintain and improve professional competence and participate in professional development opportunities, • Actively participate in team meetings (grade level, special education, department, etc.) and serve on staff committees, school-wide events, parent workshops, and community partnership events, • Assist with school/organizational events, general supervision, extra-curricular support, tutoring, etc., as needed, • Actively participate in student recruitment, including but not limited to: attending recruitment events, student orientations, and community events to represent the school and inform the community of Ingenium Schools, • Assists with distribution of marketing materials in the community, as needed KNOWLEDGE OF: • Highly effective teaching strategies for all student groups, • California Next Generation State Standards curriculum and instruction, • Principles and methods of curriculum design, a plus, • Effective measurements of learning/assessments, including diagnostic, formative and summative, performance tasks and project evaluation, • Science, including biology, chemistry, and foundational level science principles, • English language, including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar, • Mathematics, including arithmetic, geometry, algebra, etc., • Child cognitive development and learning styles, • Learning and motivational strategies that extend all students towards high academic and personal achievement, • Computer application and Internet search skills, • Establish a culture of high expectations based on the belief that all students can be successful, • Develop and implement lesson plans and classroom activities aligned with Common Core State Standards and adopted curricular resources, • Analyze qualitative and quantitative student data; create and track efficacy of data-driven action plans, • Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, • Use computers, audiovisual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement student learning, • Effectively collaborate with colleagues, parents, and community, • Manage student behavior to ensure every student is fully engaged, productive, and safe, • Maintain positive attitude EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: • Valid California single subject science teaching credential, • English Language Learner Authorization, • CPR/First Aid (provided by Ingenium post-hire) WORKING CONDITIONS ENVIRONMENT: Majority of duties performed indoors in a classroom; some activities require outdoor supervision PHYSICAL DEMANDS: • Ability to lift 40 pounds, • Ability to communicate and comprehend orally and in writing, • Near and far vision, • Selective attention: ability to concentrate on a task without being distracted, • Time sharing: ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information, • Memorization: ability to remember information such as words, numbers, and procedures, • Problem Sensitivity: ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, • Deductive and inductive reasoning skills, • Ability to plan and deliver effective instruction to students, • Ability to walk and/or stand for extended periods of time, • Some kneeling, squatting, bending, required, • Dexterity of hands to demonstrate activities may be required, • Mathematical reasoning, • Ability to use a computer, mouse, and monitor, • Ability to use computer software and timely respond to emails
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