Bilingual DLI Grade 6 Science Teacher - 0.5 FTE - Sherman - 26-27 SY

About the role

The Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) is seeking highly motivated and energetic applicants for a Middle School Operations position. Applicants should have a good attitude, willingness to learn, and passion for impactful work and learning. The district welcomes applicants who will actively contribute to its ongoing commitment to making MMSD a thriving, welcoming environment for all students, families, and staff.

Essential Duties

• Use standards (CCSS, SELS, Language) to identify common learning targets that represent what all students should know, do and understand as a result of the instruction
• Develop daily and weekly plans to support student growth towards mastery of standards
• Establish common year-long/course plans that identify the essential questions and resources to support student learning
• Develop clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students
• Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations to build student engagement, collaboration, and independence with complex tasks
• Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests
• Define and plan formative assessments to show evidence of learning
• Provide daily opportunities for students to describe their reasoning, share explanations, make conjectures, justify conclusions, argue from evidence, and negotiate meaning
• Provide students with meaningful feedback that reinforces effort, provides recognition and promotes student involvement and progress in the learning process
• Provide opportunities for teacher–to-student, student-to-student and student-to-teacher feedback both orally and written
• Analyze data and adjust instruction based on student achievement, observation, and teacher practice data
• Establish rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom they are responsible
• Meet with parents/guardians to discuss their student's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs
• Collaborate with all staff in support of student learning (e.g., team planning and co-teaching)

Job Specific Duties

• Serving as a bilingual classroom teacher as part of the District’s bilingual and English Language Learner (EL) programs
• Assisting in the development of curriculum for bilingual and ESL instruction in the District
• Providing classroom instruction to students in bilingual classrooms
• Providing additional support and leadership to the bilingual and ESL education programs as requested

Position Competencies

• High Expectations For Every Student
• Quality Instructional Practice
• Cultural Competence
• Data Proficiency
• Team Collaboration
• Student & Family Engagement
• Resilience & Results
• Orientation
• Self-Awareness & Growth Mindset