Career & Technical Education Teacher Pool - 26-27 SY

About the role

The Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) is seeking highly motivated and energetic applicants for a variety of positions. 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 And Responsibilities

• 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 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
• Provide daily opportunities for students to describe their reasoning, share explanations, make conjectures, justify conclusions, argue from evidence, and negotiate meaning
• Define and plan formative assessments to show evidence of learning
• Check for student understanding and clarify, reteach and/or make adjustments to instruction based on information gathered
• Provide students with meaningful feedback that reinforces effort, provides recognition and promotes student involvement and progress in the learning process
• Analyze data and adjust instruction based on student achievement, observation, and teacher practice data
• 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

Position Competencies

• Demonstrate through actions and words that every student can achieve high standards
• Plan and execute rigorous, engaging units and lessons, including meaningful in-class and out-of-class assignments, and ensure student mastery of content
• Provide necessary scaffolds, interventions, and extensions to meet a range of learning needs and support an inclusive learning environment
• Understand and articulate the systems and beliefs that may lead to inequitable outcomes for students of color and adapt instruction to meet the needs of each student
• Make links between content and student experiences, perspectives, and personal goals
• Use data beyond standardized assessments to diagnose student learning needs and differentiate instruction in the classroom
• Collaborate with peers to reflect on student achievement and teacher practice data to continuously plan and improve instruction
• Take initiative to build relationships with students and understand unique family characteristics to engage all families as full partners in their children's education
• Find challenges exciting and persist in the face of challenges
• Reflect on strengths and growth areas regularly and seek mentors to improve

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Official transcripts are required for formal employment
• Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) teaching license in one or more of the following Career/Technical Education areas: Technology Education, Family and Consumer Education, Marketing Education, Agriculture Education, Business Education

Benefits

The Madison Metropolitan School District offers a competitive compensation package, including a minimum annual salary of $52,154 (25-26 TE Salary Schedule), length of contract of 192 days, and employment type as Exempt. The district also provides a great compensation package and a variety of benefits, which can be found on their benefits page and compensation page.

Next Steps

Upon submitting your application, it will be reviewed by the hiring manager. Based on your application materials, a hiring manager may reach out to you to schedule an interview. Candidates who have indicated fluency in Spanish and/or Hmong are invited to apply for their bilingual positions as well. If interested in a bilingual position, candidates would be asked to complete reading, writing, and oral language proficiency assessments.