Teacher: Program Magnet (STEM Bio Medical/Healthcare Sciences)

About the role

This posting creates a pool of candidates for future positions that may become available. The successful candidate will provide instruction in a Secondary Magnet Program in Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS), focusing on STEM subjects.

Responsibilities

• Attends and actively participates in staff/faculty meetings and special committees, providing input on instructional goals, objectives, and methods.
• Evaluates student progress using appropriate assessment techniques such as preparing, administering, and correcting evaluations and assessments.
• Selects and uses appropriate instructional strategies, including lectures, group discussions, demonstrations, modeling, and multi-media teaching aids.
• Counsels pupils when academic and adjustment problems arise, and confers with parents and students regarding progress/problems of assigned students.
• Maintains order and discipline in the classroom, monitors and evaluates student performance, and designs and delivers classroom instruction aligned with Magnet Program pedagogical philosophies.
• Improves skill and knowledge base in current trends, research, and methodology in instructional techniques, technology, multicultural content, problem-solving, and interdisciplinary connections.
• Participates in regular professional development aligned with Magnet Program (including project and problem-based learning).
• Plans and supervises purposeful assignments for instructional assistants, teacher assistants, and volunteers.
• Performs other related duties as assigned within the same classification or lower.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in related field of education from a regionally accredited college or university.
• Two (2) years teaching experience required; or an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of school organization; goals and objectives; curriculum; teaching techniques; current trends, research and materials of instruction in field of specialization.
• Understanding of the teaching/learning process.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with administrators, colleagues, central office and school board staff, students, parents and community.
• Demonstrated proficiency with business technology applications (e.g. Video/Web Conferencing, Microsoft Office Suite -Word, Excel, Outlook, and/or PowerPoint preferred).

Skills

• Excellent oral and written communication and human relations skills.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively work and communicate with diverse populations.
• Demonstrated proficiency with business technology applications (e.g. Video/Web Conferencing, Microsoft Office Suite -Word, Excel, Outlook, and/or PowerPoint preferred).

Benefits

To be determined by the hiring department.

Pay

To be determined by the hiring department.

Schedule

To be determined by the hiring department.