Science - Columbia Heights Educational Campus

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CHEC has an immediate opening for a Science Teacher. Our institution is a professional learning community dedicated to high academic achievement for our students as well as high teacher standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop and teach engaging, rigorous lessons
  

• Establish classroom routines and follow through consistently
  

• Develop effective lesson plans, materials, and assessments aligned with the District's academic standards
  

• With guidance, analyze assessment data and use data to develop tutoring plans and inform instruction
  

• Collaborate with colleagues to share best practices and ensure student mastery of standards
  

• Maintain close relationships with families, including phone calls and conferences
  

• Tutor students requiring extra help on a daily basis, and serve as an Advisor to students
  

• To be considered qualified for this position, candidates must have the following:
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree, Master's preferred, from an accredited college or university, in a related field
  

• Minimum two years full-time classroom experience as a science teacher, preferably in an urban setting
  

• Experience implementing guided and level reading instruction
  

• Outstanding and creative instructional skills, including the ability to motivate and challenge students
  

• Demonstrated ability to create and maintain a warm, strict, orderly classroom environment
  

• Demonstrated expertise in subject area and demonstrated student achievement results
  

• A strong sense of personal accountability for student achievement
  

• A belief that all students can learn at a high level and should be held to high academic standards
  

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing, to teens, peers and parents
  

• The ability to work effectively with colleagues as a positive, professional member of a team
  

• Commitment to remain current in content knowledge and teaching strategies