The District's only performing arts public charter school, WEDJ was founded in 2004 and offers a robust academic approach that supplements its college preparatory core curriculum with a comprehensive program of music, art, drama and dance..
The mission of WEDJ PCS is to "provide a rigorous, college-preparatory academic and artistic learning environment that challenge students to reach their maximum intellectual, social, emotional, and artistic development as rapidly as their talents permit." With the arts fully integrated into the academic program and state-of-the-art technology available to all students, WEDJ celebrates multiple intelligences. The school is fully committed to creating a learning community, which identifies and nurtures students' strengths in order to support scholastic achievement.
A teacher at WEDJ PCS is responsible for the following:
• Creating curriculum including unit and lesson plans aligned to Common Core standards
• Structuring compelling, standards-based lessons that challenge students' critical thinking and align with lesson, unit, and grade-level objectives
• Utilizing strong content knowledge to effectively present material to students
• Employing multiple methods to accommodate different learning styles and abilities, including special education students and English language learners
• Assessing students academic and developmental growth through observation and a variety of assessment methods
• Tracking and monitor assessment results in order to regularly refine teaching practices and design differentiated lesson plans.
• Communicating with students, parents, school staff to ensure that students are on-track in their learning and making progress towards goals.
• Participating in all professional development training.
• Performing other appropriate responsibilities of a professional staff member of WEDJ PCS.
Qualifications
WEDJ PCS is seeking educators with the following skills and characteristics:
• Candidates must meet the Highly Qualified Teacher (HQT) requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act.
• Passion for providing a learning environment that identifies and nurtures individual student strengths to support their academic achievement;
• A demonstrated ability to provide engaging, child-centered and developmentally appropriate instruction to students;
• Demonstrated ability to establish an effective and efficient classroom culture;
• Ability to set ambitious goals for all students and guide them to meet the highest expectations for behavior and academic performance;
• A commitment to regularly assessing student progress and using data to strengthen student performance;
• Strong interpersonal skills for communicating successfully with students, families, and colleagues; ability to positively influence and motivate others;
• Desire to work as a team with other teachers and staff;
• Desire to be part of a dynamic professional learning community that embraces accountability and outstanding student results;
• Exceptional organizational and planning skills;
• A positive attitude, enthusiasm, self-confidence and flexibility; and,
• Experience in an urban educational environment preferred.
How to Apply
Please direct all inquiries and applications by email to: jobs@wedjschool.us. Please include your cover letter in the body of the email and indicate the position, "ELA Middle School Teacher", in the subject line of the message.
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