Math Interventionist (Upper School)

Title: Math Interventionist

Purpose of Position: To supervise and administer all standardized testing programs as prescribed by the Board of Education (BESE), Audubon Schools and site-based leadership.  The Testing Coordinator will train all teachers and proctors on administration procedures and ensure that security and integrity of testing is maintained at all times.

Employment Status: Full-time Reporting

Reports to: Principal

Location: Assigned campus

Essential Functions:

 Demonstrate Knowledge of Content and Pedagogy

Utilize Effective Instructional Strategies

• Create and pose questions of high cognitive challenge which have been formulated by both students and the teacher

• Create and pose questions with multiple correct answers or approaches, even when there is a single correct response

• Effectively utilize student responses and ideas

• Facilitate and encourage high levels of student participation in student led discussion

• Encourage and support student enthusiasm, interest, thinking, problem solving, etc.

• Create learning tasks that require high-level student thinking and invite students to explain their thinking

• Create an environment where students are actively “working” rather than watching while their teacher “works”

• Create effectively paced lessons

• Gathers and uses evidence of student understanding to information instruction and remediation

• Assists students in assessing their own work against established criteria 

• Encourage and recognize effort and persistence on the parts of students

• Create a culture that promotes high expectations for expression and work products

• Establish smooth functioning classroom routines with little or no loss of instructional time

• Create classroom routines where students play an important role in carrying out the routines

Create an Environment of Respect and Rapport

• Encourage and model respectful talk, active listening and turn taking

• Acknowledge students’ backgrounds and lives outside of the classroom

• Exhibit body language indicative of warmth and caring to students

• Encourage and model politeness and support for all community members

• Encourage and model fairness in all interactions

  
  

  Establish a Culture for Learning

• Demonstrate a belief in the value of what is being learned and the Montessori and French instructional pedagogies

• Encourage high expectations, supported through both verbal and nonverbal behaviors, for both learning and participation

Education, Training and Experience:

REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s degree required

• Certification or ability to gain certification as a Teacher in instructional area

• Experience creating and successfully managing a classroom environment

• Experience in and/or understanding of the public school system including charter schools is desirable

PREFERRED

• Master’s degree in education or related field

• Montessori or National Board Certification

• Certification in multiple instructional areas