What are the responsibilities and job description for the Middle School Social Studies Long-Term Substitute Teacher position at Melrose Public Schools?
Title: Middle School Social Studies Long Term Substitute Qualifications:
- Degree in content-specific field.
- Deep understanding of evidence-based practices for teaching in Social Studies. Knowledge of best practices for assessing student progress toward achievement of standard.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Successful completion of a Criminal Record Check (C.O.R.I.) and fingerprint check.
- Draws on content standards of the relevant curriculum frameworks to plan sequential units of study, individual lessons, and learning activities that make learning cumulative and advance students' level of content knowledge.
- Draws on results of formal and informal assessments as well as knowledge of human development to identify teaching strategies and learning activities appropriate to the specific discipline, age, level of English language proficiency, and range of cognitive levels being taught.
- Identifies prerequisite skills, concepts, and vocabulary needed for the learning activities.
- Plans lessons with clear objectives and relevant measurable outcomes.
- Uses information in Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) to plan strategies for integrating students with disabilities into general education classrooms,
- Uses instructional planning, materials, and student engagement approaches that support students of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, strengths, and challenges.
- Makes learning objectives clear to students.
- Communicates clearly in writing, speaking, and through the use of appropriately designed visual and contextual aids.
- Uses engaging ways to begin a new unit of study or lesson.
- Builds on students' prior knowledge and experience.
- Employs a variety of content-based and content-oriented teaching techniques from more teacher-directed strategies such as direct instruction, practice, and Socratic dialogue, to less teacher-directed approaches such as discussion, problem-solving, cooperative learning, and research projects (among others)
- Employs a variety of reading and writing strategies for addressing learning objectives.
- Uses instructional technology appropriately.
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Uses effective strategies and techniques for making content accessible to English language learners.3. Communicates high standards and expectations when extending and completing the lesson:
- Assigns homework or practice that furthers student learning and checks it.
- Provides regular and frequent feedback to students on their progress.
- Provides many and varied opportunities for students to achieve competence.
- Accurately measures student achievement of, and progress toward, the learning objectives with a variety of formal and informal assessments, and uses results to plan further instruction.
- Translates evaluations of student work into records that accurately convey the level of student achievement to students, parents or guardians, and school personnel.
- Creates and maintains a safe and collaborative learning environment that values diversity and motivates students to meet high standards of conduct, effort, and performance.
- Creates a physical environment appropriate to a range of learning activities.
- Maintains appropriate standards of behavior, mutual respect, and safety.
- Manages classroom routines and procedures without loss of significant instructional time.
- Encourages all students to believe that effort is a key to achievement.
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Works to promote achievement by all students without exception.Meets Professional Responsibilities
- Understands his or her legal and moral responsibilities.
- Conveys knowledge of and enthusiasm for his/her academic discipline to students.
- Collaborates with colleagues to improve instruction, assessment, and student achievement.
- Works actively to involve parents in their child's academic activities and performance, and communicates clearly with them.
- Reflects critically upon his or her teaching experience, identifies areas for further professional development as part of a professional development plan that is linked to grade level, school, and district goals, and is receptive to suggestions for growth.
- Understands legal and ethical issues as they apply to responsible and acceptable use of the Internet and other resources.
