Middle School STEM/Tech Ed Teacher

Teaching STEM concepts in a hands-on lab/makerspace environment to 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students at Portsmouth Middle School as part of a Unified Arts team of teachers.

• Strong knowledge of scientific inquiry, engineering design process, and hands-on STEM instruction
• Design and facilitate hands-on labs, experiments, and engineering challenges
• Helping students understand how scientific knowledge develops, and encouraging investigations, modeling, trial and error, and the testing of hypothesis in each of the four disciplines of STEM
• Incorporate technology, project-based learning, and real-world applications into instruction
• Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed to create a classroom atmosphere conducive tolearning
• Regularly assesses each students academic and social growth, maintains appropriate and timely records, and prepares progress reports.
• Proficiency in integrating educational technology and digital tools in the classroom
• Ability to create a positive and engaging learning environment that encourages student participation
• Commitment to fostering a growth mindset and encouraging innovation in students
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• The School Department's selection will be based on those with the highest capabilities, the strongest commitment to quality education, and the greatest probability of effectively implementing the learning program
• Experience teaching middle school science, technology educatinon, or STEM is preferred
• Licensed in NH as a Technology Education or Science Educator