APEX Technology Education Teacher

Waukee Community School District is an equal opportunity employer. Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our students and community. We are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more diverse we are, the better positioned we are to build genuine relationships based on individual perspectives and positively contribute to a diverse global community.

Position Criteria:

• Valid Iowa Teaching License
• 5-12 Industrial Technology

Performance Criteria:

• Willingness to create simultaneous changes in curriculum, instruction, assessment, and reporting practices in a standards-based environment.
• Understanding of the developmental nature of the high school learner and demonstrated ability to support growth of the whole child in a positive manner.
• Understanding of authentic learning and engagement, including Iowa Core’s Universal Constructs, the foundation of Waukee APEX professional skills.
• Demonstrated flexibility, high levels of motivation and enthusiasm when working with high school learners.
• Facilitate student-driven learning by playing the role of a learning coach and manager, not a dispenser of knowledge.
• Facilitate inquiry-based learning through ‘authentic pedagogy’ like professional-based learning and learning by design.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity in all areas, reserve judgment, and maintain an open mind (i.e. the curriculum is never completed, always changing) in a fast-paced environment.
• Manage mentors and integrate their work directly into APEX curriculum.
• Collaborate with business partners to perform continuous curriculum enhancement and refinement.
• Co-teach with an external expert from the field of study.
• Work with the high school counseling department and content areas to ensure student transitions are seamless.
• Develop and utilize formative and summative authentic assessments, including use of standards-based assessment and reporting.
• Co-design dynamic, authentic, relevant, rigorous curriculum that meets district, college and state standards, while mirroring the actual business environment.
• Collaborate with other Teachers for Aspiring Professional Experiences to produce integrated projects and opportunities across the curriculum strands.
• Involve parents and communities in supporting student learning.
• Provide ongoing communication with families and the community.
• Engage in ongoing professional learning.
• Act as a liaison to communicate and support other colleagues in the K-12 system to promote relevant and authentic learning.