Union Day School delivers a rigorous and content-rich education to a diverse community of students, in a shared conviction that each student will achieve high quality academic success and enriched personal growth.

As part of our Middle Years Programme (MYP), the design course challenges all students to:

• Apply practical and creative thinking skills to solve design problems.
• Explore the role of design in both historical and contemporary contexts.
• Consider their responsibilities when making design decisions and taking action.

UDS Teacher Expectations:

• Be inclusive and responsive to a diverse staff, student body, and family community;
• Show a personal commitment to upholding intellect, inquiry, imagination, and integrity, and be committed to the belief that all children can learn and achieve at high levels;
• Ability to receive and implement feedback;
• Provide a positive learning environment that will equip our children to be locally competitive and globally conscientious;
• Create a culture of joy in learning, excellence in instruction, and rigorous exploration;
• Model, promote and embody the International Baccalaureate learner profile to create a cohesive school culture of academic and personal success.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required (Master’s degree or higher preferred);
• North Carolina teacher certification;
• At least (1) year of teaching experience with record of improving student achievement;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with various audiences (including colleagues, students and families).
• Demonstrated professional behavior, including discretion, judgment and integrity.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with teachers to integrate design and technology education into planned academic instruction;
• Develop and document syllabi, lesson plans, assignments, and rubrics aligned to the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP);
• Monitor student progress through frequent formal and informal student evaluations;
• Communicate weekly with families and other key stakeholders;
• Excellent teaching strategies and class management skills;
• Provide open-ended inquiry and real-life investigations.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Provide a learning environment where students can be engaged in designing and developing new products or objects using the design cycle tool: Investigate, Plan, Design, Create & Evaluate;
• Knowledge of current instructional practices using the design cycle tool, as well as differentiated instruction based upon student learning styles;
• Ability to use computer network systems and software applications: Canva, Google Classroom, Toddle, PowerSchool, etc;
• Instruct and support students in designing and making products based on MYP objectives and theories relating to the design course.

Preferred:

• Experience in general technology and other relevant fields, such as computer design;
• Experience with designing a project and making prototypes /models;
• Excellent teaching strategies and class management skills
• Knowledge and background related to the North Carolina Standard Course of Study (NCSCOS).

Compensation:

• Based upon experience, degree/certification, NC State Salary Guide and the Union County Licensed Teacher Supplement.