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POSITION TITLE: Earth and Environmental Science Teacher
GRADES: High School (9-12)
STATUS: Full-Time, 10-month position
REPORTS TO: Head of School

School Mission:
ASPIRA Delaware was established to educate and empower each student to realize their full potential and positively impact their communities.

Position Description:

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement curricula to meet Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for Earth and Environmental Science.
• Teach skills, knowledge, and scientific attitudes through courses in the biological sciences to students, utilizing curriculum identified by ASPIRA Delaware.
• Develop lesson plans and supplementary materials compatible with course standards and expectations.
• Plan a science program involving demonstrations, lectures, discussions, and student experiments; organize laboratory activities for optimal learning.
• Demonstrate scientific concepts using scientific apparatus, experiments, and standard or prepared charts, sketches, and other instructional aids.
• Provide individual and/or small group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of students and to accommodate circumstances where a variety of projects and experiments are being worked on simultaneously.
• Instruct students in the proper use, care and safe handling of materials, science equipment, and plant and animal life.
• Evaluate academic and social growth of students, prepare report cards, and keep appropriate records to include attendance reports, checklists, and other recordkeeping activities as necessary.
• Provide for safe storage and proper use of materials, equipment and tools.
• Establish and maintain standards of student behavior for a productive learning environment during class sessions, laboratory sessions and field trips.
• Design and implement summative assessments to measure progress towards academic standards and formative assessments to drive instruction.
• Use assessment data to inform curricular and instructional practices.
• Create a positive, achievement-oriented learning environment.
• Reflect on successes and areas of growth as a teacher, seek to improve performance, and respond to feedback.
• Participate in collaborative curriculum development, grade-level activities, and school-wide functions.
• Communicate regularly with parents regarding their children’s academic success.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Earth, Environmental or Life Sciences.
• Possession or eligibility for a valid State of Delaware teaching license (for more information on State of Delaware licensure, please visit the website of the Department of Education at: http://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title14/1500/1510.shtml.
• Successful completion of Praxis I and II exams.
• Ability to work well with and relate to children of all ages.
• Ability to reflect upon teaching practices and respond to constructive feedback.

Professional Attributes:

At ASPIRA Delaware, we believe every team member must possess the following professional attributes to be successful in our school:

• Commitment: A genuine passion for education and students with an inner drive to close the achievement gap and ensure that every child, regardless of background or circumstance, receives an excellent education.
• Leadership: An ability to push yourself and motivate others to maximize individual potential to achieve the school vision and mission.
• Focus on Data-Driven Results: An ability to deliver quality instruction based on student performance, and to be driven by a desire to produce quantifiable student achievement gains.
• Innovative Problem Solving: The ability to see opportunity in challenges by taking the initiative to explore issues and find potential innovative solutions.
• Adaptability: To excel in constantly changing environments and to remain flexible by shifting responsibilities or priorities to meet the needs of the overall school community.
• Teamwork: To increase the effectiveness of the overall team through collaboration, constant learning, and supporting others. To be sensitive to diversity in all its forms and committed to learning from others.