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Job Description / Duties

Statement of Responsibilities
1. Plans instruction and other student learning support activities as follows:
Establishes curriculum plan, as applicable to the teacher’s particular assignment and consistent with state standards, objectives, and needs of students.
Reviews, selects, and modifies materials and resources to carry out the curriculum plan.
Prepare and implement practices to sustain effective documentation of daily instruction plans.
Collaborates with other staff to plan vertically and horizontally integrating STEM across the curriculum.
2. Provides instruction to students in a manner, which incorporates best teaching practices:
Develop daily lesson plans.
Teaches to an outcome.
Selects objectives at the correct level of difficulty.
Monitors student learning and adjusts teaching.
Has knowledge of performance assessments, checklists, and rubrics.
Has appropriate classroom management, human relations, questioning, and planning skills.
Has skills in inclusivity, diversity and differentiated strategies.
Has knowledge of child growth, development, and learning.
Develops instructional strategies to maximize student participation.
Provides an honest, respectful, caring, and safe environment for students.
3. Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with students in the classroom, on school premises, and/or in school activities:
Communicates expectations for appropriate behavior.
Encourages student responsibility, cooperation, and respect for self, others and property.
Adheres to district policies, procedures, and legal requirements.
Helps students develop the ability to prevent or solve conflicts.
4. Communicates effectively with parents through conferences, written documents, telephone, and other forms of communication.
5. Maintains effective working relationships with staff and work collaboratively in teams to meet the needs of students.
6. Collaborates with service providers regarding the needs of students. Communicates accurately and constructively while preserving confidentiality.
7. Uses student assessment and evaluation to:
Assess student work to guide instruction.
Evaluate student work to determine student progress and grades.
Report student progress to student and parents.
Identify and implement appropriate instructional strategies to meet the needs of learners.
8. Possesses current knowledge of support services and subjects taught:
Demonstrates an understanding of the integration of subject and support services.
Maintains professional competency in assigned subject areas.
Understands STEM career pathways and the need for career planning.
9. Continually identifies professional development needs; plans and pursues strategies to meet those needs
10. Maintains records according to district policy and procedures:
Maintains necessary records according to legal and school requirements.
Uses records to obtain and provide accurate information.
Maintains confidentiality of information.
11. Other job-related confidentiality of information.
12. Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Qualifications desired (but not limited to):
Minnesota teaching license (traditional or alternative pathways both welcome)
Success working with diverse students
Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with peers
Willingness to receive coaching and instructional feedback
Willingness and eagerness to integrate STEM across the curriculum

Qualifications / Required Skills

Qualifications desired (but not limited to):
Appropriate Minnesota teaching license (traditional or alternative pathways both welcome)
Success working with diverse students
Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with peers
Willingness to receive coaching and instructional feedback
Willingness and eagerness to integrate STEM across the curriculum

Additional Information

To apply for this position, please submit your resume, copy of your current MN license(s), 3 professional references with contact information to admin@aimacademymn.org. Please note that submission of all documents is required. Incomplete submissions will not be considered.

Salary: $45,000 - $55,000

Contact Information

contact information to admin@aimacademymn.org

Employer Profile

About AAST
AAST is a newly approved public charter school that started its first school year in Fall of 2021. AAST is currently serving grades 6 to 11 and expanding to grade 12. The school provides a rigorous, integrated Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education that supports whole student development and pathways to college and careers in STEM. This program nurtures collaboration among teachers, parents, and school leadership while improving student learning and student achievement through the implementation of the Three Frames of Success Model (3FoS) Model (https://aimacademymn.org/)
Mission
AAST provides youth a successful path to college and STEM careers through culturally responsive mentorship, integrated STEM education, and curricular connections with technology-based businesses and industries.