8th Grade Math Teacher — Inspire Mastery & Growth

Firstline-Schools; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

403(b) plan

Job summary

FirstLine Schools in New Orleans is seeking a Lead Teacher to implement the curriculum, drive student success, and collaborate with a team of teachers across the school and network. The role emphasizes excellence in teaching and continuous professional development within our Vision of Teaching Excellence.

Responsibilities include designing standards-aligned lessons, providing scaffolded feedback, and maintaining strong classroom routines while inspiring students to achieve through effort and

Qualifications

• A BA or BS
• A strong background in and command of content area
• Louisiana Teacher Certification Completed or in progress (or be eligible to hold for our out-of-state applicants)
• Believe in every student’s ability to achieve in a rigorous college or career prep curriculum
• Achieve results based on agreed-upon expectations

Responsibilities

• Designs lessonsthat lead to standards mastery and are aligned to grade level expectations and end-of-year assessments
• Provides feedback to scholars by asking pertinent, scaffolded follow-up questions that affirm correctly understood content, clarify misunderstood content or extend scholars’ thinking
• Establishes effective classroom routines andmanages students effectively without disruptions (redirect inappropriate behavior)
• Inspires and invests students in achieving their goals and in believing that goals are achieved through effort and not innate abilities
• Prepares scholars to solve complex problems with no obvious answer
• Seeks out and constructively responds to feedback from and engages in problem-solving with others

Skills

Lesson design

Classroom management

Feedback & questioning

Communication

Collaboration

Education

BA or BS

Louisiana Teacher Certification Completed or in progress

Tools

AI tools

Job description

FirstLine Schools in New Orleans is seeking a Lead Teacher to implement the curriculum, drive student success, and collaborate with a team of teachers across the school and network. The role emphasizes excellence in teaching and continuous professional development within our Vision of Teaching Excellence.

Responsibilities include designing standards-aligned lessons, providing scaffolded feedback, and maintaining strong classroom routines while inspiring students to achieve through effort and