Middle School Language Arts Teacher

The Odyssey Preparatory Academy; Buckeye (AZ); On-site; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

The Odyssey Preparatory Academy in Buckeye, AZ is seeking a dedicated Middle School Language Arts Teacher to guide students through state standards and district curricula.

The successful candidate will foster a positive classroom environment, use formative and summative assessments, provide actionable feedback, and collaborate with families, staff, and administrators to support scholar mastery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Education or related field.
• Must possess Arizona Department of Public Safety IVP fingerprint clearance card.

Responsibilities

• Teaches middle school language arts according to state and school standards.
• Creates a positive classroom environment aligned to Odyssey’s Vision, Mission, and Core Values.
• Communicates with parents and guardians consistently and positively.
• Uses research-based instructional practices to support scholar independence and collaboration.
• Provides actionable feedback to promote mastery of standards and skills.
• Utilizes formative and summative assessments and data to plan lessons.
• Provides appropriate accommodations and uses technology to enhance learning.
• Attends staff meetings and participates in professional learning and extracurricular activities.
• Works with administrators to identify and engage in relevant professional development.

Skills

Classroom management

Communication with parents

Data-driven instruction

Differentiated instruction

Collaboration

Technology integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education

Arizona fingerprint clearance card

Job description

Job Title: Middle School Language Arts Teacher

Duties:

• Teaches middle school language arts students according to State and School standards.
• Creates a positive & engaging classroom environment of mutual respect that supports school-wide behavior expectations.
• Communicates with parents and guardians consistently and positively.
• Utilizes a range of research-based classroom and instructional best practices that support scholar independence, collaboration, & choice.
• Provides scholars specific, actionable feedback that promotes mastery of self and gradelevel standards.
• Asks questions that promote critical thinking, activate prior knowledge & experiences, and support scholars with reaching the daily content objective.
• Provides scholars with warranted & appropriate accommodations.
• Utilizes technology & media to appropriately build scholars’ content knowledge & enhance learning experiences.
• Maintains a professional appearance and demonstrates behavior that is conscientious, responsible, and aligned to Odyssey’s Vision, Mission, & Core Values.
• Establishes and maintains appropriate relationships with all Odyssey stakeholders.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings, professional learning, and extracurricular/school related activities.
• Participates in ongoing professional learning opportunities & works with school administrators to identify relevant professional learning opportunities. Demonstrates mastery of related content knowledge, instructional practices, and materials for course(s) taught.
• Utilizes lesson plans that are aligned to current state and district standards, adopted curricular materials, and learning objectives that support scholars with building gradelevel content knowledge and skills.
• Engages scholars with a variety of formative and summative assessments and uses data to prepare for upcoming lessons.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned by the site administrator.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Education or related.
• Possess Arizona Department of Public Safety IVP fingerprint clearance card.