Spanish & World Languages Teacher — Empower Urban Learners

Minneapolis Public Schools; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 54,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

Minneapolis Public Schools Anwatin Middle seeks a World Languages teacher specializing in Spanish to provide high-quality instruction aligned to state and district standards. You will engage students with rigorous, inquiry-based tasks and collaborate with staff to integrate cross-disciplinary approaches.

The role requires a Minnesota teaching license in Spanish (or pending license) and a track record of professional growth; the position emphasizes teamwork, ongoing assessment, and engagement

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university.
• Prior successful experience student teaching or teaching in an urban, multicultural education setting.
• Demonstrated continued professional development through course work, research, peer collaboration and/or job-embedded staff development.
• Master's or PhD preferred.

Responsibilities

• Working knowledge of and implement the Minnesota State Standards and the District Graduation Requirements; knowledge of the subject matter, classroom management techniques, current researched best practices and strategies, as well as students' learning styles and needs, both academic and affective.
• Teach students the required curricula using strategies that foster thinking, reasoning and problem solving.
• Collaborate with peers to develop, plan and implement best practices based on the needs/abilities of the students.
• Assess students' developmental, cognitive and social needs and provide developmentally appropriate instruction to meet those needs.
• Create lessons and learning environments that are safe, respectful and interesting as well as multicultural/gender and ability fair/developmentally appropriate.
• Collaborate and communicate regularly with families in making educational decisions and use family and community resources to support learning.
• Acquire knowledge of the goals of the Minneapolis Public School District Improvement Agenda and site/school goals. Work to support and achieve those goals.
• Assess own instructional effectiveness through the Professional Development Process (PDP). Participate in ongoing and regular staff, team and individual professional development.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's or PhD preferred

Job description

Minneapolis Public Schools Anwatin Middle seeks a World Languages teacher specializing in Spanish to provide high-quality instruction aligned to state and district standards. You will engage students with rigorous, inquiry-based tasks and collaborate with staff to integrate cross-disciplinary approaches.

The role requires a Minnesota teaching license in Spanish (or pending license) and a track record of professional growth; the position emphasizes teamwork, ongoing assessment, and engagement