GEO Next Generation Academy-Indianapolis is a free K-12+ public charter school. We are building a team of excellence. We are one of the few Indiana schools offering an early college program, which allows our qualifying high school students to take real college courses for real college credit, free of charge to our students and their families. Our curriculum and our teaching methods are designed using Core Knowledge in K-8, Project Lead the Way beginning in middle school, and a blended learning model in middle school through high school. We are a TAP school! Please join us if you are committed to excellence, mission driven, and ready to take GEO Next Generation Academy-Indianapolis to uncommonly high levels of achievement! Our teachers cultivate in our students the critical thinking skills they will need to understand how the world around them works and to become leaders and agents of positive change in the world.
REPORTS TO/TERM:
Principal and Administrative Team
This is a 10-month position.
ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS:
A Middle School teacher is required to perform the following duties:
Plan and implement a blended learning environment, providing direct and indirect instruction in the areas of Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Health, and Mathematics based on state standards
Create inviting, innovative and engaging learning environment that develops student critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Prepare students for strong academic achievement and passing of all required assessments
Communicate regularly with parents
Continually assess student progress toward mastery of standards and keep students and parents well informed of student progress by collecting and tracking data, providing daily feedback, weekly assessments, and occasional parent/teacher conferences
Work with the Special Education teachers and administration to serve special needs students in the classroom
Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom you are responsible
Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff
Attend all required staff meetings and attend designated school functions outside of school hours
Requirements
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
A bachelor's degree or higher with at least 24 credit hours in content area
Valid Indiana Teaching License for Grades 6-8
Strong technical skills, particularly in integrating technology in the classroom to drive academic achievement
Demonstrated volunteer or community service
At least two years of successful teaching in an urban environment