Essential Duties and Responsibilities
● Serve as Founding Social Studies Teacher helping to build and implement the SEED LA culture - establishing new routines and structures to prepare students for college completion and beyond.
● Develop and implement a balanced and enriched social studies curriculum that promotes both understanding and fluency
● Use a variety of teaching practices to promote engagement and motivation, student choice and accountability
● Teach SEED LA’s curriculum in dynamic, participation-oriented classes that focus on instruction and developing skills, not on rote memorization.
● Plan, organize, and deliver appropriate lessons for assigned area(s) of responsibility, and submit lesson plans to the Principal on an as requested basis.
● Differentiate instruction to reach all learners
● Collaborate with fellow teachers on planning, professional development, and standards-based curriculum and common assessment design to contribute to the continuous improvement of instruction at the school
● Assess students’ learning in a professional manner and communicate students’ progress to parents and fellow teachers to facilitate future instruction.
● Identify special needs of students and seek additional support, as needed
● Maintain and submit necessary records, progress reports, and grade reports
● Participate in faculty meetings, workshops, staff development programs, and other school sponsored activities
● Assist in general building supervision and discipline of students outside of the classroom
● Adhere to the professional and ethical standards as outlined by SEED
● Other duties as assigned
