Phys Ed Teacher

Overview

About Us:

GEE Academies are welcoming environments that are focused on student achievement and building community. Our faculty receive excellent support through our mentor program and weekly professional development sessions. Position: 9-12 Physical Education Teacher. FLSA Status:
Exempt /

Employment Type:

Full Time /

Reports To:

Academy Principal.

Minimum Experience:

Entry Level.

Education and licensure requirements include:

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Meet applicable State certification and licensure requirements, including any requirements for certification obtained through alternative routes to certification requirements as defined by the Michigan State Board of Education. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Academy shall use certificated teachers according to state board rules.
• Satisfactory criminal background check required

• A GEE teacher demonstrates the strong desire and ability to achieve outstanding student achievement results in a short amount of time.
• Build meaningful, caring relationships with students in order to exert academic influence.
• Leverage the student support network to ensure students’ social, emotional, nutritional, and health needs are addressed.
• Motivate students and influence their behaviors.
• Hold ongoing instructional-specific conversations designed to focus conversations and efforts on improving student learning.
• Collaboratively create and execute clear, logical instructional plans that produce strong results in student learning.
• Coordinate instruction within and across grade levels.
• Discuss subject-specific content instruction and drive to try out new ideas to improve student learning.
• Align curriculum, instruction, and assessments while responding to the individual needs of students.
• Collect and analyze data to inform instructional decisions.
• Design and utilize formative assessments to modify and adjust instruction on a daily basis.
• Implement a tiered system of instruction within the classroom to meet the needs of all students.
• Contribute to a professional environment that is one of mutual respect, teamwork, and accountability.
• Seek out knowledgeable peers, coaches, or administrators for instructional support to deliver high-quality subject-specific instruction in every class period every day.
• Prioritize student-learning needs over customs, routines, and established relationships when necessary to change.
• Achieve results by taking risks and reflecting and acting on lessons learned.
• Maintain drive for results by demonstrating persistence, directness, and the ability to monitor and plan ahead.
• Commit to the relentless pursuit of increasing student learning; and
• Skillfully challenge the status quo.

Employees must be capable of performing the physical demands of the job, including lifting, bending, stooping, squatting, and standing for long periods of time. The work environment has a raised noise level.

This employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor. #LPGEE