Middle School Technology Education Teacher
- Employer
- Greenwich Public Schools
- Location
- Greenwich, CT, US
- Salary
- Competitive
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JobID: 874 Position Type:
Middle School Teaching/Technology Education
Date Posted:
3/13/2018
Location:
Western Middle School
Date Available:
08/22/2018
Closing Date:
04/30/2018
Greenwich Public Schools
Setting the Standard for Excellence in Public Education
Mission
It is the Mission of the Greenwich Public Schools:
• to educate all students to the highest levels of academic achievement;
• to enable them to reach and expand their potential; and
• to prepare them to become productive, responsible, ethical, creative and compassionate members of society.
Vision of the Graduate
The Greenwich Public Schools are committed to preparing students to function effectively in an interdependent global community. Therefore, in addition to acquiring a core body of knowledge, all students will develop their individual capacities to:
• Master a core body of knowledge
• Pose and pursue substantive questions
• Critically interpret, evaluate, and synthesize information
• Explore, define, and solve complex problems
• Communicate effectively for a given purpose
• Advocate for ideas, causes, and actions
• Generate innovative, creative ideas and products
• Collaborate with others to produce a unified work and/or heightened understanding
• Contribute to community through dialogue, service and/or leadership
• Conduct themselves in an ethical and responsible manner
• Recognize and respect other cultural contexts and points of view
• Pursue their unique interests, passions and curiosities
• Respond to failures and successes with reflection and resilience
• Be responsible for their own mental and physical health
Position Specification
Title: Technology Education Teacher
Position Purpose
To provide an instructional program that will develop students' skills and competence in technology and allow them to use materials, knowledge and processes to solve problems and extend human capability.
Essential Responsibilities
Equipment
Use of district-issued digital tools, lab machinery
Qualifications Profile
Certification/License
Education
Middle School Teaching/Technology Education
3/13/2018
Western Middle School
08/22/2018
04/30/2018
Setting the Standard for Excellence in Public Education
Mission
It is the Mission of the Greenwich Public Schools:
• to educate all students to the highest levels of academic achievement;
• to enable them to reach and expand their potential; and
• to prepare them to become productive, responsible, ethical, creative and compassionate members of society.
Vision of the Graduate
The Greenwich Public Schools are committed to preparing students to function effectively in an interdependent global community. Therefore, in addition to acquiring a core body of knowledge, all students will develop their individual capacities to:
• Master a core body of knowledge
• Pose and pursue substantive questions
• Critically interpret, evaluate, and synthesize information
• Explore, define, and solve complex problems
• Communicate effectively for a given purpose
• Advocate for ideas, causes, and actions
• Generate innovative, creative ideas and products
• Collaborate with others to produce a unified work and/or heightened understanding
• Contribute to community through dialogue, service and/or leadership
• Conduct themselves in an ethical and responsible manner
• Recognize and respect other cultural contexts and points of view
• Pursue their unique interests, passions and curiosities
• Respond to failures and successes with reflection and resilience
• Be responsible for their own mental and physical health
Position Specification
Title: Technology Education Teacher
Position Purpose
To provide an instructional program that will develop students' skills and competence in technology and allow them to use materials, knowledge and processes to solve problems and extend human capability.
Essential Responsibilities
- Implements technology education curriculum consistent with GPS goals and objectives; develops technology units to be delivered in the classroom and technology lab.
- Establishes and maintains appropriate classroom procedures and standards to ensure that students take proper care of instructional equipment and materials.
- Instructs students in the proper and safe use, care and storage of tools, machines and equipment.
- Provides inquiry based teaching which requires students to go beyond data and information accumulation and learn to acquire and apply knowledge and skills.
- Creates engaging lessons that allow students to apply technology, math and engineering to real world situations.
- Creates an academic environment where students can demonstrate self-discipline, self-worth, positive attitude, and integrity in work settings.
- Differentiates between science and technology. While science is concerned with observing and acquiring knowledge, technology is more concerned with using knowledge to manipulate the natural world.
- Creates rubrics for students to use to evaluate their own work.
- Establishes and maintains communication with parents to keep them informed about student progress and classroom activities.
- Teaches skill and knowledge in mechanics, drafting, electricity, electronics, metalwork, graphic arts, woodworking, or related fields.
- Promotes a classroom environment that is conducive to individualized and small group instruction, and student learning.
- Designs learning activities to demonstrate the application of technical skills to everyday existence; guides students in the selection of projects or experiments.
- Conducts ongoing assessment of student learning and progress, and modifies instructional methods to fit individual student's needs, including students with special needs; conducts individual and small group instruction as needed.
- Coordinates with the Chief Information Officer, Director of Educational Technology, staff members, and others for the purpose of maximizing the uses and effectiveness of technology in student learning activities.
- Reviews and implements modifications, accommodations, and intervention plans for all students both general and special education.
- Knowledge of current teaching methods and educational pedagogy, as well as differentiated instruction based upon student learning styles.
- Knowledge of the GPS technology education curriculum and the Connecticut Frameworks for Technology Education.
- Provides engaging and thought-provoking lab experiences for all students.
- Demonstrates an ability to formulate research hypotheses and leverage the appropriate productivity, programming, and media tools to communicate results.
- Knowledge of a wide range of industrial and technology-related subject areas, as well as best practices in incorporating technology into student learning activities.
- Ability to engage in self-evaluation with regard to performance and professional growth.
- Ability to engage students in real technological practices: observing, predicting, classifying, designing, constructing, investigating and drawing conclusions.
- Ability to provide students with opportunities to develop critical thinking skills.
Equipment
Use of district-issued digital tools, lab machinery
Qualifications Profile
Certification/License
- CT State Certification in Technology Education, PK-12 (047)
Education
- Bachelor's from an accredited college or university in education discipline applicable to teaching assignment.
- Master's Degree preferred.
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