Elementary/Middle School Social Studies/History Teacher
Elementary/Middle School Social Studies/History Teacher
Friendship Public Charter School
Washington, DC
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Friendship Public Charter School operates a thriving network of college preparatory public charter schools. Headquartered in Washington, DC., Friendship serves over 4,800 students in preschool to grade 12 and guides a growing network of alumni to college completion annually. Our mission is to prepare students to become ethical, literate, well-rounded, and self-sufficient citizens by providing a world-class education that motivates students to reach high academic standards, to enjoy learning, to achieve success, and to contribute actively to their communities. For 25 years, with the support and guidance of our exceptional faculty, our students have risen to the challenge with high graduation rates, college acceptances, and unparalleled success academically and socially.
Friendship is looking for responsible, confident, respectful, caring, committed, persistent, and patient professionals to join our family for the 2024-2025 school year starting in August 2024. Friendship Public Charter Schools is committed to the idea that each and every child can make it to and through college. If you share that belief, please apply.
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Responsibilities
- Create a classroom culture of high achievement and student ownership of their learning that helps foster students’ intellectual, social and emotional development.
- Provide daily instruction, including clear learning outcomes, well-designed lessons and high-quality assessments that align to Friendship’s curriculum and standards.
- Incorporate into lessons creative, hands-on learning experiences that broaden students’ exposure and interests, help foster student ingenuity and require application of knowledge and skills acquired through daily instruction.
- Provide a classroom environment that is visually appealing, rich with resources aligned to curriculum and standards and honors student’s achievement with current and accurate displays of exemplary student work.
- Communicate to students to understand their talents, interests and needs and to convey learning expectations and their progress toward meeting those expectations.
- Communicate regularly with families to identify students’ talents, interests and needs and update parents regarding students’ achievements and progress.
- Collaborate with school-based staff and throughout the Friendship network in staff meetings, regular analysis sessions and professional learning designed to enhance students’ learning experience and increase student achievement.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Successful completion of the Praxis II Exam in social studies or history
- One year of teaching experience and results demonstrating high student achievement and significant growth
- Master’s degree in history or related field
- Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 and above
- Evidence of ongoing professional development and/or continuing education
- Two years of teaching experience and results demonstrating high student achievement and significant growth
- For upcoming Praxis test date please visit the website at www.ets.org/praxis
- For HQ requirements visit http://osse.dc.gov
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