Middle School Teacher - Exploratory

Overland Trail Middle School is seeking an exploratory teacher to inspire students' love and ownership of learning through engaging in Design, a course where students evaluate problems and create solutions. This can look many different ways, with different content and/or workforce experience (see ideas below). This is a full-time, or 1.0 FTE position.

**Preferred but not required: CTE Middle School Exploratory. See here for information regarding knowledge, experience, and possible pathways for CTE.

IB-MYP's course description for Design: "Design, and the resultant development of new technologies, has given rise to profound changes in society, transforming how we access and process information, adapt our environment, communicate with others, solve problems, work and live. MYP design challenges students to apply practical and creative-thinking skills to solve design problems; encourages students to explore the role of design in historical and contemporary contexts; and raises students' awareness of their responsibilities when making design decisions and taking action. Inquiry and problem-solving are at the heart of design."

Required Qualifications:

1. A valid Colorado Department of Education Teaching License.
2. Colorado Department of Education "In Field" by CDE endorsement or qualifications to teach the posted subject area.
3. The ability to handle many complex tasks simultaneously.
4. The ability and interest to be part of a high-functioning team. (Having respected and trusted colleagues, preferably as teammates, makes the demands of teaching sustainable.)
5. The ability and interest to learn continuously and to adapt to changing circumstances (student characteristics, curriculum, and so on).
6. A belief in empowering all children as owners of their learning.

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