General Education Elementary School Teacher Needed

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New Paradigm For Education (NPFE) is a non-profit Charter Management Organization (CMO) composed of educational practitioners, community advocates, and business leaders who have dedicated years of service to children. We specialize in maximizing student learning potential through proven education practices and managing all phases of school design, planning, and program implementation.

Why New Paradigm for Education

NPFE is on a mission to ensure that all students in Detroit achieve at the highest levels, supporting educational transformation through increased student achievement, fiscal responsibility, and community support. NPFE's Mission is to provide a quality education through shared responsibility in a safe supportive environment for all students to meet the needs of a global society. We are committed to excellence and strive to offer a new educational paradigm evident by increased student achievement, fiscal responsibility, and community support.
New Paradigm for Education seeks educators who have a relentless belief that all students, regardless of their race and economic or social circumstances, can perform at high levels, deserve a quality education, have access to high quality instruction and curriculum, and can attain post secondary success. Educators who are driven bv academic achievement, continuous growth, and excel working in a rigorous and supportive environment. We seek culturally responsive educators who have experience working with diverse communities and strong relationship-building skills that they apply to understand their students, families, and communities.
The Upper Elementary Teacher will develop and maintain high-quality academic-focused instruction for all students. To achieve this, the teacher will utilize a high-quality curriculum, implement strong instructional practices, culturally responsive teaching practices, and effective classroom management skills. The Upper Elementary Teacher will build strong and lasting relationships with students and families, identify and apply best practices in instruction and student achievement, and continuously implement feedback and seek growth.
Must possess a Bachelor's degree, preferably in elementary education (K-8; Must have - or be on a path to - a valid Michigan Teaching Certificate
Prior classroom experience teaching grades 3-5 is also highly preferred
Strong commitment to, belief in, and alignment with the school's mission and goals.
Have a relentless belief that all students, regardless of their race and economic or social circumstances, deserve a quality education and can attain postsecondary success.
Have strong interpersonal, communication and relationship-building skills with both children and adults

PLANNING AND PREPARATION

Possesses and implements knowledge of elementary pedagogy and core content (language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies)
Keep and use up-to-date data to monitor student progress and drive instructional choices
Effectively integrates solid content knowledge into the curricula, makes connections between the content and other parts of the student discipline(s), and develops relationships among topics and concepts in teaching plans and practices.
Integrates current best practices, and research, into the teaching plans and practices to assure the most effective educational program for our students.
Designs coherent instruction (including learning activities, instructional materials and resources, instructional groups, lesson and unit structure and the like) that reflect network curriculum and current best practices in the field and support the instructional goals.
Effectively and appropriately engages students in learning to maximize student comprehension of the lesson through representation of content, activities and assignments, instructional groupings, instructional materials and resources, structure and pacing, and the like.
Provides accurate, substantive, constructive, specific and timely feedback on student progress and performance to students, parents, and other professionals as needed or required.
Establishes a culture for learning that incorporates the importance of the content, student pride in high quality work, and high expectations for student achievement.
Effectively and efficiently manage classroom procedures including instructional groups, transitions, materials and supplies handling, and the performance of non-instructional duties.
and student family, school and community context.
Develops family-school relationships that foster the academic and social development of the child
Encourages parents/guardians to participate in the daily life of the school and reaches out to families in their homes through training, parent nights, conferences, and telephone contact and through technology
Establishes connections and relationships among their students and the larger community that support the academic and social development of the child and contribute to achievement of overall school goals
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