Middle School Physical Education & Health Teacher

The mission of Urbana Middle School, a community of learning, is to engage and inspire students while promoting their intellectual, social, and emotional growth. Under the general direction of the principal and/or assistant principal(s), the teacher is responsible for fully supporting the school's mission.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Utilizes instructional strategies and practices that are best practice in the field of Physical Education/Health.
• Is able to demonstrate adequately the skills required for successful participation in Physical Education.
• Designs instruction considering student needs, ability levels, interests, classroom performance, and assessment results.
• Incorporates some content from previous instruction into daily planning.
• Designs daily instruction that is clear, well-organized, and accurate.
• Plans appropriate instructional activities that require higher-order thinking skills and allow for extension and enrichment of student learning.
• Develops lesson plans based on district curriculum and objectives.
• Integrates knowledge gained from staff development and professional educational literature when designing instruction.
• Actively pursues increased knowledge of content and best teaching practices.
• Selects materials with consideration of various learning styles.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with certification and/or endorsement in the core teaching area, specifically at the middle school level.
• Highly qualified status (when applicable) in the specific content area.
• Previous experience teaching students at the middle school level, except in the case of a new college graduate,
• And/or previous experience teaching in the specific content area, except in the case of a new college graduate.