Job Description

Specific Design Teacher responsibilities include:

• Work collaboratively with other middle school teachers to plan technology-based projects and cross-curricular units.

• Coordinate with the Head of Middle School and the Director of Technology to refine and implement the Design Technology strategic planning.

• Lead and inspire staff to integrate technology into their lessons.

• Demonstrate clear and comprehensive computer knowledge and skills.

• Keep up to date with the latest developments for use in teaching and learning.

• Ensure the safe use of the Design room during lessons.

• Work with EBI staff and pupils in the middle school, with responsibility to introduce and develop concepts, processes and skills related to the MYP Design Technology programme.

• Work with staff and pupils to introduce and develop concepts, processes and skills related to Information and Communication technology.

• Support staff in their planning and use of hardware and software.

• Keep up to date with the latest technology for use in teaching and learning.

• Develop and run school clubs that make effective use of the range of hardware and software available to the school.

• Work in close collaboration with the schools IT administrator and the schools director of student technology

General Bloomingdale teacher responsibilities include:Planning & Preparation for Learning

• Know the subject matter well.

• Incorporate International Baccalaureate pedagogy.

• Have a good grasp of how students learn.

• Backwards plan with big ideas, essential questions, knowledge, and skill goals.

• Plan on-the-spot and unit assessments to measure student learning.

• Design lessons that target multiple learning needs, styles, and interests.

Classroom Management

• Foster positive interactions and teach useful social skills.

• Have a repertoire of discipline moves that can defuse most behavior problems before learning is impacted.

• Capture and maintain most students attention.

• Maximize academic learning time through coherence, lesson momentum, and smooth transitions.

Delivery of Instruction

• Activate students prior knowledge and hook their interest in each unit and lesson.

• Use clear explanations, appropriate language, and examples to present material.

• Orchestrate effective strategies, materials, and classroom groupings to foster student learning.

• Have students think about, discuss, and use the ideas and skills being taught.

• Differentiate instruction to accommodate most students learning needs.

Monitoring, Assessment, and Follow-Up

• Provide clear criteria for proficiency, including rubrics and exemplars of work.

• Frequently check for understanding and give students helpful information if they seem confused.

• Have student set goals, self- assess, and know where they stand academically.

• Take responsibility for students who are not succeeding and get them extra help.

• Reflect on the effectiveness of teaching/learning and how to improve it.

Professional Responsibilities

• Complete paperwork, duties, and assignments accurately and punctually.

• Demonstrate professional demeanor and maintain appropriate boundaries.

• Be ethical and above-board, use good judgment, and maintain confidentiality with student records.

• Collaborate with colleagues to plan, share teaching ideas, and look at student work.

• Seeks out effective teaching ideas from colleagues, workshops, and other sources.

• Willing to participate beyond the academic program

Nalanda Academy of Science and Technical Education