Middle School Technology Teacher (26 - 27 SY)

Who We Are

Since its founding in 2010, Challenge Preparatory Charter School (Challenge Prep) has provided students and families with a successful academic program in Far Rockaway, Queens. We currently serve over 1200 scholars from Kindergarten to 12th grade across 3 sites. Our school’s mission is to prepare students from the greater Far Rockaway community to excel academically, to demonstrate mastery of the NY State Learning Standards, and to achieve their career aspirations.

Challenge cultivates and supports the intellectual, aesthetic, social, emotional, and ethical development of its students and prepares them to be responsible 21st century citizens. To accomplish its mission, Challenge offers a rigorous instructional program in a safe, supportive, technology-infused and data-enriched and social-emotional learning sequence, authentic field experiences, career counseling, and college coursework.  It is understood that we are one organization with multiple sites, and it is expected that all members of the

team collaborate to support all of our scholars.

Understanding the Role

The Technology Teacher will be responsible for consistently collaborating with classroom teachers, special education support staff, administration, and families to ensure students are building strong technology skills and responsible digital habits. The Technology Teacher prepares course materials and designs lessons that cover key technology areas, including digital literacy, productivity tools, coding/computational thinking, and safe, ethical use of technology.

They monitor student progress, adjust instruction, and create individualized supports and learning plans for students with special requirements. Depending on grade level and student needs, the Technology Teacher will provide targeted instructional support by pushing into classrooms as an additional layer of learning assistance or pulling students out for focused practice and skill development.

They will frequently meet with direct supervisors/administration to discuss student progress and reflect on their own instructional goals and strategies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:: The staff of Challenge Charter High School is committed to teaching students the values of scholarship, respect, honesty, courage, and balance in a collaborative, technology-infused, inclusive, family-like environment. Teachers assist all scholars in their content area courses, as well as their advisories and electives, so they may reach their full potential by focusing on their aspirations and strengths.

Planning for students of all ability levels, including English Language Learners and students with disabilities, is expected so that these students may achieve academic mastery. Students learn to make real-world connections through technology-rich learning experiences that include internships, volunteer work, and advanced-level projects.

Because roles in small schools are varied and complex, serious consideration will be given to applicants who demonstrate in their resume and cover letter experience and/or willingness to commit to the school’s mission and core beliefs, and to become involved in these essential aspects:

Collaborating with colleagues to write unit plans and interim assessments; sharing teaching strategies, visiting peer classrooms, analyzing student data, and developing best practice pedagogy that supports literacy, critical thinking, and inquiry through technology across all subject areas

• Believing that all students can succeed with ample social-emotional support in and out of the classroom
• Employing a variety of collaborative instructional and team-teaching models for English Language Learners and students with special needs
• Providing English-Spanish support through translation of materials, directions, and key instructional content for ELL students
• Applying data gathered through formative and summative assessments to guide instructional planning, including technology-based differentiation and targeted interventions
• Developing an individual growth plan that includes professional goals and objectives in collaboration with the Principal and/or Assistant Principal
• Utilizing technology effectively, including maintaining a parent/student portal and contributing to the school website with regular updates and/or grades

Skills, Qualifications, and/or Competencies Required:: The successful candidate will demonstrate:

Ability and willingness to incorporate reading and writing into the  specific content areas and to learn how to develop unit plans that  prioritize skill development and assessments that measure student  progress

Willingness to integrate technology and/or media in the classroom

Ability and willingness to learn how to develop interim assessments, analyze student data, adjust teaching practices and use ongoing data  to drive instruction and increase student academic and social achievement

Evidence of commitment to continuous professional growth

Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing with colleagues, parents, students, industry partners, and the community

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree and certification in an  appropriate content area preferred
• Highly motivated to teach students from underserved areas and  devoted to closing the achievement gap
• Teaching experience in an urban school setting preferred
• The ability to create a classroom setting where students of every  academic level experience enjoyment, engagement, and enthusiasm in their learning
• Strong teamwork ethic
• Ability to use data to drive instruction