Middle School Digital Media Teacher

MIDDLE SCHOOL DIGITAL MEDIA TEACHER

Our vision at SAS explains why we exist. We aspire to be a world leader in education, cultivating exceptional thinkers prepared for the future. We are committed to our mission that has been at the heart of our 65-year history: to provide each student an exemplary American educational experience with an international perspective.

If there is one thing we know about the future, it is that our students will graduate into a rapidly changing, increasingly global world where their success will depend to a large degree on their ability to learn new skills, take on new challenges, and work with a diverse range of people. We aim to build a strong sense of joy and purpose in learning among our students to enable them to do so.

We know that our students’ future success will depend on their ability to develop skills such as critical thinking, creativity, and cultural competence. And, it will depend on the quality of the moral character they develop. We seek to personalize learning for every child to meet their unique learning needs. We know that supporting them in their social-emotional growth is as important as their academic growth. And, we seek to stimulate that growth in a community as rich in equity and inclusion as it is in the extraordinary diversity of our students. Our ability to attract, retain, and develop diverse talented educators, working collaboratively in teams, is vital to our success.

**About the Position**

The Middle School Digital Media teacher teaches elective courses that cover Digital Design, Digital Film, Digital Photography and Digital Media courses covering the skills of sound design and soundtracking, digital photography, graphic design, and filmmaking. Objectives for these courses are from the National Core Arts Standards. The teacher in this role also works with students to create the MS Yearbook.

**Qualifications**
- Experience with current best practices, current teaching materials, and current instructional strategies as well as recent professional growth activities
- Experience teaching using Adobe Photoshop, Procreate, iMovie and DSLR Cameras

**Specific Responsibilities**
- Plan and prepare throughout the year for effective instruction within the classroom
- Provide a classroom environment that is conducive to learning
- Effectively teach the curriculum, while maintaining rigorous and appropriate learning expectations of all students
- Effectively manage each group of students while providing for a variety of learning styles, ability levels, and educational backgrounds
- Individualize instruction when necessary to meet each student’s learning needs
- Accurately and regularly assess student progress
- Continuously monitor student learning and make appropriate modifications of goals and strategies to meet students’ needs
- Maintain up-to-date and accurate records of student progress and attendance
- Engage parents and students in the learning process through frequent and meaningful communications about student progress
- Engage in department/team planning, curriculum review, budgeting and other activities
- Interact cooperatively with other staff members in the development of cohesive curriculum materials and the establishment of instructional goals
- Cooperate with and participate in the planning and evaluation of the school program.
- Keep current in education through coursework, in-service programs, and by attending professional meetings and conferences
- Use technology as appropriate to enhance instruction
- Engage with students in meaningful activities beyond the classroom which extend learning experiences for students (coaching, organizing field trips, sponsorship of clubs, events, or community service projects, etc)

**Other Responsibilities**
- Engage with the administration and coaches in a committed effort to improve one’s own instructional skills
- Openly support and abide by all school policies and procedures
- Liaise with the Principal, taking on tasks as assigned, including all school goals

In addition to the above school-wide expectations, SAS has developed division faculty profiles to provide the greatest opportunity for the best match between our classroom needs and faculty strengths in order to be able to deliver an exemplary educational program for all students at each division. We encourage your thoughtful reflection on the following faculty profile for the MIddle School in determining whether your strengths provide a good match with the SAS division programs and expectations.
- Collaborate with other teachers in Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) that are focused on building clarity, consistency and coherence among team members for improved learning for ALL students
- Differentiates instruction and assessment based on student abilities, interests, and learning styles
- Passionate about learning
- Eager to remain current on best practices in teaching field
- Enjoys collaboration with colleagues and is an excell