Social Studies Teacher

The successful candidate will be able to effectively:

• Demonstrate commitment to the safety and security of children and young people (child protection).
• Collaborate around meeting our mission:  We inspire innovation and compassionate action.
• Communicate and collaborate in a professional manner.
• Inspire students to engage and lead in a diverse global community.
• Create an environment where students passionately exercise agency in pursuing social studies.
• Contribute to the creation and revision of the Social Studies curriculum.
• Share interests and passions with students through the after-school program.
• Commit to continual professional learning.
• Plan meaningful assessment opportunities.
• Drive learning through assessment and feedback.
• Reflect on assessment goals and targets.
• Plan and deliver effective and meaningful learning opportunities.
• Know and respond to the needs of all students.
• Promote agency and innovation in the learning process.
• Foster compassion and build relationships amongst all the ISG community.
• Exhibit effective and positive classroom management.
• Contribute to student growth and collaboration.
• Effectively assess and report on student academic achievement and learning dispositions.
• Espouse creativity and passion in and out of the classroom.
• Embody, uphold and promote the ISG Assessment Beliefs:
  • Purpose:
    • The purpose of assessment is to improve learning.
  • Beliefs:
    • The student is the first and most important user of assessment data.
    • Reflection is integral to deep learning.
    • Assessments should be aligned with adopted standards.
    • Feedback to students should be timely, targeted, accurate, actionable, ongoing, and embedded in the assessment process.
    • Assessments should produce accurate data capable of informing instruction and learning.
    • Assessments should give students opportunities to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways.
    • Creating and upholding structures that support teacher collaboration around assessment practices will enhance student learning.
• Strive to help students demonstrate and embody the characteristics of the ISG Profile of Graduates:
  • Leadership - inspire and motivate others.
  • Collaboration - purposeful and effective interaction with others.
  • Individuality - self-development, confidence, and motivation.
  • Open mindedness - embrace and respect diverse ideas to refine perspective(s), balance judgment, and inspire compassion.
  • Balance - well-roundedness, focus, and sustenance of a healthy mental and physical lifestyle through an efficient and proficient use of time.
  • Integrity - willingness and desire to do the right thing.
  • Growth mindset - belief that talents may be learned and perfected through perseverance.
  • Critical thinking - apply multiple perspectives and deep reasoning to real world situations.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the High School Assistant Principal.