Job Description:

Ecology & Physics Science Teacher Requirements:

• Valid and current Arizona teaching certification and driver’s license (or ability to obtain prior to start of school)

• Deep understanding of high school science concepts instructional methodology

• Willingness to collaborate with colleagues in planning and implementing

investigations in other academic areas as needed

• Competence with students and curriculum for Ecology & Physics

• Interest in integrating literacy instruction to support subject area inquiry

• Willingness to differentiate instruction and provide accommodations in a fully inclusive setting

• Collaborate in the design, implementation, and evaluation of “intensives” (ten-day courses offered at the end of academic semesters)

• Arrange and facilitate well-planned fieldwork experiences to support expeditions

Preferred Attributes:

• Teaching experience at the high school level in an EL or similar program

• Experience integrating literacy instruction to support students’ writing about math understanding

• Experience pulling in outside experts in a particular field to support particular studies

• Experience using fieldwork to support the content curriculum

• Wilderness First Responder, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, or related safety training for field settings

• Experience integrating the use of technology into the teaching of science
• Master Degree in related field preferred