High School Agriscience Teacher

Division: High School

• Applicant must possess a valid Michigan teaching certificate in secondary education and meet the highly qualified requirements for the specific content area
• Certifications include HX, Agriscience and Natural Resources; VA Career and Technical Education or eligible for Annual Authorization.
• Work collaboratively and cooperatively with students, families, colleagues, and administrators
• Able to efficiently use technology for instruction, assessment and/or demonstration
• Plan and implement programs and events to support and promote Agriscience issues
• Maintain a high level of successful leadership and involvement in FFA programs and events
• Train students for participation in local, regional, state and national contests
• Work successfully as a contributing member of the Agriscience community
• Supervise student projects as part of their individual Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) plan
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• Monitor student progress, using assessments to guide instruction and making adjustments as
• necessary to assure student success
• Support and relate positively to high school level students; maintaining respectful, appropriate relationships
• Communicate and work effectively with students, parents, colleagues, and administration
• Effectively instruct students in the required curriculum and assessments 
• Design and plan instructional lessons that are aligned to State Content Expectations and the District’s Documented Curriculum
• Differentiate instruction and assessment as required for diverse learners; coordinating successfully with counselors and other teachers assigned to support diverse learners 
• Reflect on teaching practices and actively participate in professional development, becoming engaged
• in professional learning communities, and keeping informed of current trends/topics and practices
• in general, in education, and specifically in the teacher’s content area
• Maintain appropriate and timely student records; coordinating successfully with counselors and other teachers assigned to support diverse learners 
• Successfully implement clearly understood and effective classroom management practices
• Maintain an appropriate, productive, inclusive and efficient learning environment
• Implement building/district improvement plans within instructional, planning and assessment practices
• Effectively utilize technology to enhance instruction; coordinating as necessary with counselors
• and other teachers assigned to support diverse learners
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• Successful completion of student teaching
• Additional experiences with high school aged students (coaching, clubs, etc.)
• Knowledge of High School curriculum standards
• Knowledge of the diverse needs of adolescent learners

• Valid Michigan Teaching Certificate
• Meet Highly Qualified Requirements

• Demonstrated enjoyment for helping all students succeed
• Possesses knowledge of diverse needs of secondary aged students; capacity to support; empathy
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and positively with students, colleagues, and parents/guardians  
• Able to foster an interest in learning; creative thinking and problem solving
• Enjoys working with a team of dedicated professional as a contributing member 
• Knowledge of and/or experience in differentiated instruction for diverse learners
• Able to effectively manage a classroom as a productive learning environment
• Demonstrates a deeply held belief that all students can achieve 

• Must be able to meet the needs of all students including those with diverse learning and
• assessment needs 
• Work in a variety of situations and environments including classrooms, barns, fields and other
• agriculture settings
• Sit at desk; actively model instruction; move in various situations while supporting student needs
• Communicate successfully through writing and speaking with a variety of persons
• Able to use a computer and related software with fingers and repetitive motions