8th Grade Social Studies

Kennedy Middle School 

Beginning April 28, 2025 - End of School Year

 

 

Long Term Substitutes receive a daily rate of $125.00 for the first 20 days of work. Starting on the 21st day, they are compensated at the daily rate for either a Bachelor's ($336.41) or Master's ($361.53) level, based on their qualifications, for the remainder of their assignment.

 

Job Goal: Instruct Grade 8 students in Social Studies (Civics). Facilitate student success in development of academic and interpersonal skills, implement district approved curriculum, and strive to meet the individual needs, interests and abilities of students. Provide a safe and supportive learning environment and communicate with students, families and administration regarding student progress, expectations and goals. 

 

Support students in the following through implementation of the 8th grade Civics curriculum: demonstrating civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions; developing focused questions/problem statements and conducting inquiries; organizing information and data from multiple primary and secondary sources; analyzing the purpose and point of view of each source; distinguishing opinion from fact; evaluating the credibility, accuracy, and relevance of each source; arguing or explaining conclusions, using valid reasoning and evidence; determining next steps and taking informed action, as appropriate.

 

Certification:

Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university

Current Massachusetts licensure in History/Social Science 5-12 

 

Reports To:  Building Principal and History/Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator

 

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES (include but are not limited to):

• Implement, refine, modify, instruction based district curriculum and upon the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Frameworks
• Remain fully committed to continuously learning, improving, reflecting, and working together with administrators and colleagues to ensure that all students achieve at high levels.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the subject matter and the pedagogy it requires by engaging students in learning experiences that enable them to acquire knowledge and skills in the subject.
• Demonstrate knowledge of developmental levels of students and the different ways students learn by providing differentiated learning experiences to enable all students to progress toward meeting intended outcomes.
• Ability to develop well-structured lessons with challenging, measurable objectives and appropriate student engagement strategies, pacing, sequence, activities, materials, resources, technologies, and grouping
• Design units of instruction with measurable outcomes and challenging tasks requiring higher-order thinking skills that enable students to learn the knowledge and skills defined in state standards/local curricula.
• Design and administer informal and formal assessments, including common interim assessments, to measure each student's learning, growth, and progress toward achieving state/local standards.
• Consistently define high expectations for the quality of student work and the perseverance and effort required to produce it.
• Use rituals, routines, and appropriate responses that create and maintain a safe physical and intellectual environment where students take academic risks and most behaviors that interfere with learning are prevented.
• Use strategies and practices that are likely to enable students to demonstrate respect for and affirm their own and others' differences related to background, identity, language, strengths, and challenges.
• Use strategies to support every family to participate actively and appropriately in the classroom and school community.
• Show understanding of and sensitivity to different families' home language, culture, and values.
• Reflect on the effectiveness of lessons, units, and interactions with students, both individually and with colleagues, and use insights gained to improve practice and student learning.
• Seek out and apply ideas for improving practice from supervisors, colleagues, professional development activities, and other resources to gain expertise and/or assume different instruction and leadership responsibilities.
• Effectively collaborate with colleagues in such work as developing standards-based units, examining student work, analyzing student performance, and planning appropriate intervention.
• Demonstrate sound judgment reflecting integrity, honesty, fairness, and trustworthiness and protect student confidentiality appropriately.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulations
• Responsible for instructional and general duties as assigned by the Principal, History/Social Studies Coordinator, Assistant Superintendents or Superintendent of Schools

At the Woburn Public Schools, we are committed to cultivating an environment where diverse perspectives and backgrounds are embraced, acknowledging that a team reflecting diversity of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, and veteran status allows us to serve our communities better. To that end, Woburn Public Schools continues to be an Equal Opportunity Employer  and a district member of Mass Partnership for Diversity in Education.