Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Responsive Education Solutions is hiring a high school English Language Arts teacher for its virtual academy in Texas. The teacher will deliver standards-aligned online instruction, personalize learning, monitor student progress, and support students’ academic and social-emotional needs.
Responsibilities
- Take ownership of the knowledge of students and commit to stretching students’ cognitive capacities
- Use accomplished pedagogical expertise to execute lessons aligned to state standards while relating to and anticipating student needs through progress monitoring
- Use differentiate instruction to personalize learning and proactively minimize confusion or disengagement
- Deliver instruction to generate further student inquiry to promote problem-solving, real-world application, and high order thinking
- Establish an overwhelmingly positive class climate so regardless of what a student may be dealing with personally, your classroom is an emotional and social oasis
- Utilize analytical and reflective method for formal and informal student data
- Display mutual respect with students while maintaining an emotionally safe and supportive learning environment
- Maintain knowledge of the accommodations and modifications to be implemented in an IEP or 504 plan
- Implement any accommodations and modifications through the development of appropriate assignments and assessments
- Partner with special educators to determine the appropriate implementation of accommodations and modifications for specific content standards
- Comply with the Texas Educator Code of Ethics, the ResponsiveEd Employee Handbook, the ResponsiveEd Student-Parent Handbook, administrative directives and other manuals and procedures documents
- Serve as a test administrator during all state testing examination windows and district assessment testing as needed; which may require overnight travel. More information listed under Physical / Environmental Factors
- Performs all other duties as assigned
Skills
- All teachers need to be Texas state certified
- Completed a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university
- Valid Texas Teacher Certification in your area of instruction
- 1-3 years of teaching experience in a Texas Public School
- Exhibits passion and excitement about teaching
- Expects student performance to be nothing short of his/her best work
- Ability to produce significant output with minimal wasted effort
- Acts without being told what to do and brings new ideas to the faculty
- Demonstrates the ability to quickly and proficiently understand and absorb new information
- Demonstrates persistence and willingness to go the distance to get something done for a student
- Demonstrate the ability to be detail oriented
- Maintains stable performance under pressure
- Generates new and innovative approaches to the classroom or work-related problems
- Possesses a track record of working hard or a willingness to work hard
- Possesses listening skills where one seeks to understand other viewpoints
- Speaks and writes clearly and articulately in all forms of communication including eMail
- Follows through with verbal and written agreements with students, colleagues, and administration
- Solicits feedback and reacts calmly to suggestions
- Reaches out to peers and cooperates with supervisors to establish an overall collaborative working relationship
- Adjust quickly to changing priorities or conditions
- Organizes and manages time wisely
- Uses varied communication vehicles and opportunities to promote classroom dialogue
- Proficient computer skills and comfort with technology are necessary as the virtual classroom requires the integration of seamlessly transitioning from multiple platforms and programs
- Experience with mastery-based or individualized learning approaches to student education
- 1-3 years of virtual teaching experience
- Have two or more years of documented experience teaching online courses for students in Grades 3-12, AND successfully completed continuing professional development specific to online learning every three years
Benefits
- Home-based position.
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