SCIENCE TEACHER Position Available In Rowan, North Carolina

SCIENCE TEACHER 3.6 3.6

out of 5 stars China Grove, NC 28023

Purpose:

To plan, organize, and present instruction and instructional environments, which help the student learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their education and social development.

Supervises:

May coordinate and direct the activities of teacher assistants.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

A .

Major Function:

Management of Instructional Time The Teacher:

has materials, supplies, and equipment for each lesson ready at the start of the lesson or instructional activity; gets the class started quickly; gets students on task quickly at the beginning of each lesson; maintains a high level of student time-on-task. B.

Major Function:

Management of Student Behavior The Teacher:

has established a set rules and procedures that govern the handling of routine administrative matters; has established a set of rules and procedures that govern student verbal participation and talk during different types of activities-whole class instruction, small group instruction, etc; has established a set of rules and procedures that govern student movement in the classroom during different types of instructional and non-instructional activities; frequently monitors that behavior of all students during whole-class, small groups, and seat work activities and during transitions between instructional activities; stops inappropriate behavior promptly and consistently, yet maintain the dignity of the student. C.

Major Function:

Instructional Presentation The Teacher:

Begins lesson or instructional activity with a review of previous materials; introduces the lesson or instructional activity and specific learning objectives when appropriate; speaks fluently and precisely; presents the lesson or instructional activity using concepts and language understandable to the students; provides relevant examples and demonstrations to illustrate concepts and skills; assigns tasks that students handle with a high rate of success; conducts lesson or instructional activity at a brisk pace, slowing presentations when necessary for student understanding but avoiding slowdowns; makes transitions between lessons and between instructional activities within lessons efficiently and smoothly; makes sure that the assignment is clear; summarizes the main point(s) of the lesson at the end of the lesson or instructional activity. D.

Major Function:

Instructional Monitoring of Student Performance The Teacher:

Maintains clear, firm, and reasonable work and standards and due dates; circulates during class work to check all students’ performance; routinely uses oral, written, and other work products to check students’ progress; poses questions clearly and one at a time. E.

Major Function:

Instructional Feedback The Teacher:

provides feedback on the correctness or incorrectness of in-class work to encourage student growth;regularly provides prompt feedback on assigned out-of-class work; affirms a correct oral response to appropriately, and moves on; provides sustaining feedback after an incorrect response or no response by probing, repeating the questions, giving a clue, or allowing more time. F.

Major Function:

Facilitating Instruction The Teacher:

Has an instructional plan which is compatible with the school and system curricular goals; uses diagnostic information obtained from tests and other assessment procedures to develop and revise objectives and/or tasks; maintains accurate records to document student performance; has instructional plan that matches/aligns objectives, learning strategies, assessment, and student needs at the appropriate level of difficulty; uses available human and material resources to support the instructional program. G.

Major Function:

Interacting Within the

Education Environment The Teacher:

Treats all students in a fair and equitable manner, interacts, effectively with students, co-workers, parents and community. H.

Major Function:

Performing Non-Instructional Duties The Teacher:

Carries out non-instructional duties as assigned and/or as need is perceived; adheres to establishedlaws, policies, rules, and regulation; follows a plan for professional development and demonstrates evidence of growth. North Carolina

ESL K-12

Licensure Preferred