An English or Language Arts Teacher teaches English in elementary to secondary schools. Focuses on English, writing, composition, literature, and critical analysis. In elementary school, language arts classes focus on basic reading, writing and linguistic / communication skills. In middle school, the English curriculum evolves and expands to include more complicated reading comprehension, such as fiction, poetry and essays. In teaching high school, the focus relies on developing analytical skills.
Bachelor's degree and valid Indiana Language Arts or Elementary Education license or eligible to receive a valid Indiana Language Arts Teacher's or Elementary Education incense or permit.
Experience:
Professional experience in the employment discipline with professional, technical, and experience requirements. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. Assist in the achievement of the short and long-term educational goals of the school corporation. Serve as the instructional leader in the classroom. Design and conduct learning situations which instruct students in the content of one's respective discipline per the MCS adopted curriculum, course of study and Indiana Academic Standards. Stimulate each student to want to live an honest, responsible, fruitful life, instilling within each one a feeling of competency and productivity. Encourage students through a positive personal attitude to utilize every opportunity for a constructive learning experience. Systematically acquire knowledge about individual students for helping them plan and conduct needed learning experiences. Teach students the skills for recognizing fact, opinion, theory, approximation, bias, and propaganda, and for evaluating each in terms of personal value. Participate in curricular and program development with principals, supervisors, and department chairpersons for initiating curricular improvements meeting students' needs. Assume active participation in in-service programs for professional improvement. Observe established policies of the corporation and school; make recommendations for changes in policies when advisable. Confer with students and parents at appropriate and set times. Sponsor and supervise reasonable extracurricular assignments, chaperon school events, and monitor assigned areas. Involve the students and parents, when feasible, in planning, implementing, and evaluating units of study. Execute teaching activities in a constructive and meaningful manner. Evaluate student progress, issue grades and reports; prepare, record and report class attendance. Handle discipline problems within classroom areas, arrange and conduct parent conferences; assist in building discipline and security. Supervise paraprofessional, student, and volunteer helpers. Perform other duties assigned by the Principal.
