About the position
Design and facilitate high-impact learning experiences and assessments tailored to the digital classroom, nurturing each student's well-being while honing their academic skills. Beyond the virtual classroom, the teacher will play a key role in refining our curriculum to ensure our online courses remain engaging and relevant.
Responsibilities
• Teach multiple assigned courses, managing multiple preparations and varied student pacing simultaneously.
• Plan and prepare lessons using appropriate instructional strategies, activities, and materials that incorporate multiple learning modalities and approaches.
• Include accommodations and modifications for students with learning differences.
• Present subject matter in accordance with Texas Education Agency guidelines, board policies, and administrative regulations.
• Use synchronous and asynchronous tools to communicate and deliver instruction.
• Meet with students through synchronous online tools to provide additional academic support as needed.
• Help students analyze and improve online learning skills, including organization, time management, communication, and collaboration.
• Manage student behavior in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct and Student Handbook.
• Establish and maintain a positive community of online learners using collaboration and rapport-building strategies.
• Serve as a positive role model and support the mission of the school district.
• Develop and implement plans for the assigned curriculum program and provide written evidence of preparation as required.
• Participate as a subject matter expert and designer in the development and revision of courses within certificated subject areas.
• Conduct and document TEKS reviews and course audits within designated subject areas, following campus, district, and state schedules and guidelines.
• Assist with accessibility reviews for all courses within the discipline in accordance with campus, district, and state requirements.
• Cooperate with other staff members to plan and implement instructional goals, objectives, and methods aligned with district expectations.
• Conduct ongoing formal and informal assessments of student achievement.
• Maximize LMS tools and analytics to monitor student progress and address individual learner needs.
• Provide prompt, relevant, and constructive feedback on assignments and overall progress.
• Notify stakeholders of student progress in accordance with district and campus guidelines.
• Establish communication norms, including expected response times for emails, calls, assignment feedback, and parent communications.
• Maintain open lines of communication by conducting conferences with parents, students, counselors, principals, and teachers.
• Use effective communication skills to present information accurately and clearly.
• Maintain professional relationships with all stakeholders, including colleagues, counselors, students, parents, and community members.
• Participate in ongoing professional development specific to online teaching and course development.
• Attend regular PLC, data, and course design meetings.
• Attend and participate in faculty meetings and serve on staff committees as required.
• Periodically attend local, regional, and national conferences.
• Keep informed of and comply with state, district, and school regulations and policies for classroom teachers.
• Compile, maintain, and file all required physical and electronic reports, records, and documentation.
• Other Duties as Assigned
Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree
• Valid Texas secondary teaching certificate in assigned subject
• Professional development training in online hybrid/virtual instruction (may be obtained after hire through the district)
• Knowledge of subject(s) assigned
• Strong knowledge of TEKS, curriculum, and instructional strategies
• Strong knowledge of teaching and learning in an online environment
• Effective collaborator
• Knowledge of effective data analysis and response to data
• Three or more years of teaching classroom and or online teaching experience