[Remote] HS ELA Teacher

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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