Alabama Art Teacher

Stride, Inc.•Reston, AL

13d•$20 - $25•Remote

About The Position

K12, a Stride Company, provides families with an online option for a high-quality, personalized education experience. Students can thrive, find their passion, and learn in an environment that encourages discovery at their own pace. Stride Learning Solutions has been a leader in strategic solutions to solve district challenges, offering flexible online and blended learning options that boost modern instruction and promote lifelong student success. Learning Solutions teachers create a positive, engaging culture of learning; encourage and challenge students; provide targeted feedback on assignments; and personalize instruction to help students achieve their goals. Teachers monitor student progress and apply data-driven actions to improve student performance. This is a part-time hourly position up to 25 hours per week, requiring the ability to work independently and maintain a professional home office without distraction. Instructional hours fall between 9 AM - 5 PM EST (or 8 AM - 4 PM) based on the needs of the schools served. Availability and flexibility are important to properly support the schools and students' needs as they arise. Teachers create a welcoming class environment, adhere to course set-up and management guidelines, actively learn and engage in curriculum, analyze student data to improve achievement, and adhere to state and client-specific policies and procedures. They also support in-class facilitators, complete additional trainings, augment course content, and establish positive rapport with families. Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is expected.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
Active state teaching license
Ability to clear required background check
Ability to complete training within two weeks
Receptive to receiving coaching on a regular basis with administrators and teacher trainers
Ability to embrace change and adapt to ensure excellent student outcomes
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint
Ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new technologies and teaching platforms
Alabama Department of Education Art Teaching Certificate

Nice To Haves

Experience working with proposed age group
Experience supporting adults and children in the use of technology
Experience teaching in a synchronous environment such as Zoom or Newrow
Experience with online learning platforms

Responsibilities

Provides direct, engaging synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences for students daily (hours are determined by state/client needs)
Provides targeted, personalized feedback using a variety of techniques
Differentiates instruction based on student level of mastery
Schedules time daily to access learning management system and review student progress and grade submitted assignments
Creates a welcoming class environment adhering to course set-up and management guidelines
Actively learns and engages in curriculum
Analyzes student data and identifies appropriate actions that improve student achievement
Adheres to state and client specific policies and procedures, meeting non-negotiable deadlines
Supports in-class facilitators with classroom management, curricular and instructional issues, as well as basic troubleshooting in a virtual classroom environment that is in line with policies and procedures
Commitment to personalizing learning for all students
Ability to attend monthly data analysis meetings, work collaboratively with other teachers to interpret and produce numeric, tabular, and graphic representations of student data, and use it to drive instructional decisions
Complete additional trainings as part of teacher induction program and annually as required
Creates and/or Augments course content according to prescribed policies and procedures using appropriate asynchronous and synchronous tools under guidance from manager and content team
Establish and maintain positive rapport with families and proactively communicates with all stakeholders in a timely manner
Obtains additional State certifications as requested and maintains all active certifications.
Works on additional projects, as needed
Demonstrates a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion with all stakeholders