CTE Teacher: TED Education - Aviation

Catawba County Schools • Newton, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of this role is to plan, organize, and present instruction and instructional environments that help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their educational and social development. This is a full-time, 10-month exempt position.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• Must be willing to complete the required Technology Education Praxis exam (Test 5051) in order to complete requirements for CTE License 820 Technology Engineering and Design Education
• At least 2 years of work experience within the past 5 years
• Must be willing to complete the required coursework and New Teacher induction in order to become licensed by the State of North Carolina, if the candidate is not a certified teacher.
• Willing to obtain a NC Commercial Driver’s License (NC CDL)
• Ability to constantly monitor the safety and well-being of students, particularly when student is participating in an inclusive activity.
• Ability to motivate students.
• Ability to maintain a clean and orderly environment.
• Ability to perform general clerical duties.
• Ability to maintain order and discipline in a classroom.
• Ability to operate common office machines.
• Ability to maintain basic files and records.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments.

Responsibilities

• Management of Instructional Time: Have materials, supplies, and equipment for each lesson ready at the start of the lesson or instructional activity; get the class started quickly; get students on task quickly at the beginning of each lesson; maintain a high level of student time-on-task.
• Management of Student Behavior: Establish a set of rules and procedures that govern the handling of routine administrative matters; establish a set of rules and procedures that govern student verbal participation and talk during different types of activities; establish a set of rules and procedures that govern student movement in the classroom; frequently monitor the behavior of all students; stop inappropriate behavior promptly and consistently, yet maintain the dignity of the student.
• Instructional Presentation: Begin lesson or instructional activity with a review of previous materials; introduce the lesson or instructional activity and specific learning objectives when appropriate; speak fluently and precisely; present the lesson or instructional activity using concepts and language understandable to the students; provide relevant examples and demonstrations; assign tasks that students handle with a high rate of success; ask appropriate levels of questions that students handle with a high rate of success; conduct lesson or instructional activity at a brisk pace, slowing presentations when necessary for student understanding but avoiding slowdowns; make transitions between lessons and between instructional activities efficiently and smoothly; make sure that the assignment is clear; summarize the main point(s) of the lesson at the end of the lesson or instructional activity.
• Instructional Monitoring of Student Performance: Maintain clear, firm and reasonable work standards and due dates; circulate during class work to check all students’ performance; routinely use oral, written, and other work products to check student progress; pose questions clearly and one at a time.
• Instructional Feedback: Provide feedback on the correctness or incorrectness of in-class work to encourage student growth; regularly provide prompt feedback on assigned out-of-class work; affirm a correct oral response appropriately, and move on; provide sustaining feedback after an incorrect response or no response by probing, repeating the question, giving a clue, or allowing more time.
• Facilitating Instruction: Have an instructional plan which is compatible with the school and system-wide curricular goals; use diagnostic information obtained from tests and other assessment procedures to develop and revise objectives and/or tasks; maintain accurate records to document student performance; have instructional plan that matches/aligns objectives, learning strategies, assessment and student needs at the appropriate level of difficulty; use available human and material resources to support the instructional program.
• Interacting Within the Educational Environment: Treat all students in a fair and equitable manner; interact effectively with students, co-workers, parents, and community.
• Performing Non-Instructional Duties: Carry out non-instructional duties as assigned and/or as need is perceived; adhere to established laws, policies, rules, and regulations; follow a plan for professional development and demonstrate evidence of growth.
• Perform other related work as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level