Elementary School Teacher

Stride, Inc.•Reston, TX

2d•$45,000 - $48,752•Remote

About The Position

The Elementary School Teacher is a highly qualified, state-certified educator responsible for delivering specific course content in an online environment. Elementary School Teachers provide instruction, support, and guidance, manage the learning process, and focus on students’ individual needs. Elementary School Teachers monitor student progress through Stride K12’s learning management system. They actively work closely with students and parents/learning coaches to advance each student’s learning toward established goals. Elementary School Teachers typically work from home but must travel occasionally throughout the year to various school functions, such as state testing or as otherwise required by the school. Ability to work independently is required. Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday is imperative. Instructional hours fall between 9-5 EST (or 8-4) based on the needs of the schools we serve. Assigned hours may range based on various factors (school need, content area, teacher availability, etc.). As part of our program, we work with a variety of schools to support their needs and their students by offering live class sessions based on the daily school schedule. This means that availability and flexibility are important within our program to properly support the schools we serve, and students' needs as they arise.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
Active state teaching license
Ability to clear required background check
Ability to work collaboratively with other teachers to interpret and produce numeric, tabular, and graphic representations of student data, and use it to drive instructional decisions.
Receptive to receiving coaching regularly 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 modern technologies and teaching platforms.
Ability to maintain teacher certification/professional development hours and fluency in K12 systems, programs, and curriculum.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with proposed age group.
Experience supporting adults and children in the use of technology.
Experience teaching in an online (virtual) and/or in a brick-and-mortar environment.
Experience with online learning platforms.

Responsibilities

Provides rich and engaging synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences for students.
Commitment to personalizing learning for all students.
Demonstrates a belief in all students’ ability to succeed and meet high expectations.
Differentiates instruction based on student level of mastery.
Augments course content according to prescribed policies and procedures using appropriate asynchronous and synchronous tools under guidance from principal and coach.
Maintains grade book ensuring student academic integrity, makes student placement and promotion decisions, and alerts administrators to concerns about student performance and progress.
Prepares students for high stakes standardized tests.
Establishes and maintains positive rapport with families and regularly communicates with and responds to students and learning coaches/parents in a timely manner.
Supports learning coaches/parents with student curricular and instructional issues and basic troubleshooting in a virtual classroom environment in line with academy policies and procedures.