Elementary School Teacher

Stride, Inc. • US - MI - Remote, MI

23h • Remote

About The Position

The Elementary School Teacher is a state-certified educator who delivers course content and provides instruction, support, and guidance to students in an online learning environment. The teacher manages students’ learning, addresses individual needs, monitors progress through Stride K12’s learning management system, and works with students and their parents or learning coaches to advance learning toward established goals. The position is virtual and typically performed from home, with occasional required travel for school functions, testing, and professional development.

This full-time role is with Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy (MGLVA), a Stride K12 partner school. The school’s mission is to provide an individualized and engaging education through school, community, and family partnerships, rigorous curriculum, and data-driven, student-centered instruction. The role typically requires at least 40 hours per week and maintaining a professional, distraction-free home office during the school’s usual workday, typically 9–5 or 8–4, or as defined by the school. Candidates must reside in Michigan and hold Michigan teaching certification with an Elementary endorsement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Active state teaching license; Michigan Teaching Certification with an Elementary endorsement is required.
• Must reside in Michigan.
• Ability to clear the required background check.
• Ability to work independently, typically 40 or more hours per week.
• Ability to maintain a professional, distraction-free home office during the workday.
• Commitment to students’ ability to succeed and meet high expectations.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with the proposed age group.
• Experience supporting adults and children in using technology.
• Experience teaching online or in a brick-and-mortar environment.
• Experience with online learning platforms.
• Ability to collaborate with other teachers to interpret and produce numeric, tabular, and graphic representations of student data and use them to guide instructional decisions.
• Receptiveness to regular coaching from administrators and teacher trainers.
• Ability to embrace change and adapt to support excellent student outcomes.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new technologies and teaching platforms.
• Ability to maintain teacher certification and professional development hours, and fluency in K12 systems, programs, and curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Provide engaging synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences for students.
• Personalize learning and differentiate instruction according to students’ mastery levels.
• Use prescribed policies and procedures to augment course content with appropriate synchronous and asynchronous tools under the guidance of the principal and coach.
• Maintain the grade book, uphold academic integrity, make student placement and promotion decisions, and alert administrators to concerns about student performance and progress.
• Prepare students for high-stakes standardized tests.
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with families and communicate with and respond to students and learning coaches or parents in a timely manner.
• Support learning coaches and parents with curricular and instructional issues and basic troubleshooting in the virtual classroom, consistent with academy policies and procedures.
• Travel as required, on average once per month and/or approximately 20% of the time, for face-to-face professional development, student testing, and other school requirements.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the supervisor.

What This Job Offers

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