High School Agri-Science Teacher - Indiana Connections Academy

Connections Academy•Indianapolis, IN

57d•Remote

About The Position

Working from a home office in Indiana, the Agri-Sciences Teacher will support the mission of the school, teach students, and virtually manage instructional programs. Through use of the phone calls, Class for Zoom sessions, and various curriculum and communication tools, they will consult regularly with students and caretakers/learning coaches to ensure that each student gains proficiency and demonstrates essential skills and standards for the course(s) taught. The Teacher will be responsible for the successful completion of the following tasks:

Requirements

Highly qualified and certified to teach Agri-Science/Animals Pathways courses in Indiana:
Principles of Agriculture 7117
Animal Science 5008
Advanced Life Science, Animals 5070
Strong technology skills (especially in Google Suite)
Interpersonal Skills: oral and written communication, organization, timeliness, flexibility, collaboration, student-centered practices, problem-solving
Ability to work remotely and travel within the state of Indiana as needed
Ability to utilize a person cell phone device for multi-factor authentication

Responsibilities

Effectively guide all homeroom students and families through academic programming requirements:
Maintain regular communication with students and parents/learning coaches
Advise students and families related to academics, career planning, and graduation;
Keep informed of all high school graduation requirements;
Understand the requirements for and assist the facilitation of all required school testing;
Encourage and monitor student engagement in career readiness programming;
Provide quality instruction and promote student achievement
Plan data-driven instruction;
Create and deliver standards-based, objective-driven instruction via web conferencing (Class for Zoom);
Design and provide asynchronous instructional resources;
Provide assessment feedback and complete all grading in a timely manner;
Work collaboratively with other teachers as an active member of the Professional Learning Community
Support students and parents with alternate strategies and provide additional assistance with daily assignments and projects;
Consult with other teachers and staff learning specialists to develop alternate enrichment activities and modifications to students' programs to increase student understanding;
Provide tiered interventions and targeted support to students through small group and individual instruction
Contribute to school culture and overall school operations:
Plan and attend regional field trips and make efforts to integrate trips into the curriculum;
Devise and implement virtual methods of creating and maintaining a "school community";
Collaboration with Special Populations teachers and School Counselors to ensure students and families are receiving appropriate communications, students are making adequate progress, and established goals are being met;
Attend and participate in all in-person and remote staff meetings and events;
Participate in state testing events (may require overnight travel);
Other duties as assigned.