High School ASL Teacher

Stride Learning•Reston, VA

1d•$20 - $25•Remote

About The Position

K12, a Stride Company, believes in Education for ANY ONE. We provide 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. Passionate Educators are needed at the Stride K12 program, the Teacher Pool Program . We want you to be a part of our talented team! The mission of Teacher Pool is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience for students by incorporating school and community/family partnerships coupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a data-driven and student-centered instructional model. Student success will be measured by valid and reliable assessment data, parent and student satisfaction, and continued institutional growth within the academic community. Join us! The High School ASL Teacher is a highly qualified, state certified educator responsible for delivering specific course content in an online environment. High School ASL Teachers provide instruction, support, and guidance, manage the learning process, and focus on students’ individual needs. High School ASL 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. High School ASL 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. THIS IS A PART-TIME POSITION THAT WILL LIKELY PAY $20-$25/HOUR This is a part-time hourly position up to 25 hours per week. 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.). Additionally, the number of assigned hours may be impacted by various factors such as school need, certifications, 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
Appropriate state (6-12) High School ASL Teaching Certification R e quired
Ability to work independently is required.
Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday is imperative.
Residents of the 50 states and Washington, D.C.

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.
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 new technologies and teaching platforms.
Ability to maintain teacher certification/professional development hours and fluency in K12 systems, programs and curriculum.

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
Understands that a primary responsibility is to establish and maintain 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, as well as basic troubleshooting in a virtual classroom environment that is in line with academy policies and procedures
Travels as required (on average once per month and/or approximately 20% of the time) for face-to-face professional development, student testing, and as required by school