High School Spanish Teacher

Stride Learning•Reston, VA

4d•$20 - $25•Remote

About The Position

K12, a Stride Company, believes in Education for ANYONE . 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 Teach er Poo l Pr ogram . We want you to be a part of our talented team! The mission of Teach er 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 Spanish Teacher is a highly qualified, state certified educator responsible for delivering specific course content in an online environment. High School Spanish Teachers provide instruction, support, and guidance, manage the learning process, and focus on students’ individual needs. High School Spanish 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 Spanish Teachers typically work from home. THIS IS A PART-TIME POSITION THAT WILL LIKELY PAY $20-$25/HOUR This is a part-time hourly position. 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
Appropriate state (6-12) High School Spanish Teaching Certification
Ability to work independently is required.
Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday is imperative.
Open to 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