HS Business Teacher

Responsive Education Solutions•Lewisville, TX

3d•Remote

About The Position

This position is a home based position. All teachers need to be Texas state certified and live within the state of Texas. Position Summary: Join us as we expand our virtual learning schooling options in Texas, building upon the success of our more than 70 brick and mortar campuses across the state of Texas. Our school provides hope for students by providing an innovative, personalized environment where students are academically successful and develop into lifelong learners. Our leadership team, our faculty, and our staff are high-performing, motivated individuals who are driven to provide exceptional programs for students in the state of Texas. Virtual teachers are content experts who instruct using only the best practices to ensure high levels of student success for our diverse student body. Our teachers persistently support and advocate for our students. Our teachers are reflective practitioners with professional demeanors. Our teachers demonstrate leadership outside of the classroom and are committed to changing the lives of students. Our teachers are among the best educators in the great state of Texas. Qualifications: Education/Certification:

Requirements

Completed a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university
Valid Texas Teacher Certification in your area of instruction
1-3 years of teaching experience in a Texas Public School
Exhibits passion and excitement about teaching
Expects student performance to be nothing short of his/her best work
Ability to produce significant output with minimal wasted effort
Acts without being told what to do and brings new ideas to the faculty
Demonstrates the ability to quickly and proficiently understand and absorb new information
Demonstrates persistence and willingness to go the distance to get something done for a student.
Demonstrate the ability to be detail oriented
Maintains stable performance under pressure
Generates new and innovative approaches to the classroom or work-related problems
Possesses a track record of working hard or a willingness to work hard
Possesses listening skills where one seeks to understand other viewpoints
Speaks and writes clearly and articulately in all forms of communication including eMail
Follows through with verbal and written agreements with students, colleagues, and administration
Solicits feedback and reacts calmly to suggestions
Reaches out to peers and cooperates with supervisors to establish an overall collaborative working relationship
Adjust quickly to changing priorities or conditions
Organizes and manages time wisely
Uses varied communication vehicles and opportunities to promote classroom dialogue
Proficient computer skills and comfort with technology are necessary as the virtual classroom requires the integration of seamlessly transitioning from multiple platforms and programs

Nice To Haves

Experience with mastery-based or individualized learning approaches to student education (Preferred)
1-3 years of virtual teaching experience (Preferred)
Have two or more years of documented experience teaching online courses for students in Grades 3-12, AND successfully completed continuing professional development specific to online learning every three years (Preferred)

Responsibilities

Take ownership of the knowledge of students and commit to stretching students’ cognitive capacities
Use accomplished pedagogical expertise to execute lessons aligned to state standards while relating to and anticipating student needs through progress monitoring
Use differentiate instruction to personalize learning and proactively minimize confusion or disengagement
Deliver instruction to generate further student inquiry to promote problem-solving, real-world application, and high order thinking
Establish an overwhelmingly positive class climate so regardless of what a student may be dealing with personally, your classroom is an emotional and social oasis
Utilize analytical and reflective method for formal and informal student data
Display mutual respect with students while maintaining an emotionally safe and supportive learning environment
Maintain knowledge of the accommodations and modifications to be implemented in an IEP or 504 plan
Implement any accommodations and modifications through the development of appropriate assignments and assessments
Partner with special educators to determine the appropriate implementation of accommodations and modifications for specific content standards
Comply with the Texas Educator Code of Ethics, the ResponsiveEd Employee Handbook, the ResponsiveEd Student-Parent Handbook, administrative directives and other manuals and procedures documents
Serve as a test administrator during all state testing examination windows and district assessment testing as needed; which may require overnight travel.
Performs all other duties as assigned