HS ELA Teacher

Responsive Education Solutions•Lewisville, TX

1d•Remote

About The Position

This position is a home-based role for a High School English Language Arts (ELA) Teacher within the state of Texas. The school is expanding its virtual learning options, building on the success of its existing brick-and-mortar campuses. The school aims to provide hope for students through an innovative, personalized environment that fosters academic success and lifelong learning. The leadership, faculty, and staff are high-performing individuals dedicated to exceptional programs for Texas students. Virtual teachers are expected to be content experts, utilizing best practices to ensure high student success for a diverse student body. They are persistent advocates for students, reflective practitioners with professional demeanors, and demonstrate leadership outside the classroom, committed to changing students' lives.

Requirements

Must be Texas state certified.
Must live within the state of Texas.
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.

Nice To Haves

Experience with mastery-based or individualized learning approaches to student education.
1-3 years of virtual teaching experience.
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.

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 differentiated 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 methods 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.