HS Science Teacher

Responsive Education Solutions•Lewisville, TX

13h•Remote

About The Position

This position is a home-based role for a virtual learning school in Texas, expanding on the success of over 70 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 faculty and staff are high-performing, motivated individuals dedicated to exceptional programs for Texas students. Virtual teachers are content experts who utilize best practices to ensure high student success rates for a diverse student body, acting as persistent supporters and advocates for students. They are reflective practitioners with professional demeanors, demonstrating leadership outside the classroom and a commitment to changing students' lives.

Requirements

Valid Texas Teacher Certification in your area of instruction
1-3 years of teaching experience in a Texas Public School
Must be Texas state certified
Must live within the state of Texas

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
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 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.