Opportunity Culture Teacher Resident 2025-2026

Ector County Independent School District•Odessa, TX

About The Position

Teacher residents are in their final year at a cooperating educator preparation provider, typically working toward certification or a bachelor's degree; they work full time for a full school year in various roles as determined by the multi-classroom leader (MCL) or mentor teacher while learning how to teach. The teacher resident is part of a small teaching tea m led by a MCL , an excellent teacher with prior high-growth student learning who leads, organizes, and develops a team of teachers and staff to serve multiple classrooms of students with excellence . Total instructional time exceeds that of typical student teaching roles . Teacher Residents work a minimum of 32 hours of a traditional 40-hour work week with 8 hours allowed each week for attending to coursework needed for degree/certification completion .

Requirements

Knowledge of subject matter being taught
Demonstrated interpersonal and group effectiveness working with adults and student, including interpersonal understanding and action to maintain relationships needed for success in school or similar environment
In final year of a bachelor's degree program or working toward a teaching certificate
Employment as a Teacher Resident is contingent upon meeting UTPB and Odessa College program requirements.

Responsibilities

Ensure a high-standards, differentiation-ready curriculum
Plan backward to align all lessons, activities, and assessments with high-expectation standards & curriculum
Implement and suggest improvements to instruction that develops higher-order thinking skills and is personalized, reflecting the levels and interests of individual students
Implement and suggest improvements to assessments that accurately assess student progress
Hold students accountable for high expectations of behavior and engagement that are ambitious
Together, create physical classroom environments conducive to collaborative and individual learning
Establish a culture of respect, enthusiasm, and rapport
Set high expectations of achievement for each student
Hold students accountable for ambitious, measurable standards of academic achievement
Identify and address individual students’ social, emotional, and behavioral learning needs and barriers
Identify and address individual students’ development of organizational and time-management skills
Invest students in their learning using influence techniques
Incorporate questioning and discussion in student learning
Incorporate small-group and individual instruction to personalize and tailor instruction to individual needs
Monitor and analyze student assessment data
Adjust instruction level and method for high growth
Keep students informed of their progress
Solicit and eagerly receive feedback from MCL and team members to improve professional skills
Maintain regular communication with families, as assigned; work collaboratively with them to design learning both at home and at school, and to encourage a home life conducive to learning success
Meet with team and MCL to ensure alignment of instructional vision and delivery in all classrooms and to troubleshoot students’ persistent learning challenges
Perform all professional duties allocated by MCL