Virtual Arkansas Online Adjunct Teacher - Concurrent Credit (Part-Time)

Arch Ford•Plumerville, AR

14d•Remote

About The Position

Virtual Arkansas (VA) is seeking an Online Adjunct Teacher for Concurrent Credit courses. VA's mission is to equip, engage, and empower students through unique digital opportunities, partnering with local schools to provide course offerings not otherwise available. This role involves teaching courses to high school students in a blended learning environment and requires the teacher to serve as a subject matter expert, engaging in curriculum and assessment design to ensure the quality and alignment of VA online courses. The teacher will be employed through Southeast Education Service Cooperative in Monticello, AR, and will teach Composition I and Composition II. The Virtual Arkansas Online teacher is evaluated using a unique instrument, A Crosswalk of the NSQ Teaching Standards and the Danielson Framework, designed to articulate the responsibilities of online instructors. Standard E focuses on Accessibility and Usability, emphasizing the curation and creation of instructional materials, tools, strategies, and resources to engage all learners and achieve academic goals. This includes aligning content with learning goals, incorporating subject-specific and developmentally appropriate resources, designing courses with continuous assessment opportunities, and developing a range of assessments. The Virtual Arkansas Concurrent English online teacher is responsible for following the established curriculum and providing instruction in a virtual learning environment. This position supports a year-long concurrent sequence. The teacher will leverage digital tools, the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS), and the Student Information System (SIS) to deliver lessons, assess student progress, provide feedback, and intervene with students who are struggling. The role requires adeptness at engaging students remotely, fostering a positive learning environment, and adapting to the challenges of digital education. Duties fall into three primary categories: Instructional/Traditional, Curriculum, and Assessment.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in English or Master’s degree in another subject with 18 graduate hours in English (to be approved by the partnering university).
Hold an Arkansas secondary ELA license for 7-12 (052 - English; 166 - Eng Lang Arts; or 4031 - English Reg)
Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines and prioritize tasks
Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times, stressful environment
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent interpersonal, teamwork, and customer service skills
Proficiency in using digital tools and platforms
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to monitor, analyze, and interpret student data to then make informed decisions related to student progress and success
Desire and ability to learn and adapt to new and emerging technologies and teaching strategies
Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
Periodic travel requirements
Sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, or crouch
Use hands to handle or feel, type, and pick up objects, and reach with hands and arms
Speak and hear to communicate effectively
Frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
Pass local, state, and federal criminal background checks, as well as a child maltreatment central registry check.

Nice To Haves

115/4051 licensure code, Online Teaching K-12

Responsibilities

Effectively utilize the Virtual Arkansas technology systems, programs, software, and platforms to perform duties and deliver instruction
Plan, prepare and design digital lessons and assignments
Learn and utilize effective synchronous and asynchronous student engagement strategies
Implement intervention and enrichment strategies based on assessment data and mastery of standards
Utilize effective and efficient student feedback tools and strategies
Monitor student progress and respond appropriately to the needs of the students
Monitor discussion boards and behavior of students
Implement effective/efficient communication strategies with students and local digital learning facilitators
Attend and participate in required professional development, department-level collaborative teams, intervention meetings, and other required meetings
Maintain availability for students throughout each school week
Deliver and respond to communications, including emails and messages, in a timely manner
Collaborate with all stakeholders (e.g. students, parents, colleagues, local school facilitators, supervisors, etc.) for the purpose of establishing and maintaining effective professional communication and positive relationships
Implement ELL, IEP, and 504 goals and accommodations into lessons and assessments
Maintain a professional home office
Complete other duties as assigned consistent with online, digital teaching
Monitor the digital curriculum and make recommendations for continuous curricular improvement through the established curriculum change/support process
Assist design team members with implementation of requested curriculum changes
Make curriculum change recommendations based on standard revisions or misalignments between standards, content, and assessments
Create and enhance online content, including the creation of focus and micro-topic videos
Design assessment items that are aligned to the Arkansas Curriculum Standards (or other learning outcomes) and that reflect appropriate DOK levels
Design assessment items that prepare students for success on high-stakes assessments
Align assessment items to learning outcomes
Monitor assessment data and student mastery of standards to inform student learning, instruction, curriculum gaps, and assessment validity