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

Arch Ford•Plumerville, AR

12d•Remote

About The Position

Virtual Arkansas (VA) is the State of Arkansas’s Virtual School (SVS), partnering with local schools to provide digital learning opportunities. VA's mission is to equip, engage, and empower students. This position will teach courses to high school students in a blended learning environment and will be employed through Southeast Education Service Cooperative in Monticello, AR. VA offers a catalog of courses aligned to Arkansas Curriculum Standards or other learning outcomes defined by credit-granting entities. Online teachers also serve as subject matter experts engaged in curriculum and assessment design to ensure the quality and alignment of VA online courses. The Virtual Arkansas Concurrent English online teacher is responsible for following the established curriculum and providing instruction to students in a virtual learning environment. This position supports a year-long concurrent sequence, with Composition I taught during the fall semester and Composition II taught during the spring semester. The teacher leverages digital tools, the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS), the Student Information System (SIS), and the course itself to deliver lessons, assess student progress, provide feedback, and intervene with students needing support. The teacher must be adept at engaging students remotely, fostering a positive learning environment, and adapting to digital education challenges. Duties fall into three 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
Successful applicants must 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