Teaching history to students and fostering their educational and social development is the core purpose of this role. The History Teacher plans and delivers instruction, manages the classroom environment, and monitors student progress.
Responsibilities
Prepare materials, supplies, and equipment for each lesson at the start of the lesson or instructional activity
Get the class started quickly and get students on task quickly at the beginning of each lesson
Maintain a high level of student time-on-task
Establish and follow a set of rules and procedures that govern the handling of routine administrative matters
Establish and follow a set of rules and procedures that govern student verbal participation and talk during different types of activities
Establish and follow a set of rules and procedures that govern student movement in the classroom during different types of instructional and non-instructional activities
Frequently monitor the behavior of all students during whole-class, small group, and seat work activities and during transitions between instructional activities
Stop inappropriate behavior promptly and consistently, yet maintain the dignity of the student
Begin lesson or instructional activity with a review of previous materials
Introduce the lesson or instructional activity and specific learning objectives when appropriate
Speak fluently and precisely
Present the lesson or instructional activity using concepts and language understandable to the students
Provide relevant examples and demonstrations to illustrate concepts and skills
Assign tasks that students handle with a high rate of success
Ask appropriate levels of questions that students handle with a high rate of success
Conduct lesson or instructional activity at a brisk pace, slowing presentations when necessary for student understanding but avoiding slowdowns
Make transitions between lessons and between instructional activities within lessons efficiently and smoothly
Make sure that assignments are clear
Summarize the main points of the lesson at the end of the lesson or instructional activity
Maintain clear, firm, and reasonable work standards and due dates
Circulate during class work to check all students
Routinely use oral, written, and other work products to check student progress
Pose questions clearly and one at a time
Provide feedback on the correctness or incorrectness of in-class work to encourage student growth
Regularly provide prompt feedback on assigned out-of-class work
Affirm a correct oral response appropriately, and move on
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Provide sustaining feedback after an incorrect response or no response by probing, repeating the question, giving a clue, or allowing more time
Have an instructional plan which is compatible with school and system-wide curricular goals
Use diagnostic information obtained from tests and other assessment procedures to develop and revise objectives and/or tasks
Maintain accurate records to document student performance
Have an instructional plan that matches/aligns objectives, learning strategies, assessment, and student needs at the appropriate level of difficulty
Use available human and material resources to support the instructional program
Treat all students in a fair and equitable manner
Interact effectively with students, co-workers, parents, and community
Carry out non-instructional duties as assigned and/or as need is perceived
Adhere to established laws, policies, rules, and regulations
Follow a plan for professional development and demonstrate evidence of growth
Perform other related work as required
Constantly monitor the safety and well-being of students, particularly when students are participating in an inclusive activity
Motivate students
Maintain a clean and orderly environment
Perform general clerical duties
Maintain order and discipline in a classroom
Operate common office machines
Maintain basic files and records
Understand and follow oral and written instructions
Establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments
Requirements
Degree in education or a related area that qualifies for licensure as a teacher by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Ability to use a variety of equipment and classroom tools such as computers, copiers, typewriters, calculators, pencils, scissors, and equipment for children with special needs
Ability to exert a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects
Physical requirements are consistent with those for Light Work due to the amount of time spent standing and/or walking
Ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics of data, people or things
Ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information, including receiving instructions, assignments, and/or directions from superiors
Ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, handbooks, forms, lists
Ability to prepare correspondence, simple reports, forms, instructional materials, using prescribed format
Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form
Ability to deal with several abstract and concrete variables
Ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions
Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of technical or professional languages including medical, legal, and counseling terminology
Ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract; multiply and divide; utilize decimals and percentages; and to apply the principles of descriptive statistics, statistical inference, and statistical theory
Ability to inspect items for proper length, width, and shape
Ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office equipment
Ability to handle a variety of items such as office equipment and hand tools
Minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination
Ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color
Ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions
Adaptability to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations
Ability to talk and hear, including communicating via telephone
Important Details
Reports to: Principal
Supervises: May coordinate and direct the activities of teacher assistants
