About This Role
This high school teaching position involves creating a flexible and supportive education program and class environment conducive to learning and personal growth. The teacher provides instruction at an appropriate grade level, establishing effective rapport with students, parents, and staff members. The role focuses on motivating students to develop skills, attitudes, and knowledge for a strong educational foundation, in accordance with each student's ability.
Responsibilities
- Describe their philosophy of education and demonstrate its relationship to their practice
- Understand how students learn and develop, and apply that knowledge in their practice
- Establish and maintain standards of pupil behavior to achieve an effective learning atmosphere
- Organize class time to provide a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, work time, and assessment
- Guide the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects
- Communicate objectives to students
- Teach students with respect for their individual and cultural characteristics
- Know the content area and how to teach it
- Develop lesson plans and instructional material
- Provide individualized and small group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of pupils
- Translate lesson plans into developmentally appropriate learning experiences
- Use current technology to enhance instruction
- Use technology for record-keeping and research
- Apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program
- Facilitate, monitor, and assess student learning
- Evaluate pupils' academic and social growth, keep appropriate records, and prepare progress reports
- Identify pupil needs and make appropriate referrals
- Develop strategies for individual education plans
- Create and maintain a learning environment in which all students are actively engaged and contributing members
- Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students
- Create an environment for learning through functional and attractive displays, interest centers, and exhibits of student's work
- Supervise student environment, students, and volunteers
- Work as a partner with parents, families, and the community
- Communicate regularly with parents by means of newsletters, notes, phone calls, and conferences
- Participate in and contribute to the teaching profession
Requirements
- Valid Alaska initial, professional, or master teaching certificate
- Evidence of content knowledge shown by: a posted degree in physical education; or a posted minor in physical education; or passing Praxis Subject Assessments scores in either Physical Education: Content Knowledge, or Health and Physical Education: Content Knowledge; or a certificate endorsement in physical education
- Ability to read and write in English
- Ability to communicate in English with school staff, co-workers, and the public
- Ability to comprehend and carry out oral and written directions
- Ability to understand and follow English instructions and written documents
Important Details
- Schedule: 185 days, 12 contract payments
- Employment type: Full time, 1.0 FTE
- Team: Reports to and is evaluated by the site principal
- Work sites: BETTYE DAVIS EAST HIGH SCHOOL (may change dependent upon student enrollment and district staffing needs)
Physical / Mental Demands
- Frequent standing, walking, sitting, speaking, and hearing
- Specific visual abilities required
- Regularly required to reach with hands and arms
- Occasionally lift items weighing less than 40 lbs
- Ability to understand vague and implicit instructions
- Ability to readily recall facts and details
- Ability to handle conflict and make effective decisions under pressure
- Ability to effectively manage the stress of working with students, parents, and other employees representing diverse cultures, personalities, and work styles in a dynamic work environment
Work Environment
- Work is performed in a professional environment with a wide variety of individuals having differing functions, personalities, and abilities
- May be regularly exposed to a video display
- May be exposed to outdoor weather conditions
- Noise level is usually moderate
About the Company
The Anchorage School District is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to all individuals with a qualified physical or mental disability. Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a satisfactory criminal background check. For certificated positions, this is in addition to the background check conducted through the certification process with the Alaska State Department of Education and Early Development (DEED). This position may be required to work in ASD facilities on the military installations (JBER).
