Teaching Spanish is the core of this role, which involves planning, organizing, and delivering instruction to help students learn subject matter and develop skills. The teacher will create instructional environments that contribute to students' educational and social growth.
Responsibilities
Have materials, supplies, and equipment ready at the start of each lesson
Get the class started quickly and keep students on task
Maintain a high level of student time-on-task
Establish and maintain rules and procedures for routine administrative matters
Establish and maintain rules and procedures for student verbal participation and talk during various activities
Establish and maintain rules and procedures for student movement in the classroom
Frequently monitor the behavior of all students during whole-class, small group, and seat work activities, and during transitions
Stop inappropriate behavior promptly and consistently while maintaining student dignity
Begin lessons with a review of previous materials
Introduce lessons and specific learning objectives when appropriate
Speak fluently and precisely
Present lessons using concepts and language understandable to students
Provide relevant examples and demonstrations to illustrate concepts and skills
Assign tasks that students can handle with a high rate of success
Ask appropriate levels of questions that students can handle with a high rate of success
Conduct lessons at a brisk pace, slowing presentations when necessary for student understanding but avoiding slowdowns
Make transitions between lessons and instructional activities efficiently and smoothly
Ensure 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 classwork to check all students' performance
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 correct oral responses appropriately and move on
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 compatible with school and system-wide curricular goals
Use diagnostic information from tests and other assessment procedures to develop and revise objectives and/or tasks
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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 the 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
Coordinate and direct the activities of teacher assistants
Perform other related work as required
Constantly monitor the safety and well-being of students, particularly during inclusive activities
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
Must not be on the NCDPI list of teachers no longer qualified to teach and/or must not be currently engaged in a certification revocation hearing process
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 (consistent with Light Work due to standing/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, and forms
Ability to prepare correspondence, simple reports, forms, and instructional materials using a 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, explain procedures, and 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; add and subtract; multiply and divide; utilize decimals and percentages; and 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 the telephone
Important Details
Reports to: Principal
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