SCIENCE TEACHER

Job Description Purpose: To plan, organize, and present instruction and instructional environments, which help the student learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their education and social development. Supervises: May coordinate and direct the activities of teacher assistants. Key Duties and Responsibilities: A. Management of Instructional Time – The Teacher has materials, supplies, and equipment for each lesson ready at the start of the lesson or instructional activity; gets the class started quickly; gets students on task quickly at the beginning of each lesson; maintains a high level of student time‑on‑task. B. Management of Student Behavior – The Teacher has established a set of rules and procedures that govern the handling of routine administrative matters; has established a set of rules and procedures that govern student verbal participation and talk during different types of activities – whole class instruction, small group instruction, etc.; has established a set of rules and procedures that govern student movement in the classroom during different types of instructional and non‑instructional activities; frequently monitors the behavior of all students during whole‑class, small groups, and seat work activities and during transitions between instructional activities; stops inappropriate behavior promptly and consistently while maintaining the dignity of the student. C. Instructional Presentation – The Teacher begins the lesson or instructional activity with a review of previous materials; introduces the lesson or instructional activity and specific learning objectives when appropriate; speaks fluently and precisely; presents the lesson or instructional activity using concepts and language understandable to the students; provides relevant examples and demonstrations to illustrate concepts and skills; assigns tasks that students handle with a high rate of success; conducts lesson or instructional activity at a brisk pace, slowing presentations when necessary for student understanding but avoiding slowdowns; makes transitions between lessons and between instructional activities within lessons efficiently and smoothly; makes sure that the assignment is clear; summarizes the main point(s) of the lesson at the end of the lesson or instructional activity. D. Instructional Monitoring of Student Performance – The Teacher maintains clear, firm, and reasonable work and standards and due dates; circulates during class work to check all students' performance; routinely uses oral, written, and other work products to check students' progress; poses questions clearly and one at a time. E. Instructional Feedback – The Teacher provides feedback on the correctness or incorrectness of in‑class work to encourage student growth; regularly provides prompt feedback on assigned out‑of‑class work; affirms a correct oral response appropriately, and moves on; provides sustaining feedback after an incorrect response or no response by probing, repeating the questions, giving a clue, or allowing more time. F. Facilitating Instruction – The Teacher has an instructional plan which is compatible with the school and system curricular goals; uses diagnostic information obtained from tests and other assessment procedures to develop and revise objectives and/or tasks; maintains accurate records to document student performance; has instructional plan that matches and aligns objectives, learning strategies, assessment, and student needs at the appropriate level of difficulty; uses available human and material resources to support the instructional program. G. Interacting Within the Education Environment – The Teacher treats all students in a fair and equitable manner, interacting effectively with students, co‑workers, parents and community. H. Performing Non‑Instructional Duties – The Teacher carries out non‑instructional duties as assigned and/or as needed is perceived; adheres to established laws, policies, rules, and regulation; follows a plan for professional development and demonstrates evidence of growth. North Carolina ESL K‑12 Licensure Preferred #J-18808-Ljbffr TrulyHired