Teacher, Science

Primary Purpose:

Provide students with appropriate learning activities and experiences designed to help them fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth.

Qualifications (Experience/ Education/Certification):

Bachelor's degree and valid Texas teaching certificate.

Major Responsibilities:

§   Plan, develop and implement lesson plans that fulfill the requirements of the district's instructional program and show written evidence of preparations as required; prepare lessons that reflect accommodations for differences in student abilities and learning styles; linguistically accommodate instruction as appropriate for English language learners; coordinate with special education teachers to modify curricula as needed for special education students according to guidelines established in Individual Education Plans (IEP).

§   Help students analyze and improve study methods and habits; help improve the achievement of all students; conduct ongoing assessment of student achievement through formal and informal testing and provide remediation as appropriate to ensure student mastery; assume responsibility and sponsor extracurricular activities as appropriate.

§   Create a classroom environment conducive to active and successful student learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of students; manage student behavior.

§   Establish and maintain effective open communication with students, parents, teachers, and administrators; participate in staff professional development activities.

§   Complete appropriate documentation for students participating in special programs as required by district, state and federal guidelines.      

§   Perform other duties as assigned.

§   Conserve electricity as outlined in the districts energy management plan.

Special Knowledge/Skills:

§   Knowledge of all applicable federal, state, and local laws, guidelines and procedures.

§   Knowledge of curriculum and instruction.

§   Knowledge of subjects assigned, including current research.

§   Skill in effectively managing a classroom and student behavior.

§   Skill in communicating effectively with others.

§   Skill in modifying instruction for various student needs.

§   Skill in working with various forms of equipment including, but not limited to, personal computers, calculators, projectors, and printers.

§   Skill in working with computer tools, including but not limited to, email, internet, word processing and spreadsheets.

§   Skill in working in collaborative team-based environments.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None.

Working Conditions (Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Demands):

Maintain emotional control under stress; must be able to lift and/or carry at least 30 lbs.