Teachers - Critical Shortage Areas

Incumbent is responsible for planning, organizing, and presenting instructional lessons contributing to educational, social, and physical development of students to enhance their self-worth and equip them with the basic knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to function in society. Considerable judgment, tact, patience, sensitivity, and flexibility are required to interact with students from varied socioeconomic backgrounds and learning styles. This position requires creativity and adaptive thinking to match teaching objectives, learning strategies, and instructional plans with students’ abilities. Judgment is required to interpret broad State, local, and Federal laws, regulations, and policies affecting the lives and education of students and the impact of the laws on instructional methodologies or techniques employed. Provide students with appropriate in-person and distance or virtual instruction in core academic subject area assign to help them fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth. Enable students to develop competencies and skills to function successfully in society.

Responsibilities

Instructional Practice ▪ Plan, prepare and deliver effective academic instruction that is explicit, engaging, differentiated, and aligned for diverse student needs, including appropriate student accommodations, and blended learning experiences. ▪ Plan, prepare and deliver clear, organized lessons, activities, interventions, and extensions, that are aligned to objectives and success criteria, as well as state standards. Demonstrate high academic expectations for all students. ▪ Use formal and informal assessment methods to measure student understanding and progress. Analyze student data to inform and adjust instruction. Provide ongoing feedback to students. ▪ Establish systems and structures that create a safe, accessible, and inclusive classroom environment. Create a sense of shared responsibility and equitable behavior expectations. ▪ Create a classroom climate and culture where students feel safe, free to take risks, accepted and included. Offer diverse learning opportunities that encourage student contributions and collaboration, and a growth mindset.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A Bachelor’s Degree from accredited college or university is required. A Valid Texas Teacher Certificate appropriate for the level and/or subject area of assignment is required. Demonstrated competency in the core academic subject area assigned is required.