Technology Teacher

The Technology Teacher is responsible for providing and delivering high quality instruction to all students.

Essential Functions

• Provide quality instruction for all students in a learning environment that is safe healthy and fun.
• Execute instructional programs through the use of appropriate higher order thinking activities and experiences designed to challenge the students learning potential.
• Present subject matter in accordance with Texas Education Agency guidelines and the schools administrative regulations and policies.
• Conduct on-going assessments and use results to plan for instructional purposes to meet the learning needs of the students.
• Develop and implement lesson plans in accordance with the instructional program and make them reflect the accommodations for the varied student learning styles.
• Connect subject matter to real life scenarios.
• Use manipulatives to concretely represent abstract concepts.
• Prepare plan and use suitable varied instructional and learning strategies activities materials resources and equipment to reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of the students.
• Assume the responsibility for written lesson plans schedules daily routines and other pertinent information to reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of the students.
• Conduct disaggregate and evaluate assessments of students learning needs and use results to plan instructional activities.
• Cooperate and collaborate with special education teachers to meet the needs of students according to their Individualized Education Plans (IEP).
• Utilize technology to strengthen and support the instructional program.
• Maintain an evaluation system that is prescribed by state law or adopted by the school.
• Compile maintain evaluate and record students progress to inform parents as needed and required.
• Identify students learning needs to improve study methods habits and organizational skills.
• Work and collaborate with colleagues to identify and help students with health attitude and learning problems.
• Ensure that the students develop the competencies and skills needed to succeed at the collegiate level and in a demanding and ever changing global society.
• Develop and implement a classroom management plan that ensures and maintains a safe and orderly environment that is conducive for optimal student learning.
• Cooperate and collaborate in the selection process of books equipment and instructional materials.
• Establish and maintain open communication with parents and the community.
• Keep current with the latest research based developments in education.
• Keep current and comply with national state and school regulations policies and procedures for classroom teachers.
• Compile maintain and file all physical and computerized reports records and all other pertinent documents required.
• Attend and participate in all required meetings and school related activities.

Other Functions

• Cooperate and collaborate with colleagues as well as with all stakeholders to determine instructional goals objectives and methods.
• Assume responsibility for assigned extracurricular and other sponsored activities.
• Pursue professional development through attending conferences and involvement with related agencies and organizations to improve job performance.
• Able to react to change productively and handle other essential tasks as assigned.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university
• Have strong communication interpersonal and organizational skills to achieve the goals objectives and mission of the school
• Knowledge of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
• Required general and content knowledge of curriculum and instruction
• Ability to work well with students
• Texas teaching certification

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years of successful teaching experience in a Texas public private or charter school.
• Bilingual (English-Spanish)
• Masters degree

Required Experience:

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