Virtual History Teacher, Grades 7-12 - Indiana Statewide

Virtual History Teacher, Grades 7-12 - Indiana Statewide

Hoosier College and Career Academy

The Virtual History Teacher, Grades 7-12 will plan, carry out, evaluate, teach, and supervise instructional lessons and activities in a high school Social Studies class through Blackboard Connect, the virtual classroom. The teacher will also be responsible for small groups and daily monitoring of the school's universal screener programs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Devote your undivided attention to students and families during operating hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, with a 30-minute lunch break
• Learn the K12 curriculum in its entirety for assigned grade levels
• Demonstrate knowledge of the Indiana Academic Standards and how both align to the K12 curriculum
• Annually map and review grade level/subject area content to ensure K12 curriculum is aligned to the Indiana Academic Standard.
• Understand overall diversity of assigned families and individual characteristics of students/parents; specifically, how this impacts support needed
• Create and develop weekly lesson plans
• Collaborate with grade level/department team, administration, Interventionists, Special Education teachers, and Instructional Coaches to support student success
• Support parents with student curricular and instructional issues
• Monitor student academic progress and attendance daily
• Collect and analyze data on student progress for records and data meetings
• Participate in grade level/department data meetings
• Create action steps based on student data
• Form and maintain data-driven small group sessions for re-teaching and enrichment of content.
• Communicate grades/progress with students, Learning Coaches, and appropriate staff by e-mail, phone, and in course announcements
• Prepare students for state standardized testing
• Attend IEP meetings as required
• Utilize the TAP Teacher Evaluation rubric as a guide for effective instruction
• Fulfill any other duties as assigned by administration

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree AND
• Three (3) years of experience teaching at the high school level preferred AND
• Meet requirements for Highly Qualified Teacher (HQT) in subject area under No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
• Certificates and Licenses:
  Appropriate state teaching certification for MS and HS Social Studies with concentrations in US History, world history, government and economics plus licensing in World Perspectives and Government (required)