Texas Tech K-12 Teacher - Middle School Social Studies

Major/Essential Functions

• Communication and timely feedback:  Respond to student messages daily; Facilitate positive interactions with students, parents, and staff; Assess lessons and course finals while providing appropriate feedback in a timely manner; Maintain virtual office hours.
• Quality Instruction: Foster student success through the teaching of courses while utilizing interactive and intensive instructional methods; Recommend and provide remediation or re-teaching; Provide assistance, information, and/or tutoring as needed.
• Effective and efficient assessment: Grade and provide appropriate feedback for all student submissions within two days. Grade CBEs, if applicable, within five days; Provide required documentation. 
• Course Completion: Encourage students to complete their coursework; Manage and monitor student learning; Follow-up with student's who appear to be struggling and/or failing to make appropriate progress; Provide helpful feedback in a timely manner.
• Teach students, including grading of CBEs if applicable; Maintain accurate grade sheets for reporting student progress; Work cooperatively with Texas Tech K-12 staff.
• Read and respond to communications from Texas Tech K-12 each week day; Return and pick up lessons/faculty grade sheets regularly; Attend all faculty meetings; Participate in required training.
• Adhere to all Texas Tech K-12 policies and procedures as noted in the Texas Tech K-12 Faculty Handbook; Perform other duties as assigned by Texas Tech K-12 superintendent and/or principals.
• Serve as the primary instructor for online K-12 courses. This will include assessment of student learning, evaluating student homework assignments, providing regular feedback to students. Grade assignments within 2 days.
• Communicate with students regularly including using online discussion boards, chat features, synchronous collaboration tools, email communications, and phone chat.  Teachers will be required to respond to student questions/messages within 24 hours.
• Conduct videoconferencing and phone calls to provide instructional support to students, meet with families, and build relationships through discussion-based assessments, live instruction, informal office hours, or any other Texas Tech K-12 instructional requirement.
• Knowledge of Texas curricular requirements for K-12 education.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter
• Professional License or Certification - History 7-12 or 8-12; Social Studies, Composite 6-12 or 6-8; Generalist 4-8; Core Subjects, 4-8 Texas Certification
• Professional/ Personal Reference

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• Knowledgeable in Online Teaching Strategies. 
• Knowledgeable of subject (subject matter expert). 
• Technology proficient in Office 365 and ability to learn and use Canvas Learning Management System. 
• Excellent and effective written and oral communication skills.