High School Biology Teacher

$55,000 - $56,000/Yr

Responsive Education Solutions - The Woodlands, TX

Full-time - Entry Level

The Woodlands, TX

Educational Services

About the position

The High School Biology Teacher at iSchool High is responsible for facilitating learning in a mastery-based, hands-on environment that promotes student collaboration and prepares them for post-secondary education. The teacher will guide students in their intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth while working closely with parents to develop essential competencies and skills for success in society.

Responsibilities

• Prepare effective lessons, instruct, and motivate students in all course study utilizing classical traditional methods of instruction.
• Assign lessons and correct classwork and homework in a timely manner.
• Administer formative and summative assessments to evaluate student progress, record results, and issue reports to inform parents of progress.
• Provide academic interventions for struggling students.
• Maintain student grades and student-parent communication via the school's online grading and communication tool.
• Maintain discipline in the classroom.
• Maintain a classroom that is conducive to learning, safe, attractive, and stimulates a spirit of inquiry.
• Set a good housekeeping example in the classroom and encourage students to follow this example.
• Regularly communicate with students and parents to discuss student progress - positive and negative.
• Participate in required faculty and professional meetings, educational conferences and teacher training workshops.
• Inspire, praise, and correct students with consistency, care, and interest to encourage academic success and promote virtue.
• Work closely with Special Education and 504 teachers to ensure accommodations are implemented.
• Perform duties such as sponsoring one or more activities or student organizations, assisting students in selecting courses of study, and counseling students in adjustment and academic problems.
• Actively participate in marketing and student recruiting activities as necessary.
• Perform special projects, during and after school hours, and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Texas State Teacher's Certification in subject to be taught.
• Bachelor's degree with a passing score on an ExCET/TExES Exam in grade level or content area to be taught.
• Bachelor's degree with an academic minor or major (minimum of 18 credit hours) in the core academic subject areas to be taught.
• Bachelor's degree and documented successful, relevant work experience in the content area to be taught.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience teaching in a classical school.
• Experience teaching with classical traditional methods.

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance