Teacher – Career and Technology Education (CTE) –Computer Science (High School)

Position Purpose

Delivers rigorous instruction to students in order to promote intellectual, social, and physical growth; ensures that regardless of socioeconomic factors every child is prepared for accelerated learning to compete in a global economy. Provides standards-based, data-driven, differentiated instruction that engages students. Creates a safe, supportive learning environment to maximize student learning.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Instructional Planning & Delivery

• Teaches knowledge and skill concepts in accordance with the required Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, District curricula, and industry standards.
• Designs clear, well organized, sequential lessons that build on students’ prior knowledge; provides opportunities for enrichment as well as differentiations and project-based learning to provide for collaboration, creative thinking, and extended interaction among students.
• Creates developmentally appropriate, standards-driven lessons that reflect evidence-based best practices.
• Develops lessons to meet the needs of diverse learners, adapting methods as needed.
• Communicates clearly and accurately; engages students in a manner that encourages students’ persistence and best efforts.
• Promotes complex, higher-order thinking, leading class discussions and activities that provide opportunities for deeper learning.
• Ensures student understanding by consistency monitoring, giving immediate feedback, and making lesson adjustments as appropriate.
• Assesses and documents student mastery of curriculum objectives and student progress using frequent, appropriate, on-going, and multiple assessment tools; employs interventions and formal / informal assessment procedures, including standardized tests, formative assessments, performance tasks, enrichments, and observations.
• Instructs students in the proper use and care of professional equipment, technology, and other professional materials.
• Prepares students for industry certification exams within the program focus, in accordance with CTE guidelines and administers industry-based certification exams to all students and provides remediation to those who were not successful.

Knowledge of Students & Student Learning

Content Knowledge & Expertise

Learning Environment

Data-Driven Practice

Professional Practices & Responsibilities

Shared Responsibilities

Safety

Personal Work Relationships

Other Duties as Assigned

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Travel Requirements

Physical & Mental Demands, Work Hazards

Minimum Required Qualifications

Teaching Certification Required

Other Certification

This document is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job and is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.