6TH GRADE MATH TEACHER
West Rowan Middle School - Salisbury, North Carolina
Purpose: To plan, organize, and present instruction and instructional environments, which help the student learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their education and social development.
Supervises: May coordinate and direct the activities of teacher assistants.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- A. Major Function: Management of Instructional Time. The Teacher has materials, supplies, and equipment for each lesson ready at the start of the lesson or instructional activity; gets the class started quickly; gets students on task quickly at the beginning of each lesson; maintains a high level of student time-on-task.
- B. Major Function: Management of Student Behavior. The Teacher has established a set of rules and procedures that govern the handling of routine administrative matters; establishes a set of rules and procedures that govern student verbal participation and talk during different types of activities—whole class instruction, small group instruction, etc.; establishes a set of rules and procedures that govern student movement in the classroom during different types of instructional and non‑instructional activities; frequently monitors that behavior of all students during whole‑class, small groups, and seat work activities and during transitions between instructional activities; stops inappropriate behavior promptly and consistently, yet maintains the dignity of the student.
- C. Major Function: Instructional Presentation. The Teacher begins lesson or instructional activity with a review of previous materials; introduces the lesson or instructional activity and specific learning objectives when appropriate; speaks fluently and precisely; presents the lesson or instructional activity using concepts and language understandable to the students; provides relevant examples and demonstrations to illustrate concepts and skills; assigns tasks that students handle with a high rate of success; conducts lesson or instructional activity at a brisk pace, slowing presentations when necessary for student understanding but avoiding slowdowns; makes transitions between lessons and between instructional activities within lessons efficiently and smoothly; makes sure that the assignment is clear; summarizes the main point(s) of the lesson at the end of the lesson or instructional activity.
- D. Major Function: Instructional Monitoring of Student Performance. The Teacher maintains clear, firm, and reasonable work and standards and due dates; circulates during class work to check all students’ performance; routinely uses oral, written, and other work products to check students’ progress; poses questions clearly and one at a time.
- E. Major Function: Instructional Feedback. The Teacher provides feedback on the correctness or incorrectness of in‑class work to encourage student growth; regularly provides prompt feedback on assigned out‑of‑class work; affirms a correct oral response appropriately, and moves on; provides sustaining feedback after an incorrect response or no response by probing, repeating the questions, giving a clue, or allowing more time.
- F. Major Function: Facilitating Instruction. The Teacher has an instructional plan which is compatible with the school and system curricular goals; uses diagnostic information obtained from tests and other assessment procedures to develop and revise objectives and/or tasks; maintains accurate records to document student performance; has an instructional plan that matches/aligns objectives, learning strategies, assessment, and student needs at the appropriate level of difficulty; uses available human and material resources to support the instructional program.
- G. Major Function: Interacting Within the Education Environment. The Teacher treats all students in a fair and equitable manner and interacts effectively with students, co‑workers, parents and community.
- H. Major Function: Performing Non‑Instructional Duties. The Teacher carries out non‑instructional duties as assigned and/or as need is perceived; adheres to established laws, policies, rules, and regulations; follows a plan for professional development and demonstrates evidence of growth.
North Carolina ESL K‑12 Licensure Preferred.
Position Type
Full‑Time
Salary
$4,100 to $5,595 Per Month