MATH TEACHER

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 rules and procedures that govern the handling of routine administrative matters; has established 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;
• has established 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 maintain 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 to 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 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, 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 establishedlaws, policies, rules, and regulation;

follows a plan for professional development and demonstrates evidence of growth.

North Carolina ESL K-12 Licensure Preferred