Part Time Instructor - Health

Position Summary

All instructors must be highly qualified Michigan certified teachers in the content areas for which they are instructing. Residents of Michigan strongly preferred.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Facilitates instructional activities and supplemental materials that facilitate actively engaged in meaningful learning experiences for all Michigan Virtual students in certified content area(s).
• Provides all needed contact information within the course's instructor profile including but not limited to MV email and a phone number.
• Maintains regular communications with other MV staff, students, parents, and school personnel during daytime hours within 24 hours.
• Maintains a minimum of one (1) office hour a week between the hours of 8:00am and 7:00 pm posted in the course instructor profile.
• Provides appropriate detailed feedback, grading and assessment of student work within 72 hours (96 hours for courses in English Language Arts, Advanced Placement, and select social studies courses).
• Maintains accurate and complete records of students' progress and development including assessment, evaluation, support learning and active participation in online discussion forums among other assessment types ensuring to contact students on a regular basis regarding their progress.
• Engages in the development of a virtual class culture which includes but is not limited to weekly course announcements for students.
• Updates all necessary records accurately and completely as required by law and school regulations including tracking documents related to Special Education requirements.
• Presents required monthly progress updates, attendance and academic reports on student performance and activities on an ongoing basis to ensure all stakeholders are properly informed and submit final term scores within one (1) week of the end of the term.
• Attends in-person annual two-day professional development event: Collaboration of the Minds (August) and two (2) virtual department meetings per school year. Additional professional learning/development events are optional.

Required Education, Certifications, & Licenses

• Bachelor's degree and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Possesses and maintains a valid Secondary Teaching Certificate in specific content area with designation of Highly Qualified status.

Required Experience

• Minimum of one to three years of successful teaching at the middle or high school level.

Desired Education and/or Experience

• Master's degree or higher preferred (Instructional Design, Instructional Technology, Content Specific).
• Successful experience teaching online and/or in a blended learning environment preferred.