Upper School History, Economics, & Government Teacher - Founders Classical Academy

About the role

Founders Classical Academy follows a democratic classical model using Core Knowledge curriculum based in classical liberal arts and sciences with a strong emphasis on civic education. The teacher will facilitate learning for ResponsiveEd students in order to fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth.

Qualifications

Must meet one of the following:

• 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, established by at least one year of employment in a specific field or occupation that required the educator to demonstrate knowledge or skill in the content area.

Preferred experience includes teaching in a classical school or experience teaching with classical traditional methods.

Skills

• Passion for students
• Passion for and strong knowledge of the instructional academic content
• Ability to model virtue, teach virtue through the curriculum, and cultivate habits of virtue in students
• Understanding of and passion for classical education
• Ability to learn and implement classical teaching curricula and methods
• Strong organizational, time management, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Computer literacy

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
• Participate in required faculty and professional meetings, educational conferences and teacher training workshops
• 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

Pay

Salary information can be found at https://responsiveed.com/careers/teacher-salary/