PE/ Health Teacher

Job Goal:

To create an effective instructional program conducive to learning and personal growth needs of each student. To successfully instruct and motivate students to develop skills, attitude and knowledge necessary for every student to meet their greatest intellectual potential, emotional development and psychological well-being.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Teaches skills, knowledge and attitudes through courses in subject matter that adheres to standards and practices established by the Kentucky Board of Education, the Wayne County Board of Education and the appropriate school’s Site Based Decision Making council.
• Adopts subject matter materials and methods to develop relevant sequential assignments that guide and challenge students.
• Prepares lesson plans appropriate for the grade and subject matter assigned.
• Establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects, and any instructional activity and communicates these objectives to students.
• Translates lesson plans and objectives into learning experiences so as to best utilize the available time for instruction and maximize the learning for each student.
• Provides an educational environment that promotes student learning through appropriate learning opportunities. (i.e. individual work, group and collaborative work, online learning, project based learning, etc.)
• Differentiates the curriculum as appropriate for individual students.
• Evaluates student progress and communicates such progress to students and parents in a timely manner.
• Collects and analyzes information on student progress to inform instructional practices.
• Strives to implement, by instruction and action, the district’s philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives.

Knowledge and Abilities:

• Curriculum, instruction and assessment.
• Record-keeping techniques
• Must have a proficiency with technology.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Laws, rules and regulations related to assigned activities.
• Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy.
• Technical aspects of field of specialty.