Physical Education Teacher

Under the direction of the principal, a high school teachers career includes planning lessons in line with administrative, state and national curriculum objectives, supporting students through personal and academic difficulties and enforcing rules both in and out of the classroom. A high school teaching career also involves monitoring and reporting student strengths and weaknesses through regular tests, exams, parent conferences and report cards.

TRAINING QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree in teaching field.
• Certified by the Ohio Department of Education.
• HQT preferred.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Respect the diversity of the students they teach.
• Displays knowledge of how students learn and of developmental characteristics of age group.
• Uses their knowledge of what students know and are able to do and use this knowledge to meet the needs of all students.
• Expects that all students will achieve to their full potential.
• Models respect for students diverse cultures, language skills and experience.
• Recognizes characteristics of gifted students, students with disabilities and at risk students in order to assist inappropriate identification, instruction and intervention.
• Uses their knowledge of content-area concepts, assumptions and skills to plan instruction.
• Uses content-specific instructional strategies to effectively teach the central concepts and skills of the discipline.
• Uses the Ohio academic content standards to plan, teach and assess.