Stipend paid out in two equal installments: First at the end of student teaching; second after first 30-days of teacher employment with Manor ISD.

Primary Purpose:

Serve as a student teacher while participating in a year-long clinical experience under the guidance of a mentor teacher. Observe and learn on the job in preparation for a teaching career while earning a degree or completing teacher certification requirements. Work alongside assigned mentor teacher and actively engage in as many elements of the classroom as possible. Participate in instructional planning, data review, and improvement throughout the year.

Qualifications/Certifications

Enrolled in education preparation program, working towards a teaching certificate

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Knowledge of assigned subjects
• Ability to instruct scholars and manage their behavior
• General knowledge of curriculum and instruction
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills

Experience:

Demonstrated effectiveness working with people who have differing cultural backgrounds and/or personal characteristics

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Co-teach and deliver lessons prepared by the mentor teacher and experienced team members.
• Provide small- and large-group instruction under the direction of the mentor teacher using tools and rubrics developed by the mentor teacher and team.
• Supervise student skills practice, projects, and digital learning; monitor independent work time in classroom while teacher provides instruction.
• Work with the mentor teacher to monitor and improve instruction with formative and summative assessments, grading, data analysis, and rubrics to identify next steps.
• Adapt and improve high-standards, differentiation-ready lesson plans that motivate strong student learning.
• Implement and suggest improvements to instruction that develop higher-order thinking skills and is personalized, reflecting the levels and interests of individual students.
• Plan backward to align all lessons, activities, and assessments with high-expectation standards and curriculum.
• Identify and address individual students' social, emotional, and behavioral learning needs and barriers.
• Meet with mentor teacher to ensure alignment of instructional vision and delivery and to troubleshoot students' persistent learning challenges.
• Manage procedures, supervise students, and develop students’ social-emotional skills during transitions, lunch, recess, assemblies, and other activities, and while team teachers plan or deliver instruction.
• Identify and suggest ways to engage students in a physical/virtual classroom that include technology.
• Hold students accountable for ambitious, measurable, high expectations of behavior and engagement.
• Receive and respond to feedback from the mentor teacher and the site coordinator before, during, and after informal and formal observations.
• Co-plan with mentor teacher and team.
• Collaborate with other grade-level or content team members.
• Attend professional development prior to the start of the school year and on-going throughout the school year.
• Solicit and willingly receive feedback from mentor teacher, principal, and team members to improve professional skills.
• Participate in team planning, Professional Learning Communities, school-based professional development, and campus faculty meetings.
• Commit to teaching in Manor ISD upon graduation.

Supervisory Responsibilities: 

None

Equipment used:

Personal computer and peripherals

Working Conditions

The working conditions described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.

Mental Demands:

Maintain emotional control under stress

Work with frequent interruptions

Physical Demands:

Lifting (15-44 pounds)

Carrying (15-44 pounds)

Sitting

Standing

Bending/Stooping

Kneeling

Pushing/Pulling

Repetitive hand motions

Keyboarding/mouse

Speaking clearly

Hearing

Environmental Factors:

Exposure to noise