High School Teacher

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High School Teachers are employed by public or private high schools and work with students in the ninth through 12th grades. At the high school level, Teachers typically focus on one subject, either a core content area, such as English, science or history, or electives, such as music, art or technology. They might teach only one grade or have classes at different grade levels throughout the day. High School Teachers create and teach lessons based on the state’s established learning objectives for the subject. They may have extra duties, such as detention or study hall supervision, and many High School Teachers coach sports or lead extracurricular activities outside of school hours.

What does a High School Teacher do?

A High School Teacher should be able to balance classroom management and teaching to ensure their students’ needs are met. They typically concentrate on one content area, teaching multiple groups of students throughout the day.

Responsibilities

A High School Teacher should be able to fulfill various duties and responsibilities. The following are some duties and responsibilities a High School Teacher should be able to execute:

Preparing lesson plans in the assigned content area to teach required learning objectives
Assigning and grading projects, assignments and tests
Assessing students’ skills and knowledge regularly
Creating and enforcing classroom rules, policies and procedures
Supervising students and addressing behavior issues inside the classroom and at other times, such as lunch period
Helping individual students who are behind or struggling to learn the content

Required Skills

A competitive High School Teacher will have certain skills and qualifications, including:

Strong written and verbal communication skills to work with students, parents, fellow teachers and administrators
Ability to create and teach effective lesson plans related to the subject
Subject matter expertise to teach the topics effectively
Knowledge of behavior management strategies to keep students engaged and learning
Creative and engaging presentation skills
Confidence using technology to enhance student learning

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