Summary
Description
Industrial Arts Instructor
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Be a self-starter and be resourceful.
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Be an owner of the Avalon coop; actively participate in and support cooperative decisions.
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Apply a dedicated work ethic, willing to help and take on additional duties as needed
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Support mission of the school.
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Write and follow a professional development plan.
Responsibilities with Students
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Plan lessons for shop safety
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Develop process for shop procedures that ensure safe equipment use.
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Plan lessons assignments and assessments for Experiential Learning/Technical Skills classes and facilitate experiential/building/hands-on independent project opportunities.
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Maintain paperwork/grades and provide feedback for students in each class and projects.
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Manage a classroom to create a healthy group learning environment.
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Keep advisors, Special Education teachers, students and parents informed about problems/issues facing students in class.
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Fully introduce new material and give the students opportunities to practice new skills.
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Give students who are not intuitively inclined to such experiences extra help to improve their skills.
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Work with advisor to help reinforce appropriate advisee behavior and effort and to foster advisee success.
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Supervise and finalize projects with students who are working independently on some aspects of project.
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Encourage appropriate behavior, communication and conflict resolution.
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Asses homework, projects, and homework assignments.
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Meet deadlines.
Responsibilities with Parents
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Communicate with parents about students performance in class and on projects
Responsibilities with Community
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Present yourself in a positive manner, speaking positively about Avalon school.
Administrative Responsibility
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Attend all staff meetings, facilitate and take notes on a rotating basis
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Support other advisors
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Be present each scheduled day for the entirety of your contracted time.
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Communicate workload to colleagues in order to balance administrative, teaching and special education.
Content Responsibilities
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Plan, organize and teach one double period class per block.
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Run open shop, mentor independent projects (propose/finalize), two class periods per day.
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Maintain paperwork for each class, including attendance, grades, and behavior.
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Communicate with other staff and parents regarding the content of each class.
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Order materials and find resources.
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Act as a content support specialist and resource to advisors and students in specific area of expertise.