What are the responsibilities and job description for the PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER Leave replacement position at Traphagen School?
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS / RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Teaches knowledge and skills in physical fitness and individual, dual or team sports, utilizing curriculum designed by MVCSD and other appropriate learning activities.
- Instructs students in citizenship and basic subject matter specified in state law and administrative regulations and procedures of MVCSD.
- Works cooperatively with other physical education teachers in planning and implementing a balanced physical education program.
- Analyzes, demonstrates, and explains basic skills, knowledge and strategies of formal sports, games, and fundamentals of body movement.
- Develops lesson plans and supplementary materials compatible with the division’s basic instructional philosophy and congruent with course and standards; provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student and subgroups of students.
- Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior to provide an orderly, productive environment in the physical education areas.
- Provides appropriate safety instruction and makes safety checks on equipment and field areas to ensure the overall safety of students.
- To inventory equipment and maintain proper condition and storage of equipment and use of school property.
- Evaluates academic and social growth of students, prepares report cards, and keeps appropriate records to include attendance reports, checklists, census forms, and other recordkeeping activities as necessary.
- Evaluates each student’s growth in physical skills, knowledge and contribution in team sports.
- Communicates with parents and school counselors on student progress.
- Supervises students in out of classroom activities during the assigned working day.
- Administers testing in accordance with District testing practices.
- Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.
- To foster a classroom climate conducive to learning.
- To utilize instructional management systems models that increase student learning.
- To monitor student progress toward mastery of instructional goals and objectives.
- To fulfill annual continuing education requirements and attend other required training programs.