Teacher
Qualifications
 Wisconsin
Virtual School provides:
- Alternative
options for credit deficient students or students
unable to successfully participate in a traditional
setting.
- Relevant
courses in flexible locations in an asynchronous
environment.
- Courses
aligned to state academic standards, taught by certified
teachers.
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Semester or full
year courses.
- Flexible
modified rates for learning and course completion—traditional,
accelerated, and extended.
-
Student support
and monitoring.
WVS
contracts with Wisconsin certified teachers to teach
online courses in the following areas: English, math,
science, social studies, foreign languages, technology,
health, careers, economics, business and study skills.
Teacher Qualifications: Must be able
to:
- Show
proof of a current Wisconsin teaching certificate
- Demonstrate
content knowledge or expertise in courses
being taught
- Use
effective communication skills and strategies
-
Analyze
student work and provide support for deeper
understanding
- Use
effective facilitation skills
- Be
self-motivated, organized and flexible
- Be
knowledgeable of or willing to learn online
pedagogy
- Communicate
effectively with a computer, sending and receiving
e-mail, using browser software and the Internet
- Work
non-traditional hours in the new and exciting
field of online learning
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Teacher Qualifications: Responsibilities:
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Communications-
- Send
welcome letter of introduction to each new
student outlining course expectations, office
hours, and contact information.
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Respond to student, parent and school
inquiries within 24-48 hours
- Monitor
and facilitate threaded discussions
Online
Teaching-
- Grade
student work and provide feedback
- Analyze
student work for instructional implications
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Provide
support for deeper understanding
- Facilitate
discussion groups or study groups as needed
- Maintain
academic honesty
- Monitor
student progress
- Contact
parent and/or Local Education Guide if student
is not maintaining progress
- Submit
final grades
Training
and Support-
- Participate
in training in course content, course tools,
communication components and online teaching
skills
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Participate
in virtual faculty meetings
- Develop
online teaching skills
- Participate
in learning community with other virtual teachers
Evaluation-
- Submit
required student progress reports
- Participate
in ongoing evaluation of courses and delivery
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Submit
required project evaluation data
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Interested applicants should complete the
WVS
teacher application and submit it with a copy of
current WI teaching license and a letter
of interest to: Wisconsin Virtual School Director,
CESA #9, P.O. Box 449, Tomahawk, WI 54487. |
