Teacher, CTE HS Graphics & Digital Design (24-25)

Summary: Under general direction of a principal, provides leadership in an educational environment that encourages and nurtures learning for all students. Provides supervision to students in a variety of school related settings, monitors and evaluates student outcomes, develops, selects or modifies lessons plans to ensure all student needs are met, and maintains appropriate records and follows all policies and procedures of NCDPI and CMS.

Essential Duties: (These duties represent a sample and may vary by position.)

• Demonstrates and teaches digital media in a classroom setting using Adobe software such as Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, and/or Premiere.

• Provides instruction and course/program management in the overall knowledge and application of video design, visual communication, publishing, and web development, allowing students to discover digital media concepts and skills by creating personally relevant, tangible, and shareable projects.

• Teaches knowledge and understanding of careers in Graphic Art and Web Design.

• Conducts ongoing assessment of student growth and progress to fit student's individual needs.

• Continues to participate in professional development to stay knowledgeable of current developments. This includes, but is not limited to, attending seminars, workshops, and/or participating in professional learning communities (PLC).

• Prepares instructional materials aligned with curriculum standards, maintains equipment, supplies, and other resources and maintains inventory records in accordance with district policies and procedures.

• Coordinate CTE Student Organization activities for local, regional, state and/or national competition

• Attend District PLC meetings as scheduled

• Works with staff and post-secondary institutions to develop and maintain career pathways, which prepare students for apprenticeship, licensure, community college, or university degree programs.

• Demonstrates an understanding of, and leads student experiences in, related student organizations.

• Contributes to the mission of the school by striving to attain school improvement plan and career completer goals.

• Works with employers and community groups to promote and advance technical skills.

• Creates an instructional environment that is conducive to the intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of students.

• Communicates standards, achievements, and deficiencies to students and parents. Meets with students and parents.

• Maintains complete and accurate student academic, attendance, and disciplinary records. Monitors and assesses students' academic progress.

• Collaborates with school administrators, other teachers, para-educators, parents, and community members in the education of students.

• Instructs and demonstrates proper safety practices, procedures and standards.

• Creates and plans effective curriculum based projects and activities correlated with a specific construction concept in mind

• Collaborates in the identification, development, implementation and coordination of work study arrangements

• Demonstrates techniques to students as a group and one-on-one, helping them to complete lessons, assignments, projects, activities and evaluations.

• Provides students with clear expectations, continual feedback, and logical consequences.

• Provides students with opportunities to expand their skills and knowledge base

• Participates in field trips to post-secondary institutes, worksites, businesses and hands-on workshops

• Manages inventory control including purchasing materials, supplies, equipment and tools

• Performs related duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Licensure:

Residency License(s)

Required Degree Level: Bachelor's Degree

AND

24 credit hours in the Content area

OR

Passing the NC SBE Licensure Area Exam

AND

Completion of NCSBE Pre-service Requirements

AND

Enroll in EPP (Educational Preparation Program

CTE Restricted License(s):

• Bachelor's Degree

Examples of Related Degrees: Accounting, Administrative Systems, Business Administration, Computer Science, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Information Technologies, Management, MIS (Management Information Systems), Marketing

Required Years of Work Experience for the CTE Restricted route: 2 years within past 5 years

Examples of Related Work Experience: accountant /CPA, business analyst, business manager, operations analyst, marketing manager, systems analyst, database administrator, management analyst, computer programmer/analyst, chief information officer, chief financial officer, loan officer, e-commerce manager, stock broker, investment advisor, financial analyst

Required Credentials: NCSBE approved specialty area exam

Required Induction for the CTE Restricted route: NC DPI sponsored New Teacher Induction Program

40 Hour Induction beginning Year One

Licensing / Certification Requirements:

Possession of or ability to obtain NC State Licensure in Business Education

Adobe Visual Design- Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe Illustrator; Adobe Digital Design-ACA Adobe Dreamweaver; Adobe Video Design-ACA Adobe Premiere Pro. Teachers have one year to obtain their ACA credentials.

Courses Eligible to Teach:

• Multimedia and Webpage Design

• Digital Media I & II

• Advanced Digital Media

• Adobe Visual Design

• Adobe Digital Design

• Adobe Video Design

• Microsoft HTML5 App Development Fundamentals