Art Teacher Job Description
Art teacher
provides a high level of conceptual thinking with the ability to understand how copy and art work within a concept.
Art Teacher Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective art teacher job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included art teacher job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Orient students to their coursework and communicate course requirements
Maintain regular office hours to provide students or parents one-on-one and small group support
Augment course content in the form of remediation, modification, and enrichment
Partner with staff to implement student's IEP’s, ALP’s and 504’s
Set deadlines for student work and grant extensions
Grade student work, enter grades into an online gradebook, and provide course grade
Collaborate with other instructional staff
Administer school-wide assessments
Conduct student/parent/teacher conferences
Attend (virtual and physical) and actively participate in all required staff meetings and professional development
Art Teacher Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Art Teacher
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: NM, CPR, NYS, AED, NC, ELL, ESL
Education for Art Teacher
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the art teacher job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and University Degree in Teaching, Education, Visual Arts, Technology, Department of Education, Health Professions, Health Science, Art, Communication, Art Education
Skills for Art Teacher
Desired skills for art teacher include:
Curriculum and instruction
Evaluation and feedback techniques
Learning theory
Reinforcement
Duties
No previous experience
Procedures and the ability to follow specific instructions with little
Various routine tasks
Content being taught and ability to apply critical thinking
State content standards and ability to align those with the K12 curriculum
Desired experience for art teacher includes:
Art EC-12 or out of state equivalent
Two years teaching theater education preferred
Rhode Island certified or in process of obtaining a certification
Create contingency plans for alternate schedules and coverage plans
Experience as an educator in a traditionally under-served communities for three or more years with demonstrated strong achievement results and documented growth on formative assessments (norm-referenced and state), required
Knowledge of art instructional techniques and pedagogy
Art Teacher Examples
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Art Teacher Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for an art teacher. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for art teacher
- Teach students the principles of design through disciplines such as drawing, painting, photography, metals and sculpture
- Demonstrates the ability to incorporate the use of technology into curriculum as it relates to art
- Encourage student creativity
- Demonstrated knowledge secondary Art curriculum Academic Standards
- Willingness to participate in County and State art shows
- Ability to use effective classroom management techniques creating a positive and supportive education environment
- Work with youth and HWH Director & staff to devise art projects that work with supplies
- Build a classroom culture in which students love art
- Engage students in the creative process and foster their talents, while deepening their knowledge and understanding of art, design, and art history
- Collaborate with Art Teachers across the network to build a premier art program, while cultivating a school environment that prioritizes aesthetics and makes learning visible to the community
Qualifications for art teacher
- Highly qualified and certified to teach Secondary Art in Georgia (appropriate to grade level and content area responsibilities)
- Highly qualified and certified to teach in Art in grades K through 12 in Wyoming
- Must be able to stoop, bend, kneel, and sit in child sized furniture
- Highly qualified and certified to teach Art in Ohio (appropriate to grade level and content area responsibilities)
- Highly qualified and certified to teach Art in Alabama
- Highly qualified and certified to teach K-6 Art and 5-12 Art in Iowa (appropriate to grade level and content area responsibilities)
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of art teacher. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for art teacher
- Planning, instruction and evaluation of students
- Work within allotted budget to provide materials and supplies
- Teaches knowledge and skills in art (crafts, drawing, painting, lettering, design, commercial art, art history, and three-dimensional art)
- Provides instruction by which pupils develop aesthetic concepts and the ability to make qualitative judgments about art
- Demonstrates techniques in activities such as drawing, painting, and modeling by using standard and teacher-prepared instructional aids
- Instructs pupils in the proper care and use of tools and equipment
- Plans and presents art displays and exhibitions designed to showcase pupils’ work
- Sponsors exhibits outside the school
- Manage and create a valued enrichment to students' fine arts education
- Teach students how to execute on a variety of fine art skills
Qualifications for art teacher
- Certification in Art Education
- Highly qualified and certified to teach in Art in Minnesota (appropriate to grade level and subject responsibilities)
- Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Art or Art Education, with an excellent record of academic achievement and leadership
- Prior experience working in an alternative classroom setting is a plus
- Have demonstrated successful teaching/student teaching experience
- Have knowledge of effective instructional strategies
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Art Teacher Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of art teacher. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for art teacher
- Initiate the creation of artwork to showcase student learning
- Mentor and nurture your students interest in all facets of art curriculum, while increasing coordination, concentration levels and creativity
- Cultivate an environment of care and responsibility not just for others, but for materials and the beautiful space around them
- Development of IEP current performance and objectives
- Train (class and/or Art) teachers to implement curricula and goals
- Encourage social skills and participation with disabled and non-disabled peers
- Establishes and Maintains effective relationships with school principals and staff, central office administrators and staff, parents, students, care providers, volunteers and external customers
- Work in conjunction with classroom teachers and related professionals to address the goals and objectives that are stated in the individual education plans (IEP) of each student
- Participate in generation of IEP goals and objectives as requested
- Review the IEP of each student as part of the assessment process
Qualifications for art teacher
- Must hold a valid teacher license in K-8 art education for the state in which you are applying
- Selects art supplies for student use in the study of the visual arts curriculum, adhering to the school's budget
- Maintains an orderly classroom conducive to creativity and learning
- Must have valid Texas Teaching Certificate
- Previous High School teaching experience preferred
- Ability to engage students through high-yield instructional strategies
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Our company is looking to fill the role of art teacher. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for art teacher
- Facilitate adaptive art classes based on IEP goals and objectives for small groups or on an individual basis
- Evaluate effectiveness of adaptations after each lesson, continually adjusting to better address IEP goals and objectives
- Select and maintain adaptive art tools, supplies, and materials
- Display student work within school and prepare off site exhibitions as needed
- Regularly take part in professional activities and continuing education to maintain current credentials and gain additional skills in facilitating adaptive art services with diverse populations
- Serve as adaptive art advocate within educational community by presenting lectures and workshops to parents, teachers, and students in general education programs
- Report to the arts coordinator for evaluation and responsibilities as outlined in the contract
- Establishes and maintains effective relationships with school principals and staff, central office administrators, staff, parents, students, care providers, volunteers, and external customers
- Establish developmentally appropriate instructional and behavioral expectations for students and communicates expectations to students and their families
- Select, adapt and individualize materials appropriate for diverse student populations and skills
Qualifications for art teacher
- Must be able to begin position on January 8, 2018
- Minimum of two years of teaching experience (this does not include practicum, student teaching, tutoring, or substitute teaching experience) -- preferred
- Shared dedication to the Brooke’s mission and organizational values
- Plan and supervise purposeful assignments for teacher aide(s) and volunteer(s) and, cooperatively with
- Ability to organize, prioritize, and deliver a variety of instructional strategies through Adapted Art
- Highly qualified and certified to teach Secondary Art in Oregon (appropriate to grade level and subject responsibilities)
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Art Teacher Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of art teacher. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for art teacher
- Use a variety of teaching strategies such as group work, lecture, mini-lessons, exploration, questioning, discussion, and other cooperative teaching techniques
- Develop and maintain long range and daily instructional plans
- Promote problem solving, cooperative skills and conflict resolution strategies
- Communicates effectively with parents and teachers, be able to lead parent conferences
- Have a working knowledge of media, tools, techniques and processes used in creating visual works of art
- Organize and implement art exhibits to showcase student work for school and community
- Possess strong classroom management skills and demonstrated proficiency in the Standards of Effective Instruction and successful implementation of PDP
- Teach art and technology classes and plan engaging field experiences
- Develop course curricula aligned to learning standards, create engaging lesson plans with defined learning objectives, and provide support to students in and out of class
- Develop positive, professional, and gracefully playful rapport with students and a positive relationship with colleagues
Qualifications for art teacher
- Bachelors Degree in Visual Arts of Arts Education
- Create rubrics that will help children to analyze their own art
- Level I = Bachelor’s degree and CT certification to teach Art
- Level II = Masters degree and CT certification to teach Art
- Positive attitude and ability to establish and maintain relationships with colleagues, students and families
- Strong work ethic and commitment to increasing student performance and improving teaching practice using the data driven instructional process