Geography teacher in high school - Career description, activities, functions and salary

How much does an Geography teacher in high school earn

A Geography teacher in high school earns between $984 and $12.137 per month, with an average monthly salary of $3.722 and a median salary of $2.139 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 736 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Professional job categories

• Science and arts professionals
• • teaching professionals
• • • high school teachers
• • • • high school teachers

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Main workplaces

High School Teachers they work with clients of different age groups, with a predominance of teenagers, coming from communities with different cultural and social contexts. They work in schools or educational institutions in the federal, state, municipal, private and NGO public networks. They work in urban areas, as statutory or registered employees. They carry out their activities individually and in teams, with occasional supervision, in places suitable for teaching activities. In some activities, they may be exposed to the effects of loud noise, vocal cord fatigue, and the stress of working under pressure.

What does it take to work in the field of High School Teachers

The exercise of these occupations requires specific higher education training, depending on the area of activity. In public schools, a public tender is required.

Functions and activities of Geography teacher in high school

High School Teachers must:

Activities

require conditions for access to publications of teaching interest from the school;
adjust the subject proposal to the school proposal;
develop activities for insertion in the specific languages and codes of each discipline;
appropriate the content to the predefined objectives and the student's prior knowledge;
develop aesthetic, ethical and political perceptions in students;
master the knowledge of the specific area and the pedagogical area;
stimulate professional vocations through the content of the disciplines;
request parent participation in school events;
becoming aware of the pedagogical proposal of the school and the subject ;
follow refresher courses in the discipline or related areas;
develop activities for political understanding of society's problems;
indicate the advances in learning;
examining the national curriculum parameters for the definition of the proposal school pedagogy;
intervene in the definition of school budgets;
comment assessment results with students;
work in trade unions and academic associations;
stimulate continuity of schooling;
encourage continuity of schooling;
express yourself clearly;
dialogue with students;
produce didactic and pedagogical material according to the school's pedagogical proposal;
request technical and legal support services for the exercise of the teaching profession;
adjust the syllabus to the available class time;
inform the student about the relevance of knowledge for human development;
transform the results of assessments into a stimulus for the advancement of learning;
raise students' awareness of the importance of content for human development;
choosing didactic and pedagogical material;
stimulate the student for continuous learning;
continuously reflect on one's own teaching practice;
discriminate specifications of the didactic and pedagogical material for acquisition;
subsidize students for self-assessment;
influence the decision to purchase didactic material;
set the calendar;
structuring the transmission of knowledge;
work in trade union and academic associations;
develop activities related to contemporary scientific, philosophical and artistic production;
compete in literary, scientific and sports competitions;
develop activities for the production of knowledge by students;
define interdisciplinary contents and activities;
adjusting the subject proposal to the school proposal;
keep up-to-date records on student development;
adapt the planning to the classes;
determine the subjects and contents of the subject;
update in the use of new information technologies;
attend theater, cinema, exhibitions and libraries;
propose the acquisition and maintenance of equipment and facilities;
respect the cultural, economic and social differences of the school community;
attend to student reactions in the room;
measure specific knowledge;
set the timetable;
to demand from the competent bodies the conditions for updating the teacher in the new technologies;
apply assessment instruments;
organize courses for teachers and the community;
to compile a bibliography of didactic and pedagogical material;
review teaching procedures and strategies based on the results;
serve parents and students;
manage conflicts;
instrumentalize students for study activities;
select scientific, philosophical and cultural information disseminated by the media for analysis in class;
prepare for teaching competitions;
comment on assessment results with students;
correct tests, assignments and other assessment tools;
teach theoretical and practical classes;
ensure the development of the course content;
survey the student's needs and interests regarding the didactic material ;
define objectives for the area of knowledge;
choose textbook;
encourage student participation in activities;
indicate learning advances;
diagnose students' previous knowledge and skills;
diagnose the problems of the learning process;
ensure the development of course content;
propose the hiring of specialized services;
request support from parents in solving students' learning issues;
request teaching material;
complete class diaries: attendance, content and evaluation;
ensure the maintenance of the teacher's achievements and rights;
select texts and class bibliography;
inform yourself about demands and needs of society related to areas of knowledge;
contribute to the establishment of democratic relationships at school;
elect strategies, methodologies and teaching approaches;
develop activities for abstract reasoning and critical reflection of students;
maintain an environment that enables learning in the classroom;
adapt pedagogical material to the objectives of the class;
designing the school's pedagogical project;
meet with parents or guardians;
indicate the purchase of didactic and pedagogical material;
forward memos to management and coordination;
communicate student assessment results;
discuss the evaluation systems used in the school;
meet with parents or guardians of students;
adjust the subject proposal to the school's proposal;
influence the definition of career plans;
discuss pedagogical issues with peers;
learn about trends related to teaching in the specific field of knowledge;
work in trade unions and academics;
meeting with parents or guardians;
maintain lines of communication with the governing bodies;
assume positions of coordination, representation, direction;
elaborate assessment instruments;
relate with the school community;
inform peers about union referrals and matters of interest to the teaching category;
request funds and staff to organize events at the school;
modify strategies during class for greater learning;
integrate interdisciplinary study groups;
examine the national curriculum parameters for the definition of the proposal school pedagogy;
participate in teacher training activities carried out by the school;
meet with peers of the discipline and area to discussions of pedagogical issues;
select texts and bibliography for the class;
select didactic and pedagogical material to be worked in class;
survey bibliography of didactic and pedagogical material;
interact with students;
monitor the learning process;
encourage students' creative ability;
transpose knowledge into teaching and learning situations;
request parent participation in school events;
analyze the adequacy of the didactic material to the pedagogical project;
adjust pedagogical material to the class objectives;
establish investigation committees;
evaluate the development of students through specific records;
guide students to participate in literary, scientific, artistic and sports competitions;
establish examination boards for new teachers;
write reports of teaching and student activities;
collect different teaching resources for the class;
comment the assessment results with students;
compose deliberative class and school councils;
learn about trends related to the teaching of the specific field of knowledge;
adapt teaching material to the objectives of the class;
require from the school conditions of access to publications of teaching interest;
request parental support in solving students' learning issues;
read newspapers, magazines, periodicals and books;
organizing cultural, scientific, sports and philosophical;
request parental support in solving student learning issues;
choose didactic and pedagogical material;
research about the content to be worked on in each class;
select didactic and pedagogical material to be worked on in class;
perform the continuous return of activities developed for students;
empathize with students;
inform yourself about scientific, cultural, artistic, philosophical;
request maintenance of materials, equipment and rooms;
develop activities to establish relationships between content and practices;
participate in cultural, scientific, sporting and philosophical school events;
interact with students;
ensure an ethical posture in pedagogical action;
adjusting pedagogical material to the objectives of the class;
survey the student's needs and interests regarding the teaching material ;
applying assessment instruments;
discuss the teaching practice in pedagogical meetings;
request assistance from professionals specialized in educational and pedagogical guidance;
intervene in the definition of municipal, state and federal budgets in relation to education;
probing the socioeconomic and cultural situation of the students;
design the school's pedagogical project;

Sectors that hire Geography teacher in high school the most in the job market

• elementary school
• high school
• child education - pre-school
• technical level vocational education
• other teaching activities
• higher education - undergraduate and postgraduate
• activities of associations for the defense of social rights
• child education - day care
• preparatory courses for contests
• support activities for education