High school art teacher - Career description, activities, functions and salary

How much does an High school art teacher earn

A High school art teacher earns between $898 and $12.167 per month, with an average monthly salary of $3.553 and a median salary of $1.915 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 1.364 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 High school art teacher

High School Teachers must:

Activities

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

Sectors that hire High school art teacher the most in the job market

• elementary school
• child education - pre-school
• high school
• child education - day care
• activities of associations for the defense of social rights
• general public administration
• higher education - undergraduate
• associative activities
• welfare services without accommodation
• other teaching activities