Modern foreign language teacher in high school - Career description, activities, functions and salary

How much does an Modern foreign language teacher in high school earn

A Modern foreign language teacher in high school earns between $1.191 and $11.146 per month, with an average monthly salary of $3.592 and a median salary of $2.152 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 1.221 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 Modern foreign language teacher in high school

High School Teachers must:

Activities

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

Sectors that hire Modern foreign language teacher in high school the most in the job market

• language teaching
• elementary school
• high school
• child education - pre-school
• higher education - undergraduate and postgraduate
• child education - day care
• retail book trade
• combined office and administrative support services
• professional and management development training
• activities of associations for the defense of social rights