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

How much does an Sociology teacher in high school earn

A Sociology teacher in high school earns between $775 and $14.885 per month, with an average monthly salary of $4.282 and a median salary of $2.177 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 216 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 Sociology teacher in high school

High School Teachers must:

Activities

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

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

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