Teacher of pedagogical subjects in high school - Career description, activities, functions and salary

How much does an Teacher of pedagogical subjects in high school earn

A Teacher of pedagogical subjects in high school earns between $1.110 and $9.116 per month, with an average monthly salary of $3.187 and a median salary of $2.266 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 8.390 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 Teacher of pedagogical subjects in high school

High School Teachers must:

Activities

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

Sectors that hire Teacher of pedagogical subjects in high school the most in the job market

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