Academic Mentor

Learning Specialist

The Learning Specialist instructs and monitors student progress in both synchronous and asynchronous instructional settings according to student need. This involves providing guidance and support to students/families, maintaining student records, monitoring needed remediation, and working with Academic Advisors to adhere to all necessary accommodations.

• Orient students to their course, communicate course requirements, and monitor student progress and pacing.
• Demonstrate thorough knowledge and understanding of assigned course or courses.
• Understand the diverse backgrounds and needs of PA Cyber students and families.
• Facilitate live class sessions in the Virtual Classroom and/or Blended Classroom environments.
• Help the Virtual Classroom Teacher and Blended Classroom Teacher facilitate live sessions.
• Establish and communicate clear objectives for all learning activities.
• Create lesson plans and align live instructional material to all applicable state standards, assessment anchors, and eligible content.
• Participate in school initiatives related to student achievement and state/local testing.
• Serve as a tutor for regularly scheduled tutoring sessions.
• Hold open office hours to tutor students with individual questions.
• Monitor and evaluate student progress to determine appropriate course pacing and assign live interventions, as necessary.
• Communicate student progress on a regular basis to Academic Advisors, students, and families.
• Administer periodic benchmark and/or diagnostic assessments and communicate testing results.
• Monitor student progress and collect data for the IEP Team and implement appropriate interventions and specially designed instruction.
• Provide detailed feedback in a timely manner for all course work.
• Administer state assessments as assigned by supervisor - teachers may be asked to travel for these assessments.
• Attend all required on-site trainings, meetings, in-service days, and professional development days.