Heather Torrente

Culinary Instructor @Dorsey College

Roseville, MI, US

Entrusted with imparting the knowledge and skills each student needs to be successful by providing quality delivery of assigned courses while ensuring that all students achieve competency in the course objectives.Evaluate and resolve student questions, issues and problems, and ensure appropriate action is taken to the satisfaction of the student, Dorsey Schools, and/or regulatory agencies in compliance with policy, procedures, and legal requirements. Instructors are to be motivating, fair and impartial, creative, dedicated, and professional.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:* Plan, prepare, and deliver quality classroom instruction in lecture, clinical, and/or laboratory format based on the approved course outline by selecting and utilizing a variety of approved course materials and teaching methods that address all learning modalities to insure that the needs of individual students in the program are met.* Assess student learning using appropriate methods.* Conduct an engaging classroom lecture and/or lab based on the course outline.* Motivate students by demonstrating sensitivity for concerns and actively involving students in classroom discussions and/or activities.* Advise students on attendance, grades, and issues in order to ensure successful completion of their course.* Manage classroom environment through compliance with campus policies including but not limited to classroom management, attendance, punctuality, and professionalism.* Ensure that all educational activity is conducted in a legal and ethical manner.* Demonstrate continuous improvement by working within the guidelines of the Company’s Faculty Development Program or other criteria as identified (such as Success Rate, Retention Rate, Student Attendance Rate, Student Evaluations of Instructor, and Final Exam Pass Rates).

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