Secondary School: French Teacher

-Position: Upper School French Teacher

-Please send the Resume in English.

-Basic English is required.

Position Overview:

Preferred requirements for the position:

• Minimum of 3 years of teaching experience, preferably in the same discipline as for the position being sought
• Teacher certification/licensure from an appropriate governing body, such as a state or provincial Department of Education Licensure. TOEFL certification is NOT sufficient.
• BS or BA as a minimum requirement
• Major or minor in the discipline they will be teaching.
• University level training in education pedagogy
• Evidence of life-long learning

Areas of Responsibility

Planning and Preparation

• Display extensive content knowledge, and continue to build upon that knowledge
• Demonstrate knowledge of typical developmental characteristics of pre-adolescents and adolescents, and ability to recognize when a student is deviating from that pattern
• Demonstrate knowledge of progressive content-specific education pedagogy and non-content-specific education pedagogy
• Tailor instruction to the individual and group needs of our students, using data collected in the classroom and through schoolwide assessment and other data collection efforts
• Tailor instruction to meet the needs of English language learners and those with learning disabilities
• Display knowledge of and sensitivity to issues of diversity in the international school setting
• Select instructional (content and language) goals from the approved school curriculum that are meaningful and relevant, and convey high expectations for student learning
• Provide clear instructional (content and language) goals that are in written form and explained to students daily
• Provide learning activities tied directly to instructional goals in a manner that progresses coherently
• Use differentiation strategies in planning, instruction, assessment and feedback
• Use materials in a way that supports students meeting instructional goals
• Read and refer to students' individual education plans when planning instruction.

Instruction

• Provide clear directions and explicitly teach procedures to students
• Provide students with frequent opportunities to learn at a high cognitive level (e.g. Bloom's Taxonomy)
• Provide students with opportunities to assume responsibility for successful discussions, projects, and work products
• Provide students with equal opportunities to learn in the classroom, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, or membership in another protected group
• Select activities and instructional materials that are suitable to learning goals.
• Provide highly structured and coherent lessons
• Be responsive to student interests and learning needs
• Use many different instructional and learning modes in units and lessons

Assessing Student Learning

• Create assessments that are aligned to instructional goals and standards
• Implement assessments in a manner that ensures validity and reliability of the data, including monitoring the testing environment and for academic honesty
• Provide multiple measures of student learning, including project-based, inquiry-based, and other "authentic" forms of assessment

Creating a Safe and Healthy Learning Environment

• Establish professional rapport with students in the classroom, during advisory and through school and extra-curricular events
• Provide students with lessons that allow for active participation and inquiry
• Make the course relevant to the lives of students
• Establish procedures that promote high expectations for behavior and achievement
• Craft activities and explain them in a manner that promotes high expectations for behavior and achievement.
• Arrange furniture in a manner that maximizes student learning

Managing the Classroom

• Establish high expectations for behavior and procedures that support these expectations
• Maintain a productive work environment in the classroom
• Provide students with smooth transitions between activities
• Ensure procedures are in place for non-instructional duties including attendance, tardiness, etc.

Managing Student Behavior

• Establish clear standards of conduct that students are able to articulate
• Monitor student behavior and intervene in a manner that is preventative and timely
• Respond to student misbehavior in an appropriate manner and as established in the Student and Parent Handbook

Professional Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate records of student progress
• Participate in student and parent meetings, curriculum and department meetings, faculty meetings, and student support meetings
• Participate in professional training at and/or sponsored by the school
• Participate in school initiatives
• Maintain collegial relationships with peers and administrators
• Participate in school events
• Contribute to extra-curricular offerings such as athletic teams and/or student clubs
• Abide by the GWA Code of Professional Conduct, as outlined in our Child Protection Policy
• Undertake other duties as assigned by the Upper School Principal, and/or his/her designee.

Note:

This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the functions that this position may entail. It is not an exhaustive list of skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with it. Tasks and responsibilities are subject to change based on organizational needs.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 15,000.00DH - 20,000.00DH per month