English Teacher

About This Role

This English Teacher position is for a Middle School and High School English Teacher at American Heritage Schools – Broward Campus. The role involves educating and supporting students to help them reach learning targets, making sound instructional decisions, and creating a positive learning environment.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate mastery of content knowledge
• Ensure a high-quality learning experience; plan and implement learning tasks with purpose and innovation
• Follow the AHS curriculum framework/scope and sequence
• Articulate instructional purpose and learning outcomes
• Design structured lessons and activities with a focus on student engagement and critical thinking
• Curate and design resources and incorporate instructional technologies aligned with learning outcomes
• Provide clear expectations for learning, clear explanations of content, and use academic language
• Align activities, assignments, questions, and discussions with learning outcomes
• Enter all lesson activities, assignments, and assessments into the school’s learning management system one week in advance by each Friday afternoon; include due dates for all assignments and assessments so that they are visible in student and parent calendars
• Ensure learning by all students by frequently monitoring student understanding
• Assess learning in a variety of ways, using formative and summative measures including but not limited to traditional and alternative assessments; prepare and administer semester and/or final exams and standardized tests
• Provide timely and relevant feedback to students and parents; enter grades into the school learning management/student information systems weekly
• Use assessment data to inform instructional decisions
• Differentiate and modify learning tasks according to student need; implement accommodations as directed
• Demonstrate caring and respect in interactions with students
• Establish routines and procedures for a productive physical environment
• Monitor student behavior so that students take ownership and contribute to a positive, productive learning environment
• Maintain standards of appropriate discipline in accordance with school rules and the student handbook
• Provide for students’ safety and general welfare
• Proactively communicate with parents, principals, and academic advisors
• Prepare progress reports and provide comments as needed
• Conduct parent/teacher conferences quarterly and as needed
• Be an active contributor to the school’s curriculum; provide feedback and share resources with colleagues
• Contribute to team-planning; attend meetings

Requirements