About This Role
Teaching Spanish to secondary school students is at the core of this role, encompassing Spanish 1, 2, and 3. The teacher will also guide an advisory group and supervise students on campus.
Responsibilities
- Teach 5 periods (out of 8) of a combination of Spanish 1, Spanish 2, and Spanish 3 (depending on the year)
- Identify and adapt curriculum resources aligned with ACTFL standards and Common Ground
- Collaborate with vertical and horizontal team to explore real-world connections and project-based learning opportunities within the Spanish curriculum
- Teach a guidance (advisory) group
- Fulfill on-campus supervision duties up to one hour per week
Requirements
- Possess or be on track to obtaining a CT Secondary Spanish Teacher License (023) prior to the start of the school year
- Experience with teaching secondary Spanish
- Knowledge of and experience with the Connecticut Common Core of Teaching, Common Core, and ACTFL Standards
- Values and embraces collaboration, communication, and has capacity to work effectively within a team that includes multiple teachers and community partners
- Experience with experiential, project- and place-based learning, where students engage in relevant and real problem-solving
- Experience working directly with racially, economically, academically diverse high school aged young people, and with low-income young people and people of color in particular
- Knowledge about and passion for working for an organization that is committed to social justice, the dismantling of systems of oppression, and creating a just, equitable, and inclusive culture
Nice to have:
- A passion for our environmental mission and commitment to equitable and sustainable change
- Experience in trauma-informed work, restorative justice, social emotional learning/literacy
- Experience working with Google applications, online course management platforms, and other online learning tools
Important Details
- Collective Bargaining Agreement: UAW local 2110