Secondary World Language Teachers (Spanish) for District of Columbia Public Schools. 

Several positions. Bachelor's degree in Education, Spanish or related field, plus 36 months of experience teaching K-12 education. OSSE License or eligible for license.  Resumes to: @email.

Curriculum and Instruction

• Enthusiasm for and demonstrates mastery of subject matter, including fluency in Spanish.
• Organizes and provides strong professional teaching instruction to secondary scholars in order to meet the needs of all levels of ability in the class.
• Prepares lesson plans based upon approved DCPS curriculum and instructional program.
• Administers tests to evaluate student progress.
• Maintains discipline in the classroom.
• Demonstrates classroom management techniques with groups of children and with individual children.
• Meets with student’s parents to discuss student progress and problem areas; assess academic performance of students.
• Provides ongoing professional academic guidance; assist in the preparation of data for local, state and federal reports.
• Assists in the collection of data for providing appropriate intervention.
• Participates in faculty committee meetings; chaperoning, counseling and other similar responsibilities that are part of the school’s service in loco parentis.
• Shows sensitivity to the readiness levels of the children in order to organize the presentation of material for the most effective learning in the various areas of reading, literature, social studies, oral and written language, spelling, handwriting, science, mathematics, music, art, physical education, health and safety; and exercise discretionary authority over day-to-day teaching function in the secondary school Spanish world language curricula. 

Assessment

• Maintains individual student portfolios on a weekly basis and reviews portfolios with the building Principal on a monthly basis.
• Analyzes instructional methods and materials carefully to anticipate the specific difficulties, which a pupil is likely to encounter, and plans a program that will help overcome these anticipated difficulties.
• Maintains and submits any and all reports as may be required by the Principal. 

Family Engagement

• Proactively communicate with families to share progress and develop a supportive homeschool relationship.
• Develops leadership and special talents among students by sponsoring out –of-class activities as such dramatic programs, participate in science fairs and art contests, etc.
• Cooperates with the home and with social and educational services to further student welfare.
• Confers and involves parents in the educational/supplemental activities of the school.
• Refers Parents to the Parent Center via the Lead Teacher regarding all personal conflicts/issues beyond academic classroom management in order to maintain a culture of professional ethics and student security. 

Student Support/School Culture

• Participates in management and discipline throughout the school in a manner consistent with policy and practice at the secondary level, also with student groups away from school; at lectures, concerts, contests, etc.
• Keeps informed about and uses the results of standardized tests as a guide in modifying pupil programs to meet individual, needs makes checks and uses cumulative records to better understand and guide the pupil.
• Controls the physical environment of the classroom, maintains order, and arranges the pace of work and the individual demands on particular children so as to foster the physical and emotional health of the classroom.
• Takes responsibility for the classroom and for the storing and distribution of books and other school property as required; participates in the responsibility for the protection and maintenance of the school plant and equipment, and supervises the children in their use.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor .