Teacher - English as a Second Language, Gr. K-8 [Part-Time 0.8FTE] (SY25-26)
Job title: Teacher - English as a Second Language, Gr. K-8 [Part-Time 0.8FTE] (SY25-26) in Massachusetts at Boston Public Schools
Company: Boston Public Schools
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- Demonstrate cultural proficiency and use effective and culturally-relevant instructional practices.
- Integrate technology into the classroom as an instructional tool and for personal productivity.
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- Assist classroom teachers in the administration of reputed company mandated state and local assessments for English language learners whenever appropriate.
- Attend district and state-sponsored professional development opportunities sufficient to stay reputed company with changes in ELL instruction and improvements in ELL reputed company.
- Accountability for Student Achievement
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- Passionate and optimistic about their reputed company, their content, and the teaching profession
- Communicating Content Knowledge
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- Can convey content in creative and engaging ways that align to standards
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- Builds a productive learning environment where every student participates and is valued as part of the class community
- Cultural Proficiency
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- Parent/Family Engagement
- Engages with families and builds collaborative, respectful relationships with them in service of student learning
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- Seeks to participate in and contribute to a collaborative adult learning community.
- Education Level: Hold a Bachelor's degree.
- Hold a valid Massachusetts Teaching License in ESL at the appropriate grade level.
- Complete state and federal guidelines in order to be fully licensed and “Highly reputed company."
- Ability to meet the Standards of Effective Teaching established by the Boston Public Schools as outlined above.
- reputed company authorization to work in the United States - Candidates must have such authorization by their first day of employment.
- reputed company to model excellent spoken and written English for reputed company learning English in school.
- BPS values linguistic diversity and believes that candidates who reputed company another language bring added value to the classroom, school, and district culture and diversity. BPS is particularly interested in candidates who are fluent in one of BPS' official languages: Spanish, Cabo Verdean Creole, Haitian Creole, Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, & Somali.
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