tOPTALENTS
顶思人才
MS ELA Curriculum Developer
    发布时间: 2019-07-11 12:05    

Salary: 30-35k   City:Shenzhen  Start Date: Aug 2019Curriculum: US Common Core

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MS ELA Curriculum Developer

Salary: 30-35k

City:ShenzhenStart Date:Aug 2019Curriculum:US Common Core


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Requirements:

1. BA or above in English related area;
2. Education degree or Teacher Credential;
3. Curriculum development experience and knowledge;
4. Instrumental leadership;
5. High level of professionalism;
6. High level of team playing skills and team leading skills;
7. Expert level of content language;
8. Detail-oriented;
9. Creative problem solver;
10. Able to effectively communicate areas of growth for teachers in a friendly and 
constructive way;
11. Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
12. Constructive approach in communication;
13. Good analytical skills;
14. Lifelong learner.


Job Description:
The teacher creates a warm, flexible, language rich environment to promote high quality learning, student agency, and independence. He/she develops positive and caring relationships with students, parents and all school staff. The teacher motivates students to love learning and knows how to build knowledge and skills, leading to deeper conceptual understanding. The teacher understands how to support student wellbeing and the development of strong and positive character attributes essential to leading a successful and purposeful life. The teacher believes strongly in action research and uses best practice to inform his/her planning, classroom practice and assessment strategies. A clear understanding of the school’s vision and mission is essential. Under the supervision and direction of the Academic Principal and Director of Curriculum, the Middle School ELA Curriculum Developer will take on a teaching commitment along with working directly Director of Curriculum to develop Middle School ELA curriculum that aligns with Elementary ELA Curriculum. This position will also play an important role to support the School Management to maintain a positive ethos towards the school culture and working environment.

1. This role will directly report to Director of Curriculum while under the general management by Academic Principal;
2. To have to 70% capacity in teaching commitments for English Language Arts and Social Studies. That equates to 15 to 17 hours up of teaching in a week; 

3. To work with School Management (including Director of Curriculum) and fellow teachers to develop ELA curriculum for grades 6-8 for vertical alignment and horizontal alignment (see appendix below for specific expectations regarding curriculum development);
4. To work with School Management (including Director of Curriculum) and fellow teachers to implement the School ELA Curriculum Policy and school initiatives in ELA and social studies for grades 6-8; 

5. To work with School Management (including Director of Curriculum) to create a ELA Curriculum Policy for High School Program projected to begin in the 2020-2021 school year; 

6. To work with School Management to develop overall High School Program projected to begin in the 2020-2021 school year; 

7. When requested by School Management, to work with Director of Curriculum to provide staff training and development to include scheduling teachers to formally observe her classroom, observe grade 6-8 teachers’ instruction during ELA and Social studies class if requested, and conduct pre-/ post- observation meetings with the teachers;
8. When requested by School Management, to work with Director of Curriculum to provide specific coaching in ELA and social studies on the CCSS Standards for good teaching practices, differentiation of instruction, utilizing ongoing formative assessments to guide instructional decision making and planning, and preparation for MAP testing for 6-8;
9. When requested by School Management, to offer consultation as a lead ELA teacher in regards to elementary ELA and Social Studies curriculum: 

- E.g. To provide support for organize and implement one or two literacy nights, and to provide training and professional development for elementary teachers.
- E.g. To offer potential solutions for identified issues such as modifying a teaching technique, developing or strengthening a routine, or improving communication between the teacher and students
- E.g. To provide demo lessons for observation to model good practices in English Language Arts and Social Studies
- E.g. To be a source of guidance for teachers for best practices for instruction, classroom management as well as school policies and procedures
- E.g. To provide information and suggestions about areas for professional development based on classroom observations and discussions
10. To organize, plan and implement any other school-wide ELA and social studies activities and celebrations that promote humanities subjects within the school. 

11. To play an important role to support the School Management to maintain a positive ethos towards the school culture and working environment. 

12. To meet with teachers and administration as needed to discuss and document the following:
- successful teaching practices 

- English Language Arts and Social Studies lessons and activities in a shared 
folder on the external hard drive 

- Middle school and High School English Language Arts and Social Studies 
curriculum review, and create an inventory of teaching resources/tools for 
the curriculum 

- appropriate year level work outside the written curriculum 

- data analysis for MAP and grade level standards based assessments

Appendix for specific expectation as a EAL curriculum developer (6-8): 

To be developed and completed by the end of year 1 with the consultation and approval by the Director of Curriculum and Academic Principal, and downloaded onto the shared drive: 

1. Units of study planned for grade 6 (and grades 7 and 8 if time) using UbD (Understanding by Design) or other unit planning protocols that start with an essential question; 

2. Pacing guides for ELA units of study aligned to curriculum resources and CCSS for grade 6 (and 7 and 8 if time) that outlines the progression of skills needed to be ready for international English high school programs;
3. Differentiated lesson plans for lower level grade 6 ELA class to include instruction in foundational reading skills and guided/leveled reading; 

4. Any other curriculum/lesson planning documents for Middle School ELA as requested by Director of Curriculum and/or Academic Principal.   7. Other teaching and learning related tasks as determined by the Principal.


Please click to apply or send your CV to toptalents@topschools.cn if interested. Thanks.