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Please mail resume and cover letters to:
ABC-Public Charter School
1501 Columbia Road, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Main Office: 202-822-6301
Fax: 202-822-6303
:
abaker@abcpcs.org
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Language Arts teachers will teach reading, writing, and literature in the
English language. As not all incoming students may be fully proficient
and/or literate in English, the teacher will be expected to teach at different
levels and adapt course materials without simplifying the underlying content.
Teachers are expected to collaborate extensively with each other.
Beliefs and Personal Characteristics
- Commitment to the goal of graduating high school-ready, bilingual
students who are adept learners, effective communicators, and community
leaders
- Belief that all children can learn and achieve academically and acquire two languages
- Commitment to the 'whole child'
- Belief that families and communities are critical components of a
child's education; that community involvement is central to educational
success; and that school success is central to community development
- Commitment to promoting multiculturalism and cross-cultural understanding
- Desire to work as a team player with other teachers and staff
- Commitment to continuous learning
- Commitment to initiative and innovation
Skills and Experience
- Bilingualism in Spanish and English
- Experience working with urban
Middle School students
- Qualifications to teach Middle School Language
Arts
- Knowledge of second language acquisition theory and practice and
literacy issues
- Understanding of metacognitive skills
- Ability to
tie academics to social issues and reality as well as make it personally
relevant
- Ability to help students negotiate classroom content in order
to make it personally meaningful rather than merely reproduce content
as it was presented
- Ability to target different learning styles, academic
levels, and special needs
- Facility at scaffolding course content and
breaking down information
- Ability to communicate clear expectations
and reach out to students and families
- Ability to analyze student data
and use it in instructional planning and individualization
You can submit a resume and cover via email, fax or first class mail.
Positions are being filled on a rolling basis. Our Salaries and
Benefits are highly competitive with other area schools.
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