World Language Teacher - Spanish

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The Longmeadow Public Schools in now hiring for the position of World Language Teacher- Spanish to lead, encourage, and assist students to develop their individual potential for intellectual and emotional growth, resulting in their learning and achievement of high standards of knowledge and skills.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following: Other duties may be assigned.
PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE
Continuously improve professional knowledge and practice through appropriate professional development activities; share information and knowledge with other teachers; apply the best research in the design and development of school curriculum.
Maintain and incorporate the best research in instructional materials and techniques.
PLANNING FOR INSTRUCTION
Set short-term and year-long goals for curricular units based on sound principles and practices of learning.
Develop and maintain lesson plans based on short-term and year-long goals and share when appropriate.
USE OF MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
Integrate current technologies as tools to enhance instructional strategies and increase student learning.
EFFECTIVENESS OF INSTRUCTION
Promote a high level of active learning through setting high standards and clear goals and modifying instruction to help all students achieve those standards.
Maintain systems of assessment and measurements which reflect progress in achieving instructional objectives.
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
Establish an atmosphere that encourages sensitivity and respect among students and with the teacher, and practices and routines which create an appropriate learning environment.
Design instructional experiences in which students achieve high standards and optimize their performance by taking responsibility for their own learning.
EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Maintain open and effective communication with students, parents, staff and administration using expected professional standards. 6.2 Participate actively in team/department/staff meetings.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO STUDENTS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
Be available for student and/or parent conferences.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SCHOOL AND/OR TEACHING PROFESSION
Work collaboratively to identify areas for school improvement, develop possible strategies, and assess results.
ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE WITH SCHOOL REGULATIONS
Observe and implement the rules and regulations established for the school system. EVALUATION: Consistent with current Agreement Between the Longmeadow School Committee and the Longmeadow Education Association.
Longmeadow High School is a high achieving liberal arts high school of approximately 900 students. Most of our graduates go on to attend college or university, but our goal is to prepare all of our students for whatever their path is post graduation. There is a high level of student involvement in co-currricular activities, with numerous offerings for student interest and involvement. We have a robust athletic, music and art program and our students compete at state and national levels within these realms. Our vision is to foster and support a high school environment where all students can find areas of interest and passion during their high school years and to prepare our students for success when they leave us and enter a dynamic economy and a global world. To learn more about the Longmeadow Public Schools please copy and paste the following into your webbrowser: https://sites.google.com/longmeadow.k12.ma.us/equitythrougheducation/ https://www.longmeadow.k12.ma.us/
The Longmeadow Public Schools is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or pregnancy/pregnancy related conditions.
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Longmeadow, MA, United States

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