Spanish Language Arts Teacher

Job Title:                    Teacher:  Dual Language       

Responsible to:          Building principal      

Qualifications:          

Bachelor’s degree in the area of Early Childhood, Elementary, or Secondary Education.  Oral

and written proficiency in Spanish and English, if teaching content area or literacy in Spanish.

Primary Function:

Develop a love of learning and self-worth in each student to encourage life-long learners,

including a passion for being bilingual and working among multiple cultures.

General Responsibilities:

• Knowledge of content level.
• Maintain the use of advanced Spanish language skills in the content area, if teaching in Spanish.
• Follow district curriculum to meet the needs of the students.
• Plan, design, prepare for and implement a variety of effective teaching techniques in order to successfully meet the educational needs of the students.
• Maintain a positive classroom atmosphere conductive to learning; climate of respect and fairness.
• Assess learning outcomes of students by various methods (testing, observation, portfolios, other assessments).
• Plan and implement appropriate classroom management strategies.
• Communicate effectively with students, parents, staff and community members.
• Utilize technology.
• Meet attendance requirements.
• Engage in ongoing professional growth.
• Keep all appropriate records.
• Attend meetings and assume extra duties assigned by principal.
• Work collaboratively with school staff.

Specific Duties: (all apply within the language of instruction)

Planning and Organization

• Prepare effective and appropriate lesson plans and learning experiences consistent with district curriculum and state standards.
• Use student performance data to plan instruction.
• Promote bilingualism and the status of the Spanish language.
• Plan collaboratively with Dual Language Team.

Strategies and Teaching Practices

• Provide opportunities for students to demonstrate knowledge of content and subject matter.
• Meet student needs through differentiated instruction.
• Use various effective instructional strategies to promote student learning.
• Enable students to connect content to authentic experiences.
• Maintain use of the language of instruction consistently.

 Monitoring and Managing Student Learning

• Align assessments with the goals, objectives and instructional strategies of district curriculum guides, state standards and assessments, and when appropriate, IEPs.
• Vary methods for assessing student performance as appropriate.
• Use student performance data to monitor the effectiveness of instruction.

Classroom Environment

• Manage student behavior in a positive and constructive manner.
• Actively engage and keep students on task.
• Utilize instructional time effectively.
• Manage discipline and safety in accordance with site discipline plan, board policy and state statutes.
• Establish and clearly communicate classroom expectations to students and parents/guardians.
• Model intercultural competence and the values of diversity and equity.

Professional Responsibility

• Engage in appropriate interpersonal relationships and communicate effectively with students, parents/guardians, community, staff and administration.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to cultural, gender, intellectual and physical ability differences.
• Collaborate effectively with colleagues and administration.
• Display a positive attitude and promote a positive image of the school and community.
• Participate in professional development activities and model a commitment to lifelong learning.
• Adhere to policies, procedures and regulations of the building and district.
• Fulfill responsibilities outside the classroom as they relate to school.
• Maintain district-provided Professional Portfolio.