Theatre Arts Teacher - Chicago, United States - Instituto del Progreso Latino

Instituto del Progreso Latino

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Chicago, United States

3 weeks ago

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Theatre Arts Teacher (IHSCA)

COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Instituto Health Science Career Academy along with Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has set ambitious goals to ensure that every child-in every school and every neighborhood—has access to a world-class learning experience from birth, resulting in graduation from high school college
- and career-ready. In alignment with CPS/ISBE, our school strives to provide high quality and specially designed instructional supports and services for all students with disabilities within the least restrictive environment. We work collaboratively with the goal of improving the academic achievement of all students with disabilities by ensuring they receive meaningful and relevant access to grade level core instruction within the school. Teachers provide appropriate, Readiness, and state standards. IHSCA ensures that students are provided a safe learning environment that supports student social-emotional growth as well as academics.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

_Planning and Instruction_

Actively works with leadership team and fellow department members to develop appropriate curriculum and lesson plans for 9th to 12th grade students
Uses all resources made available by leadership team and actively seeks out new sources of material to share with other department members
Continually uses
_Best Practices_ to create a safe and inviting classroom environment that fosters both academic and social/emotional learning for all students
Facilitate theatre enrichment opportunities and seek extracurricular performances on behalf of students
Completes IHSCA weekly lesson plans in a timely manner and adjusts as recommended by leadership team and/or administration
Promote and practice professional growth and development
Uses data to accurately track student progress on both largescale standardized tests and coursespecific tests and quizzes
Designs projects that are rubricbased, rigorous, culturally relevant and challenging for students
Ensures that all students including students with disabilities receive appropriate accommodations/modifications as stipulated on the Students with Disabilities Act
Provides scheduled office hours on a regular basis in order to assist students in need of extra help; hold regular student/teacher conferences and maintain documentation of conferences
Submits attendance into PowerSchool system
Inputs grades in PowerSchool on a timely basis
Complies with all regulatory paperwork requirements in a timely fashion
Performing other duties and responsibilities as the that the principal may assign

_Building School Culture_

Participates in Teacher Parent Conferences to discuss student academic progress
Willingness to sponsor extracurricular activities
Follows all IHSCA schoolwide standards regarding teacher behaviors
Adheres to all IHSCA electronic and webbased rules and restrictions
Follow all guidelines found in the Instituto and IHSCA employee handbooks
Other duties as assigned

_Professional Educator and Leadership_

Identifies and participates in conferences, workshops and Professional Development sessions to keep up to date with the best teaching practices and implementing best practices in the classroom.
Work collaboratively with social workers, special education staff, and deans of students to ensure the behavioral and educational abilities of students are developed for success after high school.
Uses reflective practices to assess personal and professional growth in order to seek out opportunities to continually advance professional knowledge and skill

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
Previous teaching experience, and strong knowledge in the area of specializations at the required levels of study.
Theatre teaching experience preferred
Thorough understanding of the curricular elements of dramatic studies, and knowledge of drama curriculum.
A proven collaborator and skilled at working well with others.
A positive attitude and strong interpersonal skills
Expertise in building active, collaborative classroom programs which develop a sense of classroom community and trust.
A solid understanding of a high school organization, programs and students.
A proven ability to differentiate instruction and integrate learning.
The above is intended to describe the general conditions of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities and requirements_.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Nature of work requires an ability to operate standard business office equipment. Requires ability to communicate and exchange information, collect, compile and prepare work documents, as well as setup and maintain work files.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Majority of work performed in a general office environment. Position requires availability for extended hours plus nontraditional hours may be required to perf