English Teacher - Chicago, United States - Instituto del Progreso Latino

Instituto del Progreso Latino

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Chicago, United States

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English 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, effective, and culturally relevant instruction for grades 9-12 aligned to SAT, AVID College 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 AND 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
Completes IHSCA weekly lesson plans in a timely manner and makes adjustments as recommended by leadership team and/or administration
Creates own lesson plans for all grades and courses being taught by teacher
Uses STAR, AVID and Khan Academy data to accurately track student progress on both large scale 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
Completes weekly lesson plans based on course Scope and Sequence in a timely manner and makes adjustments as recommended by department head and/or administration
Creates lesson plans and required classroom materials for Substitute Folder, updating as needed
Collaborates in a timely fashion with Special Education Department to create opportunities for coteaching and positive whole group interactions with the SPED teacher in the General Education classroom, including scaffold and differentiated instruction for all students
Guides pupils to develop skills for writing essays and compositions according to state standards
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
Completes all SPED paperwork in a timely fashion
Complies with all regulatory paperwork requirements in a timely fashion

_Building School Culture_

Participates in Teacher Parent Conferences to discuss student academic progress
Includes a schoolwide focus on the social/cultural domain of learning and student experience, with an emphasis on incorporating the No Non-Sense Nurturing framework and Health Sciencesrelated materials into the classroom on a regular basis
Works with academic advisors and the Office of Industry Liaison to generate and support extracurricular opportunities for students
Supports the science components of school's curriculum
Takes attendance and submits it to Registrar Office as stipulated by the Registrar
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 in English and minor in Secondary Education or major in Education with a minor in English.
3 years teaching experience in English at the secondary level
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