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ARABIC LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR - full-time position available in a New York City public school.

Duties & Responsibilities:
Roles in small schools are varied and complex and serious consideration will be given to applicants who demonstrate through their resume and cover letter experience and/or willingness to become involved in these essential aspects:

-Ability to work within a non-traditional school schedule and organizational structure that meets the needs of English Language Learners and students requiring special education services.
-Ability to design and implement innovative curriculum.
-Desire to collaborate in an inter-disciplinary planning and teaching team with an emphasis on course design using backwards planning models developed by Wiggens & McTighe.
-Willingness to practice an open-door policy and developing best practice pedagogy to facilitate professional growth and collaboration.
-Willingness to follow the Standards of Professional Teaching.
-Ability to serve as role model.
-Ability to create and maintain an effective environment for student learning.
-Ability and availability to contribute to the development and growth of the school community.
-Availability for summer planning and curriculum work
-Availability to participate in after school/Saturday programs
-Teaching license issued in New York State or a reciprocity-granting state.

Selection Criteria:
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
-Fluency in Modern Standard Arabic.
-Experience teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language, from the elementary to advanced levels.
-Experience developing and implementing curriculum.
-Ability to incorporate reading and writing strategies in daily routines and classroom instruction using the workshop model.
-Ability to incorporate hands-on and cooperative learning activities.
-Ability to develop and use project-based learning units, utilizing backwards planning model.
-Familiarity with English as a Second Language (ESL) methodology, as well as English Language Learner (ELL) standards and strategies
-Ability to integrate technology into the classroom
-Excellent classroom management skills
-Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, parents, students, etc.
-Ability to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all learners

In addition to interviewing, candidates must present a teaching portfolio, which may include a resume, evidence of philosophy of education, evidence of curriculum planning, such as a course outline or lesson plans, as well as any teaching artifacts collected throughout the teaching career. Teaching artifacts may include student work, images of student work and/or presentations and curriculum development examples.

Applicants must provide three references.

Work Schedule & Salary
As per Collective Bargaining Agreement

Please send resumes & cover letters to: danielle@aafscny.org .

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