ESOL Summer Immersion Excursion Teacher June 19 - July 20, 2018, 8:30AM-1:00PM, M-Th
Charlottesville High School
GENERAL DEFINITION OF WORK: ESOL Summer Immersion Excursion teachers collaborate to design and implement high-quality summer enrichment programming for newly arrived English Learners in rising 5th grade through rising 9th grade. The program is in partnership with Charlottesville City Schools and runs from 9:00am-12:30pm, Mondays-Thursdays. On Thursdays, teachers and students attend field trips, extending the day later into the afternoon. There are no classes on Fridays.
The Summer Immersion Excursion experience is a five-week, grant-funded enrichment program that builds students’ academic language through hands-on, project-based learning and a variety of interactive trips to educational venues around the region. Teachers will have an opportunity to work with newly arrived English Learners from around the world in small-group classroom settings. Teachers create hands-on, interdisciplinary lessons that prepare students to apply their language and learn about their new community in Albemarle County and Charlottesville City.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: •Plans and implements academic language lessons that integrate content-area standards; •Collaborates with other Summer Immersion Excursion teachers and ESOL Welcome Center staff to design lessons, communicate with parents, and monitor student growth in academic language; •Selects engaging books, equipment, and other instructional materials; •Assists with making arrangements for summer excursions; •Supervises student learning and manages volunteers on field trips; •Updates family members on student progress; •Provides a positive learning space for students new to the U.S. and the English language; and •Welcomes classroom visitors and volunteers. We hope Summer Immersion Excursion will be part of an ACPS-embedded professional-development experience for those that want to learn more about working with newcomers. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of best practices in education, language acquisition, and culturally responsive pedagogy is necessary for English Learners. Fluency in languages other than English is a plus.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's degree in Education, Social Work, or related field; Master's degree is a plus. A Virginia Teaching license or significant experience in education for adolescent immigrant students is required.
PHYSICAL CONDITIONS AND NATURE OF WORK CONTACTS: Use of computer and office equipment in an office environment. Frequent contact with professional partners and students. |