English Language Arts Instructor

Summary

Join SEO's community of passionate educators to implement a rigorous college prep curriculum for motivated and driven high school students. Instructors will teach ELA for 9th, 10th, or 11th Scholars in an online environment.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in content related field
• Educator or youth-development work with high school-aged students
• Online Course Facilitation Experience
• Comfortable with and skilled at working with and navigating technological learning systems
• Understanding and practice of student-centered pedagogy
• Expertise and depth of knowledge in Advanced high school-level English and Humanities subjects

Responsibilities

• Teach four ELA blocks on Saturdays via Zoom; occasionally co-facilitate with an Associate Instructor
• Provide intentional academic support by hosting after-school office hours, engaging in online learning practices including discussion boards and other online learning tools, and building cycles of consistent feedback and accountability in the learning experience during asynchronous learning
• Navigate Instructional Technologies – Learn and efficiently utilize our instructional technologies such as Zoom (video conferencing and chat), Brightspace (Learning Management System), and GSuit applications
• Content Preparation – Read, internalize, and practice all lesson plans and materials provided by SEO prior to teaching. Implement thoughtful adjustments to pacing and activities based on specific student needs
• Grading and Record-Keeping – Provide actionable, growth-oriented feedback to students. Complete all grading in a timely manner (1 week turnaround) and keep the electronic gradebook up to date on Brightspace (our LMS)
• Classroom Culture – Project an energetic, engaging, and approachable persona to promote students’ connection to the content, investment in the learning experience, and positive relationship to all members of the community
• Collaboration with SEO Staff and Other Instructors – Plan and work alongside an Associate Instructor to build optimal experiences for Scholar learning in co-teaching and/or single instruction models. Attend all scheduled meetings, professional development trainings, check-ins, and debriefs and respond to all emails and Zoom chats in a timely manner

Preferred Qualifications

• Secondary Education Degree and high school teaching experience
• Knowledge and experience with Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
• Certifications, PD course completions, and/or tertiary education in Instructional Technologies
• At least 2+ years of Online Learning (or e-learning) Instruction, other than Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) at the start of the Pandemic

Benefits

$40 hourly compensation