Physical Education Teacher

About the American Dream School

The American Dream School is a dual-language (Spanish/English) school grades 6-12 in the Mott Haven area of the South Bronx. We will offer a project-based, dual-language program that cultivates bilingualism and biliteracy.

About the Position

The American Dream School is seeking a bilingual (Spanish/English) motivated, and engaging teacher who is committed to serving English Language Learners and cultivating bilingualism and biliteracy.  The ideal candidate has a great love and understanding of middle school or high school content, including themes and concepts. This candidate will also be able to break down content area concepts into a language that makes the content accessible for different learning styles and abilities. Lastly, he/she will have the ability to create real-world applications/projects for students to see how the content they are learning is used in everyday life.

Responsibilities

Classroom Preparation

• Discuss assigned duties with teachers for planning, preparation and development of teaching aids
• Prepare lesson materials, including technological equipment and bulletin boards
• Implementing curriculum
• Distribute materials and assist in other time management/organizational duties
• Type, file, and duplicate materials
• Plan unit plans and submit 1 week prior to commencing for feedback
• Plan engaging lessons using the SIOP model for content area
• Create activities that include the use of technology
• Submit weekly overview every Friday by 3:35pm
• Upload lesson plans by 7:30 am on the morning it is taught
• Plan bi-weekly activities for advisory based on our DREAM values

Teaching Responsibilities

• Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups
• Assist in the distribution, collection and grading of tests and homework assignments
• Observe students' performance, and record relevant data to assess progress
• Participate in teacher-parent conferences regarding students’ progress or problems
• Provide extra assistance to students with special needs including physical help
• Attend and participate in staff meetings
• Create a safe, welcoming classroom environment to support student learning and which reflects the development of their understanding
• Prepare and deliver focused instruction
• Conduct two (2) peer observations per month using Teachboost and schedule debriefing sessions
• Record “next steps” that arise from debriefing sessions in Teachboost
• Identify and use an effective co-teaching model every lesson 
• Use technology to create Google Classroom and Google Docs
• Set professional goals pertaining to teaching and learning
• Attend professional development to meet professional goals set

Classroom Management Responsibilities

• Supervise and manage students in all spaces, upholding ADS core values, rules and policies
• Instruct, maintain, and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and material
• Maintain accurate records and create reports 
• Create and monitor student progress toward achieving instructional objectives and goals on student plans
• Be the point person and main contact for a small advisory (i.e. document progress with each student, monitor their grades, make bi-weekly phone calls to parents to update them on student progress, help students advocate for themselves when they are struggling with a class, help students reflect when needed.)
• Update grades weekly (EOD Fridays)
• Conduct three (3) benchmark assessments per year
• Use data to effectively plan and modify lessons
• Review  data to address student weaknesses

Special Education and Intervention Responsibilities (Because we are ICT Classrooms)

• Create annual goal for students’ IEP
• Implement and track progress of annual goals of students’ IEPs as it pertains to your content area
• Write progress reports (Present levels of Performance) for students as requested
• Participate in yearly IEP conferences
• Establish appropriate modifications and goals for each student
• Modify curriculum to meet the needs of Special Education or ELL students (or Native v. Non-Native students in Spanish classes)
• Facilitate and document parent communication (i.e child’s grade fall below a 70, it is a mandated conversation between the teacher and the parent)
• Create remediation opportunities for students falling below a 73

Additional Responsibilities

• Assist with breakfast/lunch duties
• Community Outreach
• Work 2 Saturdays a year, supervising students on trips, tournaments or events
• Teacher work time:  7:25am-4:10pm  
• Follow S.T.A.R.T. and E.N.D.E.D. procedures
• Attend all 4 Parent-Teacher Conferences from 2pm-7pm
• Perform other assigned duties

Position Requirements

•  Bilingual Spanish/English preferred
•  Strong organizational skills
•  Maintain confidentiality and meets deadlines, complete assignments with consistent accuracy;
•  Tech-savvy; familiarity and experience with Microsoft Office, Gmail, Google docs/drive; 
•  Effective verbal, writing and listening skills.
•  New York State Teaching Certification required.