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Opening Position from Shekou International School, China [by MII]

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:00:24 +1500

Jobs::Opening Position from Shekou International School, China
Class Teacher for Grade 4-5 Year Class

Reports To

Children and Parents, ECLC Assistant Principal, SIS Director

Responsible For

Day to day management of the classroom including planning the daily program, documenting teaching and learning, setting up the classroom, managing behavior, and additional responsibilities as outlined below.

Contracted Hours

Local hire teachers are expected to work a total of 190 days (new teachers, 193), a minimum of 180 of which are teaching days. The contracted work day is 7:30 to 3:30 with daily 45-minute lunch break. However, curriculum related work days, parent meetings, and conferences may extend those hours

Role

The ECLC Teacher is responsible for providing a safe and developmentally appropriate environment in accordance with program philosophy, school policies and procedures.

Requirements

Must hold at least an undergraduate degree and some teaching experience (in early years)

Responsibilities

•    Provide a physically and emotionally safe environment for children, that promotes a sense of belonging

•    Communicate with parents both formally and informally to discuss the children’s progress, using weekly newsletters, display boards, parent-teacher conferences, phone calls, progress reports, and casual conversations

•    Keep accurate records up to date of children’s information, accidents, attendance, progress and other specific needs

•    Maintain constant supervision of children

•    Develop appropriate learning and behavior strategies

•    Observe children’s interests and plan learning experiences based on their needs, abilities and interests

•    Organize and plan classroom activities on according to project approach

•    Collaborate and plan a teaching program with teaching assistants or interns

•    Develop an inclusive curriculum that incorporates diverse cultural awareness

•    Provide activities that support growth in all curriculum areas, math, literacy and language, science, art, music, physical education, social and group work skills

•    Incorporate the following areas of development into everyday learning: Sense of Self, Responsibility for Self and others, Pro-social behavior, gross motor and fine motor skills, learning and problem solving, logical thinking, representation and symbolic thinking, listening and speaking, creative thinking, reading and writing

•    Document children’s learning and progress through pictures, learning stories and progress reports

•    Utilize Rubicon system to plan and archive standards, benchmarks, activities and assessments

•    Collaborate with the whole ECLC team for the implementation of the WASC Action plans

•    Attend meetings as required by Assistant Principal or the Director including relevant school wide meetings and functions

•    Plan and implement one extra curricular after school activity (I day for 8 weeks) per school year

•    Be available to carry out school required duties including pedestrian crossing, lunch, recess and bus duties on a rotational basis

•    Additional duties when request

To apply, please email your resume and cover letter to gregory.chang@miinstitute.info

Open Position from Suzhou SIP Landmark Skylight International Kindergarten, China [by MII]

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:36:34 +1500

Jobs::Open Position from Suzhou SIP Landmark Skylight International Kindergarten, China
Suzhou, China

Suzhou SIP Landmark Skylight International Kindergarten is a local bilingual Kindergarten located in Suzhou Industrial Park. The Kindergarten started operation in September 2006. It has 12 classes, 9 bilingual classes and 3 full-English classes presently. There is a position opening for an English Kindergarten Teacher.

Requirement

• A passion in teaching and nurturing young children (3-6 years old)

• With bachelor degree , Trained in teaching English as a second language to young children, preferably a relevant early childhood teaching qualification

• Excellent spoken and written English, preferably a Native speaker

• A passion in teaching and nurturing young children (3-6 years old).

• Has experience in teaching English reading program to very young children

• International education exposure is an advantage

• Require to start work in September

To apply, please email your resume and cover letter to gregory.chang@miinstitute.info

Open Position from Airdom Schools, China [by MII]

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 04:09:11 +1500

Jobs::Open Position from Airdom Schools, China

AIRDOM INC.

Recruiting ESL Teachers to Teach in China

Job Start Month: September

Job Start Year: 2010

Number of Positions: 3

Location(s): Zhengzhou and Luoyang

Position Overview

Teacher will teach in the Canada Class Program in China. The Canada Class Program is corporate between Canadian school board and Chinese public high schools.

Main Responsibilities

• Work with local Assistant Trainers to ensure classes are run efficiently and start and end as scheduled.

• Prepare lessons, print materials, technology and supplemental materials prior to the start of each class.

• Attend weekly meetings with the Airdom to communicate all pertinent student and classroom management issues.

• Participate in outside of classroom academic, marketing and Center social events as needed

• Collect audio & visual portfolio evidence of language learner work during lessons.

• Provide private lessons to young language learners as required due to learner absences or for students that are falling behind the class.

• Deliver both formal and informal assessments and progress reports throughout the program and keep close oversight on all learner records.

• Interact with both parents and young language learners in a way that makes language learning fun, engaging and educational.

• With local Assistant Trainers, maintain strong communication with parents as to their children’s progress by means of the Teacher/Parent portal and ongoing communication during performances, phone calls and parent/teacher conferences

Job qualifications:

• Candidates should be Native English speakers

• Internationally recognized TEFL or TESOL certification

• Creativity and excitement to bring a unique personality to the Canada Class Program including talents in music, art, and performing arts.

• Bachelors degree required; advanced degrees preferred

Type of Teaching Job: Public High School

Contract Duration: 12 month contracts (renewable)

Teaching Hours per Week: 26 - 30

Teaching Hours Comment: no information provided

Office Hours per Week: 11 - 15

Working Hours Details: A total of 40 working hours per week

Age of Students: 15-17

Number of Students in Class: 40

Number of Foreign Teachers: 2 to 5

Number of Local Teachers: 10

Health Insurance: local medical insurance provided

Health Insurance Comments: Trainers are covered 100 percent, but are responsible for the co-pay.

Relocation or Arrival Bonus: Settlement allowance

Performance Bonus: End of year performance bonus

To apply, please email your resume and cover letter to gregory.chang@miinstitute.info

Open Position from The Riverside School, India [by MII]

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:23:50 +1500

Jobs::Open Position from The Riverside School, India
Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Position Type: Full Time

The Riverside School is looking to fill teaching positions. Qualifications include:

1. Education, Training and Experience

    * Teachers for classes from Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 10

    * Teachers who are experts in English Literature and the Sciences

    * Understanding of Multiple Intelligences theory

2. Job Skills and Abilities

    * Strong knowledge and awareness of age-appropriate programming and developmental needs of children

    * Excellent teaching skills

    * Strong leadership and communication skills

    * Experience working with a variety of cultures and family dynamics

    * Responsible, reliable, well-organized, flexible, team player

    * Considerable initiative and creativity required to provide an exciting, dynamic and positive educational experience for children

To apply, please email your resume and cover letter to gregory.chang@miinstitute.info

Open Position from Gyeonggi English Villages, Korea [by MII]

Fri, 07 May 2010 10:34:04 +1500

Jobs::Open Position from Gyeonggi English Villages, Korea

Location: Paju City, Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea

1. English Teacher (1-2 yr contract)

- Teach English to all age groups

- Create lesson plans based on existing curriculum

- Lead classroom activities

- BA required in English, Literature, or Education

- Education license preferred

- 2 year teaching exprience preferred

2. We also hire more seasoned educators (MA or PhD) who can work as Head Teachers or curriculum leaders.

GEV’s mission is to transform English education for the young generation in Korea by implementing programs that produce a measurable increase in the speaking ability of the participants. GEV believes English education is best retained by the students in settings that teach English through content-driven subjects in an exciting and interactive environment.

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To apply, please email your resume and cover letter to gregory.chang@miinstitute.info

Open Position from the Ivy Group, China [by ivygroup]

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:11:55 +1500

Jobs::Open Position from the Ivy Group, China
English Lead Teacher

Location: Beijing, China

Position Type: Full Time

This position is responsible and accountable for activities and outcomes of their classroom. The incumbent will coordinate classroom personnel in the context of classroom activities. Preferred qualifications include:

1. Education, Training and Experience

    * ECE certificate & license required

    * Minimum 1 year experience

    * Special Needs training & certificate an asset

    * Understanding of Multiple Intelligences theory

2. Job Skills and Abilities

    * Strong knowledge and awareness of age-appropriate programming and developmental needs of children

    * Excellent teaching skills

    * Strong leadership and communication skills

    * Experience working with a variety of cultures and family dynamics

    * Bilingualism an asset (English and Mandarin)

    * Responsible, reliable, well-organized, flexible, team player

    * Considerable initiative and creativity required to provide an exciting, dynamic and positive educational experience for children

To apply, please email your resume and cover letter to gregory.chang@miinstitute.info

Job Forum Rules [by MII]

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:24:31 +1500

Jobs::Job Forum Rules
The MI Institute is identifying many wonderful teacher candidates through the Teacher Certification Program, in addition to being in touch with many MI educators and schools around the world.

Thus, we have set up this Job Forum to help connect MI-inspired educators with MI schools.

If you are looking for "MI-minded" educators for your school or program, we encourage you to post the position(s) here, to assist in your search for an educator who has interest and experience with MI.

If you are an MI-minded educator in search of a related position, check out the job postings here.

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