World Languages Faculty Instructor-German Governor's Honors Program
About The Position
The Governor’s Honors Program (GHP) is a 4-week residential summer program for skilled, knowledgeable, and talented high school sophomores and juniors. GHP offers instruction designed to provide students with academic, cultural, and social enrichment necessary to become the next generation of global critical thinkers, innovators, and leaders. The instruction GHP provides is legislatively required to be significantly different from what is provided in a typical classroom. The GHP World Languages department provides an intensive daily immersion program where students will receive instruction, and research experiences in a targeted modern language (German, French, Chinese, Spanish, or Latin). Students will participate in supervised individual and group projects on a range of topics in the selected language. These topics may include investigating the culture, society, history, literature, current events, and/or political systems in regions of the world where the target language is used as the primary form of communication. Many classes participate in simulations, journaling, and culturally related activities, while also analyzing texts and films in the target language. While all activities/study are conducted in the target modern language, speaking the language itself is not the only focus. At GHP, comprehensive fluency in the language is constantly reinforced through authentic, task-based activities that allow students opportunities to engage in meaningful and rich conversations. GHP provides robust onboarding for our summer faculty and will provide as much information and guidance to support instructors as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher.
- Minimum of (3) three years successful teaching experience in the specific content area at the college or secondary level.
- Experience teaching gifted education classes, Advanced Placement, or honors courses OR comparable experience teaching high school age students in a private or out of school environment (e.g., YMCA, private studio, professional ensemble classes) within the applicant’s field of expertise.
Nice To Haves
- Significant experience teaching gifted secondary learners
- Excellent organization skills
- Proven ability to provide a challenging and differentiated instructional experience to diverse learners
- Proven ability to be flexible and adapt to changing priorities
- Ability to participate in coaching and professional growth opportunities to improve instructional practice and to support others to improve their craft
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- High level of professional integrity
Responsibilities
- Provide instruction in the "major" discipline Monday – Saturday.
- Provide instruction in an elective area of study Monday-Friday.
- Attend paid staff orientation and training sessions in advance of the summer program.
- Work collaboratively with discipline specific department staff on an ongoing basis.
- Participate in outside-of-class activities when directed.
- Perform other assigned tasks related to the Governor’s Honors Program.
- Prepare unit plans and/or a syllabus and course overviews that reflect a rigorous and engaging curriculum.
- Maintain accurate records of attendance.
Benefits
- On-campus housing and dining plan are also provided
- Paid staff orientation and training sessions
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