Part-Time Contract Upper School English Teacher

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Part-Time Contract Upper School English Teacher at ICL Academy, delivering engaging learning experiences in a virtual setting for grades 5-12.

Responsibilities:

  • Maintain a significant instructional role in the teacher’s content area, to include the utilization of ICL Academy’s internal learning management system, student information system, curriculum, and supportive technologies.
  • Support students with a wide range of passions, strengths, interests, and needs.
  • Conduct the school’s synchronous learning program (the weekly live seminar experience) and asynchronous learning program.
  • Prepare and teach powerful, interactive weekly live seminars in the teacher’s content area during the academic year.
  • Create an inclusive, supportive, and engaging learning environment.
  • Encourage student participation and peer-to-peer interaction in the live seminars.
  • Ensure learning objectives are met in the live seminars.
  • Carry out critical administrative tasks related to teaching as determined by the Academic Department Chair, Director of Curriculum, and/or the Head of School.
  • Uphold the school’s academic integrity policy and communicate violations to the student, family, academic advisor, and Academic Department Chair as necessary.
  • Participate in an annual teacher observation process as required by the Academic Department Chair and/or Head of School.
  • Ensure timely (5 business days), accurate, personalized, and high quality grading and feedback of students’ academic work.
  • Maintain an up-to-date gradebook for all courses within the learning management system.
  • Utilize the school’s AI grading platform, BusyBee, to support the delivery of high quality grading feedback.
  • Ensure timely delivery of grading, feedback, and communication during the course extension period each semester.
  • Host four 1-hour, live office hour sessions per week during the academic year to address student questions, concerns, and learning needs.
  • Respond in a timely (24 hour) and professional manner to student and family emails and phone calls.
  • Communicate important student updates and concerns to the academic advising team and other members of the academic team as needed/appropriate.
  • Collaborate with members of the academic team to support students’ success.
  • Communicate curricular errors, concerns, and improvements to the Academic Department Chair and/or the Director of Curriculum.
  • Attend monthly faculty and/or department meetings as needed/determined by the Academic Department Chair and/or Head of School.
  • Attend beginning-of-term faculty orientation each August and January.
  • Attend any additional required meetings/orientations as required by the Academic Department Chair, Director of Curriculum, and/or Head of School.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • Master’s degree in teaching, curriculum design, and/or a related area preferred.
  • Content expertise in the academic area of need (English, math, science, social studies, world languages, and/or electives) required.
  • Active, state teaching certification preferred.
  • Teaching and/or tutoring experience in a virtual setting preferred.
  • Experience supporting highly driven/specialized students.
  • Ability to engage virtual students with powerful interactive and creative lessons and discussions.
  • Technologically proficient in student information systems and learning management systems.
  • Highly organized.
  • Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Ability to foster a cooperative work environment.
  • A professional that operates with ethics and integrity.
  • High degree of flexibility.
  • Demonstrated ability to work well in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits:

  • ICL Academy is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a diverse workforce.