Stipend : Teacher - Adult Education; Sy

Position: STIPEND OPPORTUNITY: Teacher - Adult Education (SY26-27)
Location: Roxbury

REPORTS TO:

Senior Director, BPS Adult Education

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Adult Ed Instructor position resides in the Department of Adult Education. The mission of BPS Adult Ed is to provide a variety of flexible programs to ensure that Boston residents have access to quality instruction, job training, and college and career advising. BPS Adult Ed annually serves about 800 adult students who want to learn English, participate in vocational training, improve their academic level and/or graduate from high school.

The high school classes are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 5:00 pm and 9:30 pm. Start times for each 90-minute class are 5:00, 6:30, and 8:00. Teachers will be compensated for receive 30 minutes of prep time per 90 minutes of instruction. Most positions are for two consecutive classes. Assignments vary based on student need.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Teach: A core high school content area (ELA, Humanities, Math, Science, History, Technology, Spanish)

* Provide high school-level instruction.

* Deliver appropriate lessons for students with diverse abilities. Demonstrate cultural proficiency and use effective and culturally-relevant instructional practices. Integrate technology into the classroom as an instructional tool and for personal productivity

* Collaborate and communicate with the school's leadership and student support team to ensure students receive academic and social-emotional assistance.

* Prepare for and assist with the organization of student orientations twice per year.

* Assist in student retention and engagement efforts by maintaining communication with students absent from class and communicating issues with the student support team.

* Plan and deliver lessons utilizing the Massachusetts College and Career Readiness Standards for Adults and/or DESE curriculum frameworks ≈deliver appropriate lessons for students with diverse abilities. Demonstrate cultural proficiency and use effective and culturally-relevant instructional practices. Integrate technology into the classroom as an instructional tool and for personal productivity.

* Assist the administration team in the administration of all mandated state and local assessments. , including DESE pre and post-tests and MCAS

* Attend district and state-sponsored professional development opportunities sufficient to stay current with instructional strategies for adults

* Maintain and submit accurate attendance and records on student growth and achievement using the school's department's SIS (ALMA).

* Use the school's SIS, ALMA, to record and post student grades on a weekly basis.

* Collaborate with colleagues to ensure a rigorous, joyful, and safe environment.

* Attend staff meetings and read weekly staff memos in order to stay informed about program and student issues and events.

* Use the school's SIS, ALMA, to record student grades and attendance.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Using the Massachusetts Professional Standards for Teachers of Adult Basic Education, the Department of Adult Education has identified priority skills and abilities that all Adult Ed teachers should possess:

* Effective teachers draw on a body of professional knowledge, research, and standards to respond to the needs of their students within their educational contexts. Teachers have considerable knowledge of what they teach (i.e., mathematics, ELA). They know and understand the content and underlying concepts relevant to what they teach. They understand what constitutes effective teaching strategies and use this knowledge to make the content meaningful to students.

* Effective teachers know their students well, including their diverse linguistic, cultural, and educational backgrounds. They know how the experiences that adult learners bring to the classroom affect their continued learning.

* Teachers operate effectively at all stages of the teaching and learning cycle. Teachers have a repertoire of effective instructional strategies and use technology to facilitate learning and expand their students' abilities. Teachers design and implement engaging lessons based on well-defined learning objectives and use evidence-based instructional strategies that promote deep learning,…